Tag Archives: Alexander Technique

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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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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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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