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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique Teacher’s Code Of Conduct
When I converted to Orthodox Judaism, I affirmed that I would live up to its numerous demands. When I entered Alexander Technique teacher training, I was expected to live up to AMSAT’s code of conduct. The following part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teacher, alexander teachers, alexander technique teacher, chofetz chaim, orthodox judaism, unfounded rumor
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Pitching The Technique
I just finished my three years of teacher training last Friday, Dec 9. I’ve launched my practice at Alexander90210.com (if anyone wants to give me any feedback or advice). I’ve been pitching the Technique via personally addressed email to attorneys … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, business networking, interested women, mr cohen, ms smith, networking breakfast
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The Fierce Struggle For Purity
Today is the first day of Hanukkah, a minor eight-day Jewish holiday that gets a lot of press because it falls near the end of the Western calendar year and is thought of by the goyim as the Jews’ version … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teachers, alexander technique teachers, christmas hanukkah, first day of hanukkah, Google, maccabbees
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I Sometimes Push Too Far
I’ve been getting into squats the last few weeks. I heard they were good for you. The other day while talking with a friend, I did a ton of squats. A little while later, my left knee started bothering me. … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Health, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, gentle work, lifting weights, lyn paul, masculine style, patrick macdonald
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I Even Taught The Rabbi’s Girlfriend!
Though Alexander Technique is traditionally taught hands-on, it does not have to include contact. Marj Barstow pioneered the group teaching of the Technique and many people in her groups got little or no hands-on work. She primarily appealed to their … Continue reading
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Alexander Technique For Men
I think there are two female Alexander Technique teachers for every male teacher and the organized Alexander world (AMSAT, ATI) is disproportionately female led. I find myself often teaching differently to men than to women. With my more sensitive students, … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander lessons, alexander teacher, alexander technique teachers, gender dynamics, health professions, male teacher
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What’s The Role For Men In The Alexander World?
I’ve noticed that female Alexander teachers seem to outnumber males by about two to one. The organizational Alexander world seems particularly full of estrogen and tends to run along the lines that women do things (democratic decision making, trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teachers, democratic decision, female students, male students, male teachers, robert rickover
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Forbidden Humor For The New Alexander Teacher
How long does one have to wait until after graduation before you can make jokes about the Technique? And what are the forbidden forms of Alexander humor? What are you not allowed to joke about? I need to learn these … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander lessons, alexander teacher, better days, cleansings, father in heaven, new alexander
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I’m Doing Everything I Can To Sabotage Myself
I’ve launched an all-out war on my well-being. My first assault was a video last week (now taken off-line) about how I use whips and chains to prompt my pupils to pay proper attention to their primary control. On Torah … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teachers, apartment window, england game, torah studies, wacky videos, whips and chains
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Is Alexander Technique Spiritual Work?
Alexander teacher John Coffin writes: What would it mean for the Technique to be ‘spiritual work?’ Alexander was atheist, as was Dewey. The books were kept in print by the son of CA Watts, editor of the Rationlist Press Association. … Continue reading
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