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Tag Archives: Alexander Technique
Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide To The Alexander Technique
Pedro de Alcantara has published such books as Indirect Procedures: A Musician’s Guide to the Alexander Technique, The Alexander Technique: A Skill for Life, and Integrated Practice: Coordination, Rhythm & Sound. In an interview with Robert Rickover, Pedro says: Pedro … Continue reading
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Improve Your Sports Performance With Alexander Technique
In an interview with Robert Rickover, Alexander teacher Adam Bailey says: “Alexander helps athletes not overdo.” “Growing up, I always did sports… As a child, sports were fun and easy. As I got older for reasons I couldn’t figure out, … Continue reading
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How Alexander Technique Can Help Negotiators
Ashley Adams, a union organizer and negotiator in the Boston area, talks with Robert Rickover about the Alexander Technique and it’s usefulness in the negotiation process. Ashley is married to an Alexander teacher, Debbie Adams. Ashley: “Alexander Technique is a … Continue reading
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What Does Concentration Look Like?
Most people think they need to tense to concentrate. You can look at them and see the furrows on their brow and the tightness around their eyes and the hunching of their shoulders and you think they’re trying really hard. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, alexander technique lessons, body tension, igor ledochowski, peak performance, rabbi, strong opinions, torso
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Giving Up Versus Getting Help
Many times when I have a stiff problem, my first reaction is to lie down. I just want to give up. I want to curl into a ball and stop fighting. Then, after a while, I’ll get up and get … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, asperger syndrome, chronic ear infections, frederick matthias alexander, fruitful techniques, tinnitus patients
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She Had An Amazing Sense Of Touch
The main teacher in the movie and play The History Boys said his touch of his students was more benedictory than exploratory. I’ve never been able to forget that phrase. Some people just have an amazing sense of touch and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, own two feet, passionate marriage, plain woman, sense of touch, stable position
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Sit Up Straight To Avoid Back Pain
From the New York Times: If you want a more systematic, long-term approach to posture change, consider the Alexander technique, a method that teaches you how recognize and release habitual tension that interferes with good posture. Not all doctors in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, good posture, group lessons, human movement science, self confidence, social psychology
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You Can’t Observe The Sabbath In Your Heart Only
A couple of weeks ago was Shuvuot. I got asked why I could not come in to my Alexander Technique training on those two days. I mentioned first that driving was prohibited on holy days but said the main thing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, fellow jews, grand holiday, jewish holiday, orthodox judaism, singing songs
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Sexy Professors At Beyond Baroque
I read this story at Beyond Baroque tonight in Venice for a show put on by my writing class. Six of us read stories, two of us sang songs. We had some sexy professors in the audience. I just adore … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, female attention, posture, professors, shoulder blades
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