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The Anatomy Of A Panic Attack
Are there places you can’t go in case you have a panic attack? Are there things you can’t do for fear of panic? A few Alexander Technique lessons will help most people to let go of panic attacks. I had … Continue reading
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Three Downsides To Alexander Lessons
Usually, you will feel great after an Alexander lesson. You’ll feel more at ease in your body, more balanced, and more tranquil. But there’s also a good chance that once you let go of your body armoring (unnecessary tension), you’ll … Continue reading
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The Blogger With The Dragon Tattoo
I remind myself of the fictional journalist Mikael Blomkvist, but it is the girl with the dragon tattoo who really gets me going. I empathize with her rage and her fierce desire for independence. A big part of the reason … Continue reading
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Does Your Home Health Aide Have Violent Hands?
“Loren Shlaes, an Alexander Technique teacher and Occupational Therapist in New York City talks [to Robert Rickover] about ways the Alexander Technique can help Occupational Therapists.” Loren: “An occupational therapist looks at who you are, what your life is, and … Continue reading
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I’m On The Up-Side Of My Bipolar Cycle
My frequent posts this week indicate that I am on the up side of my bipolar cycle. Though not clinically bipolar, I have many tendencies in this direction. If you read many of my posts, you’ll notice that I tend … Continue reading
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Escaping From Your Life
I’ve never done any kind of illegal drug. I’ve never smoked marijuana. I’ve never felt tempted to indulge this way. I’ve never led a dissolute life. While I’ve hung out with dissolute people at times, I’ve not participated in that … Continue reading
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The Power Of Negative Directions
I was giving a first lesson to a chiropractor the other day and I was having trouble communicating “let your neck be free so your head can move forward and up.” The direction made little sense to my student. The … Continue reading
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Detroit Medical News Features The Benefits Of The Alexander Technique
Dr. Susan Adelman writes for the Detroit Medical News: Oddly enough, no medical school or residency teaches the Alexander Technique, even though this technique has many potential uses in medicine. So, what is it? My first exposure to the Alexander … Continue reading
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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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