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How does pain affect the way you move?

I just watched this cool video by Alexander teacher Sarah Chatwin. If you’re in pain, that’s going to change the way you sit, stand, walk and talk. It will likely change the way you breathe. Most people try to immobilize … Continue reading

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Alexander Technique In The Bedroom

A lot of my students ask me if there’s anything Alexandrian they should do when they go to bed. Do I have some nifty moves to recommend? I’ve always said no. Enjoy. Go to sleep. Alexander Technique is about becoming … 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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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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The Education Of An Alexander Teacher

He was already five minutes late to give a free lesson to his chiropractor friend, when his phone rang. The number was not familiar to him but he answered anyway. The street was busy and noisy and the man’s voice … Continue reading

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