Monthly Archives: January 2012

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The Alexander Technique and the Starbucks Slump

Got my own small table by a window. I saw the usual array of cell phones, tablets, laptops, and slumping people. People collapse towards devices as if they're bowing down to them. It's the Alexander Technique in reverse, the Alexander Technique backwards, the Alexander Technique gone terribly wrong. There was a young woman, tall, sitting [...]

Doing the Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique is yours. The Alexander Technique belongs to you. You own it forever and no matter what happens, no one can take it from you. Turn on and turn up the Alexander Technique principles anytime, anywhere. The Alexander Technique is for anything you're doing in the moment. Use the Alexander Technique before work, during work, after work, on vacation and after retirement. Twenty-four seven, the Alexander Technique is you. You do the Alexander Technique yourself, and you can't do it wrong...

Poor Posture Increases Pain Sensitivity

Here is a post from Psych Central. This is something Alexander Technique teachers have known for years (about 115 years) It concerns posture and it's effects on pain. While it doesn't address the how of achieving good posture, it does speak to the effects of poor posture on pain. There is also another element: poor posture can cause pain. I see it every day when giving Alexander Technique lessons. One of the big culprits for back pain and neck pain is the computer...

The Best Alexander Technique teacher in NYC?

Who is the best Alexander Technique teacher in New York City? No one. There is no best Alexander Technique teacher in NYC, best Alexander Technique teacher in LA, or anywhere else. The efficacy of Alexander Technique lessons depends upon...

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