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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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How The Alexander Technique Can Help Musicians

Laura Klein is an Alexander Technique teacher and professional jazz musician in Berkeley, California. Laura tells Robert Rickover: “In a way, musicians and singers are athletes. We don’t think of ourselves as athletes, but we are athletes of small movements. … Continue reading

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The Strain Of Repeated Precise Movements

One in ten dentists according to a 1997 survey have such severe pain from repetitive work movements that they seek the help of a physician and about half of these curtail their work because of such pain. I’m listening to … Continue reading

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The Perils Of Giving Free Lessons

It is very tempting as a new Alexander Technique teacher to offer your friends free lessons. It rarely works out. Alexander Technique demands a lot from the student and somebody taking a free lesson is unlikely to do the work … Continue reading

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