Category Archives: Alexander Technique

Silent 1930s Film Of F. Matthias Alexander, developer of the Alexander Technique

F. Matthias Alexander shown with some of the students on his first Alexander Technique training course in the early 1930s.

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Virtue As Acceptance Of Reality

I’m reading an e-book by David Gorman on the virtues. He makes the point that patience is the absence of impatience. And what is impatience? It is a refusal to accept reality. It is a refusal to accept that things … Continue reading

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Popular Solutions To Postural Problems

The best thing you can do for your posture is to be happy. Happy people tend to be buoyant aka “capable of floating”. Buoyant means full of air and full of life. Upward in orientation. Depressed people tend to collapse. … Continue reading

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The Emotional Need To Tighten

When my life is not as I wish, I feel an overwhelming need to grip or grind my teeth and to create other forms of body tension. I often feel so frustrated and angry with my life. Usually I feel … Continue reading

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Dr. Laura Schlesinger and Her Trainer Jason Baker Discuss Handbag Posture

Dr. Laura’s trainer Jason Baker looks at her slumping to her left under the weight of her handbag. Jason prescribes some exercises to strengthen her back, neck and shoulder muscles to fix this problem. As an Alexander teacher, I would … Continue reading

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