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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
Musicians Seeking Higher Performance, Less Tension
John Macy, an Alexander Technique teacher, Physical Therapist and Pilates instructor in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Robert Rickover about working with performers, particularly musicians. John: “The head is a big piece of weight that we have on top of this … Continue reading
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The Renaissance Alexander Teacher
I had a fantasy that I could move to Hawaii and be the only Alexander teacher on the islands. Boy, was I wrong. There is an established teacher there, Franis Engel, and she does it all! From Franis.org: Alexander Technique … Continue reading
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Further Consideration Of F.M. Alexander
Alexander Technique teacher Ed Bouchard wrote in 1997 this second foreword to the second volume of Jeroen Staring’s book, The First 43 Years of the Life of F. Matthias Alexander: …Staring supports his point of view. He examined hundreds of … Continue reading
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Reconsidering F.M. Alexander
Professor Rodney Mace of the Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies at the University of London wrote in 1997 this foreword to the second volume of Jeroen Staring’s book, The First 43 Years of the Life of F. Matthias … Continue reading
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After 44 Months, I’m Gonna Shave Off My Beard
I just made a deal tonight to get financing for the rest of my Alexander Technique teacher training. As a condition for this loan, I’ve agreed to stay clean-shaven for at least the first year of my Alexander Technique private … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, amalek, black suit, financial leverage, pico blvd, private practice, street cred, teacher training, wee lad
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Common Mistakes Alexander Technique Teachers Make With Their Websites
I was listening to Robert Rickover list off mistakes: * Putting skeletons on your website. * Using jargon such as “inhibition” or “primary control” or “constructive conscious control” and the like. * Putting up photos of the teacher with his … Continue reading
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The Alexander Police
There’s been only one academic history (by Jeroen Staring) of F.M. Alexander and it shows conclusively that he plagiarized most if not all of the ideas that his followers attribute to him. Yet there is no mention of this in … Continue reading
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Tagged academic history, deal breakers, f m alexander, followers, jeroen, luke luke, personal desires, scientific discoveries, yogi bhajan
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When Your Leader Is A Plagiarist
I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. I was taught that our founder, Ellen G. White, was a prophet of God who had visions of divine revelation that the Church was God’s true chosen people and that He was sending Jesus … Continue reading
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The Ambivalent Relationship Between Alexander Technique And Mainstream Healthcare
Alexander Technique does not claim to cure disease. It does not pretend to be a therapy. Instead, it is an educational technique for learning to move the way the body likes to move. I’m reading an interesting British study of … Continue reading
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