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Tag Archives: alexander teacher
How does pain affect the way you move?
I just watched this cool video by Alexander teacher Sarah Chatwin. If you’re in pain, that’s going to change the way you sit, stand, walk and talk. It will likely change the way you breathe. Most people try to immobilize … Continue reading
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Alexander Technique In The Bedroom
A lot of my students ask me if there’s anything Alexandrian they should do when they go to bed. Do I have some nifty moves to recommend? I’ve always said no. Enjoy. Go to sleep. Alexander Technique is about becoming … Continue reading
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How The Alexander Technique Helps Musicians
From BodyLearning: Michael Parkinson, a bassoonist and Alexander Technique teacher in Vienna, Austria, talks to Robert Rickover about his own experiences with the Technique, and how it can help musicians. Michael writes: …[R]eplacing habitual patterns of movement with something more … 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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Is The Alexander Technique Alternative Medicine?
I noticed that earlier versions of the Wikipedia entry for “Alexander Technique” listed it as an “alternative medicine.” I do not agree for many reasons. For one thing, the Technique is not a medicine. Nor is it a therapy. It … Continue reading
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NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change
I have friends and acquaintances in this Muslim-Jewish dialogue group. I think Alexander Technique would be so helpful for people trying to do things in a new way. Let’s say you stay fixed in all of your habitual reactions to … Continue reading
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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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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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