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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
The F. Matthias Alexander Story – It Ain’t Necessarily So
Robert Rickover, the son of the creator of America’s nuclear navy, operates AlexanderTechnique.com. He’s also an Alexander teacher, like Jeremy Chance, who often thinks outside of the box (such as teaching by Skype, Up With Gravity, etc) and is willing … Continue reading
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Sitting With One Knee Down
As this guy advises, I’m sitting with one knee down…It gives an impetus for me to go up through my torso. I asked some other Alexander teachers and they replied: * The argument rests on the assumption that when the … Continue reading
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Sex and the Alexander Technique
Robert Rickover writes: In my previous post, Sex and the Alexander Technique – Part 1, I provided an overview of what was available on this topic 20 years ago. Slim pickings, to say the least! Fortunately for all of us, … Continue reading
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NYT: Posture Affects Standing, and Not Just the Physical Kind
Jane Brody writes in the New York Times Sept. 6, 2016: Poor posture can have ill effects that radiate throughout the body, causing back and neck pain, muscle fatigue, breathing limitations, arthritic joints, digestive problems and mood disturbances. It can … Continue reading
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Alexander Comedy
Is there a big market for Alexander Technique comedy? I have not found lessons to be the ideal situation for the full monty of my range. And then there’s that awkward thing whereby when you make fun of the way … Continue reading
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Women In Heels
Occasionally I get calls from women wanting Alexander lessons to learn to walk in high heels. We chat a bit and I always suggest that they could reduce the amount of time they wear high heels and thus reduce their … Continue reading
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The Use Of The Self
When I see somebody’s use of themselves, I’m looking at how they talk to themselves. Unnecessary compression results from a punitive attitude to the self. I rarely find someone with terrible use who’s at ease with himself and I rarely … Continue reading
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The Alexander Technique In Movement
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Alexander Technique and Intolerance
Blog: No, I’m not talking here about prejudice. One of the mixed blessings of studying the Alexander Technique is that you lose your tolerance for moods and behaviors that don’t serve you. Yesterday a student of mine reported that she … Continue reading
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