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Tag Archives: Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique’s Influence On ‘The King’s Speech’
Here’s an interesting blog: A recent newspaper article has uncovered the connection between the Alexander Technique and Lionel Logue – the man credited with curing King George VI’s stammer and hero of the multi-award nominated film The King’s Speech starring … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, elocutionist, fm alexander, geoffrey rush, king george vi, muscular tension
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You Might Be Part Of Your Problem
Most of us just want to be fixed. We want other people to solve our problems. We don’t want to work on ourselves. If you’re addicted to shopping or eating or sexing or movies to escape from your inner pain, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, harmful habits, meaningful progress, social settings, unnecessary tension
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Is Life Going By Too Fast?
I have a bad habit of looking at my cell phone every couple of minutes to check for emails and voice messages. It’s easy to get sucked into destructive habits like this and you lose your life to distractions. How … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, anxiety problems, bad habit, destructive habits, manual guidance, rozelle
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How To Sit Correctly
There are no good ways to sit. No matter how beautiful you sit, you are going to put at least one-third more pressure on your spine than when you are standing up or lying down. No matter your poise, sitting … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, bony structures, c curve, galen cranz, kinesthetic sense, office ergonomics
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Another Doctor Advocates Widespread Training In Alexander Technique
Out of all the groups I’ve offered a free introductory lesson to the Alexander Technique, I’ve found that doctors are the most open. Psychiatrists, family doctors, sports medicine, ENTs, all were far more open than MFTs. From the Irish Times: … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, body posture, ear nose and throat, free introductory lesson, neck mobility, richard brennan
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The Tom Brady Slouch
It looked like Tom Brady badly needed some Alexander Technique after he lost his second Super Bowl to the Giants. You can’t feel bad unless you tighten your neck. The emotions of sadness, rage, disgust, contempt are not accessible to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, cleats, disgust, new york giants, slouch, tom brady
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Releasing The Shoulders
The breakthrough moment in my first Alexander lesson was when I lay on a table and my teacher, Julia Caulder, slid her hands down my back and released my shoulders. Suddenly all the tension was gone and I felt great. … Continue reading
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Prager University: Understanding Men and Women: Why They See Things Differently
Relationship expert Alison Armstrong says we all have two natures — human spirit (the elevated part) and human animal (the more primitive part, the instinctive part that lashes out, often in primal fear of scarcity or competition). When men and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, Alison Armstrong, cowboys game, dallas cowboys, habitual reactions, relationship expert
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How The Alexander Technique Helps Relieve Stress
Susana Schouller teaches the Alexander Technique in London. She tells interviewer Robert Rickover: “Imagine you are a machine. Any machine can be used badly or used well. Every time you do anything, you can do it with tension and an … Continue reading
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Posture As A Tool In Personal Transformation
I heard a lecture in Los Angeles this week by Australian rabbi Laibl Wolf. The son of Holocaust survivors from Poland, Dr. Wolf grew up down under. He got a law degree, rabbinic ordination, a PhD in psychology and raised … Continue reading
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