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Tag Archives: Alexander Technique
Are You Engaged In Highly Active Marital Activity?
I just got some “Healer’s Tea.” Seems like the thing to drink after delivering a hearty session of Alexander Technique. According to here: A formula used to quickly replenish spent Jing. This great formula replenishes Yin essence and body fluids. … Continue reading
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What To Do About Negative Self-Talk
Many people when they are on a date are worried about what the other person is thinking about them. Many people at work are worried about what the boss thinks of them. Many people at school are worried about what … Continue reading
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What Do You Do In The More Advanced Lessons?
I was talking about the Alexander Technique to a new friend today. I said it was a way to notice your responses to stimuli and to let go of those responses that don’t serve you. He asked me how is … Continue reading
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Is Running An Alexander Technique Training Course The Path To Riches?
F.M. Alexander began instructing teachers in his methods with great reluctance. He did not do it to further his technique as much as to make money. During the Great Depression, his private students dried up. So he realized he’d have … Continue reading
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Alexander Technique’s Dreadful Branding
Author Michael Gelb, the world’s most famous Alexander Technique teacher, says to Direction Journal: “Alexander Technique has had a dreadful exercise in branding itself over the last 30 years. The work is more valuable than ever.” “It’s hard for Alexander … Continue reading
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Is Alexander Technique Body Work?
Most people I know who’ve heard of the Alexander Technique regard it as body work. Yet almost all Alexander teachers say it is not body work. We think we’re teaching psycho-physical awareness. We’re teaching observation, inhibition and direction. We just … Continue reading
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When Alexander Technique Sounds Woo Woo
In kundalini yoga, I heard a lot of things that were way beyond my rational understanding. I’ve rarely encountered that in the Alexander world. It’s all so logical. But then I heard this Paul Cook interview with Tommy Thompson (the … Continue reading
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My New Pad
I moved in last Saturday night. Most of my room is clear space for studying the sacred text, entertaining women, and teaching Alexander Technique! I have my bedding against one side of the room and my desks and computer against … Continue reading
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My Separate But Equal Approach To Teaching Alexander Technique
“Separate but equal” got a bad rap for its use in American law to defend segregation but there’s nothing wrong with this theory when it is applied outside matters of race. Men and women, for instance, tend to use separate … Continue reading
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What Goes On In A Typical Alexander Technique Lesson?
I charge $100 for a 45-minute lesson. If my student is in pain, I’ll typically have him lie down and I’ll use my hands and my questions to help him notice patterns of unnecessary tension and to let them go. … Continue reading
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