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Tag Archives: f m alexander
Jeroen Staring Should Be Essential Reading For All Alexander Technique Teachers
A practice student of mine says: The Jeroen Staring stuff seems like it should almost be compulsory Alexander Technique reading just because he does such an awesome entertaining study of the whole “physical culture” movement that F.M. Alexander emerged from, … Continue reading
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Back Pain Solutions – A Chat With Author Bruce Kodish
Physical therapist and Alexander Technique teacher Bruce Kodish is the author of the book Back Pain Solutions. Luke: What are the differences between physical therapists and Alexander Technique teachers? Bruce: “Physical therapists tend to be more cut and dried. They’re … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, alexander technique teachers, ed bouchard, f m alexander, kodish, veteran teacher
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Why Do Westerners Tend To Go Through Life With Their Heads Tipped Back?
If your head is tipped back, even half an inch, as opposed to resting on top of your spine in a poised even position, your mobility and sensory awareness will be seriously effected. There are more joints in your neck … Continue reading
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Tagged consuming passions, even position, f m alexander, front teeth, pair of pincers, sensory awareness
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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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Tagged alexander teachers, alexander technique teachers, caulder, conscious control, f m alexander, robert rickover
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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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Tagged alexander technique lessons, christian apologetics, christian thinkers, divine revelation, f m alexander, loss of voice
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Physical Therapy And The Alexander Technique
John Macy is an Alexander Technique teacher, Physical Therapist and Pilates instructor in Omaha, Nebraska. He talks with Robert Rickover about the relationship of the Technique to Physical Therapy. Robert: [With Alexander Technique], it sounds like a lot of thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, f m alexander, john macy, neck discomfort, omaha nebraska, physical therapist, robert rickover, sensitivity to light, tingling in the fingers, vertebrates
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Who Was F.M. Alexander?
A student of Alexander Technique writes: “…I’m left with the impression of Alexander as someone who’s so afraid? Afraid of attachment, afraid of people stealing his ideas (because without them, what would he be?), afraid of being wrong, afraid of … Continue reading
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How To Breathe Easily And Naturally
I’m listening to a podcast interview by Robert Rickover of singer and Alexander Technique teacher Georgia Dias. She describes the Technique as “a way of achieving the best results with your body with the minimum of muscular effort. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teacher, alexander technique teacher, belief system, f m alexander, muscular effort, robert rickover, strong belief
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The 12 Steps To Recovery From Bad Use
Hi, I’m Luke. I’m an addict to clenching and pulling down. F.M. Alexander, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change about my use, the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, f m alexander, fearless inventory, habitual postures, having had a spiritual awakening, wisdom to know the difference
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