Category Archives: Alexander Technique

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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Free Alexander Lessons

Khunrum emails: Gents: San Francisco friends are off to purchase weed tomorrow in preparation for the upcoming Iggy Pop concert. Robert knows what I’m talking about. So, I’m sent this web page and I find FREE ALEXANDER CLASSES. Luke is … Continue reading

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My Aching Jaw: Alexander Technique And TMJ

I found a couple of good interviews with dentist and Alexander Technique teacher Dr. Martin Goldman. Martin: “I had a specialty practice of endodontics. People would be sent to me for differential diagnosis by other dentists and physicians. They wanted … Continue reading

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Alexander Technique Helped Me Get Off My Meds

I don’t think Alexander Technique has anything to say about medication. It’s a way of learning to move the way the body likes to move. Still, it has profound effects on your whole being. Here’s my story on how the … Continue reading

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Holding Down The Body To Prevent Feeling

Psycho-therapist and Alexander Technique teacher Anthony Kingsley tells Robert Rickover: “Alexander Technique develops capacities for stillness, non-reactivity and inhibition, the capacity to not rush ahead and finish people’s sentences.” “The pupil can say, ahh, I know I’m really holding myself, … Continue reading

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