Category Archives: Alexander Technique

How Alexander Technique Can Help With Addiction

Throughout my life, I’ve said things to myself such as, “I’ve got to have X or I’ll be unhappy.” I’ve been compulsive. I’ve needed to fill the hole in my soul with some emotional high. Twelve-step programs are great for … Continue reading

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Parallels between the Alexander Technique and Acupuncture/TCM

Amira Glasser is an Alexander Technique teacher in New York and a student of traditional Chinese medicine. Robert Rickover conducts the interview. “At one point, I tried to understand it [TCM] and I gave up.” “When I go, I present … Continue reading

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The Education Of An Alexander Teacher

He was already five minutes late to give a free lesson to his chiropractor friend, when his phone rang. The number was not familiar to him but he answered anyway. The street was busy and noisy and the man’s voice … Continue reading

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Addicting The Student Vs Educating The Student

If you’ve had hands-on work from a skilled practicioner, be it from an Alexander Technique teacher or a chiropractor or an osteopath or a hooker, you know how delightful it can be. What distinguishes Alexander Technique from body work is … Continue reading

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So Is Alexander Technique Like A Massage?

When I tell people that I am an Alexander Technique teacher, they usually try to understand my work by comparing it to things that they know such as chiropractic, massage, yoga, Feldenkrais, and the like. I usually respond that Alexander … Continue reading

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