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How The Alexander Technique Can Help With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
In February 1988, I came down with what felt like a bad case of the flu. It was like my mono attack from two years previous. Only this time it did not go away. Within 15 months, I had to … 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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Why Should Children Study Alexander Technique?
“Gal Ben-or, an Alexander Technique teacher in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, talks with Robert Rickover about the usefulness of the Technique for children.” Gal: “The Alexander Technique teacher tries to teach his students how to use themselves properly.” Robert: “It’s … 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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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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SATIRE: Alexander Teacher Moonlights As Massage Therapist To Make Ends Meet
LOS ANGELES—When the cool evening sun sets over Hollywood, Bill Robinson does not go home to his wife and family. For this Alexander Technique teacher, the work day has only just begun. Robinson, 38, is a two-year veteran of the … Continue reading
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Letting Go Of Acid Reflux
Many of my friends suffer from acid reflux. One tells me: “I need to lower amount of acid in my gut, I think. Last two nights were pretty nasty, and maalox does not suffice. Basically every time I went horizontal … 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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