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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
Is The Alexander Technique Alternative Medicine?
I noticed that earlier versions of the Wikipedia entry for “Alexander Technique” listed it as an “alternative medicine.” I do not agree for many reasons. For one thing, the Technique is not a medicine. Nor is it a therapy. It … Continue reading
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What Interests You Frequently Does Not Interest Those Around You
When people ask me what I do for a living, I say I teach Alexander Technique. Most of the time, people ask me, what’s that? Most of the time, I answer, “It is a way of noticing how you respond … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, craniosacral therapy, good posture, physical therapy, sales lady, stimuli, strong desire
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Working With The Rabbis
Many Orthodox rabbis strain their voices trying to project across a noisy room on the Sabbath. The Orthodox do not use microphones on Shabbat. Many rabbis end up hoarse. Some lose their voices completely. And this strain is unnecessary. It … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, entire community, holding patterns, musculature, noisy room, orthodox jews
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Pitching My New Practice
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SATIRE: Alexander Teacher Moonlights As Massage Therapist To Make Ends Meet
LOS ANGELES—When the cool evening sun sets over Hollywood, Bill Robinson does not go home to his wife and family. For this Alexander Technique teacher, the work day has only just begun. Robinson, 38, is a two-year veteran of the … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teachers, alexander technique teacher, evening sun sets, massage pads, part time jobs, reading auras
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Letting Go Of Acid Reflux
Many of my friends suffer from acid reflux. One tells me: “I need to lower amount of acid in my gut, I think. Last two nights were pretty nasty, and maalox does not suffice. Basically every time I went horizontal … Continue reading
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Tagged acid reflux, alexander lessons, alexander technique teacher, antacid drugs, chronic indigestion, food diets, unnecessary tension
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NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change
I have friends and acquaintances in this Muslim-Jewish dialogue group. I think Alexander Technique would be so helpful for people trying to do things in a new way. Let’s say you stay fixed in all of your habitual reactions to … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teacher, Alexander Technique, ashley adams, ashley alexander, habitual reactions, robert rickover
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What Are We Doing To Our Kids?
In an interview with Robert Rickover (son of the founder of the nuclear navy), author Richard Brennan says: “I heard this radio program. A headmaster says that when our kids come into school at the age of five, they have … Continue reading
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Tagged nuclear navy, part of the pelvis, poor ergonomics, radio program, richard brennan, robert rickover, two legs
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Growing Old With Grace
Lifelong habits become more pronounced the older we are. I notice that many people I know in their 30s are already old. They’re stiff. They move awkwardly. They fall down too much. They’re locked into certain habits of thinking and … Continue reading
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Change Your Posture, Change Your Life
I interviewed Alexander teacher and author Richard Brennan today. (His Robert Rickover interviews on posture..) Richard: “I wanted to be a doctor first, then a teacher.” “I couldn’t do the chemistry to become a doctor. I took a few years … Continue reading
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