Alexander Technique Within and Without
Where would I be without the Alexander Technique? Over fifteen years ago, hand and neck pain was dominating my life. The pain came on quickly, and persisted. Once it began, hardly a minute went [...]
Alexander Technique-New York Times (again)
There have been quite a few articles on the Alexander Technique published in the New York Times. The following Alexander Technique article appeared in the New York Times on June 24th, 2011. This one has a very unfortunate title. If 'sitting up straight' was all we had to do, we would all be doing it. Sitting up straight is an example of military posture. The problem is that we just add tension by doing this...
Alexander Technique News
Beyond the Pill: Physicians' Trend for 2013 -By Dr. Loren Fishman Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City. Huffington Post- January 9th, 2013 (Scroll towards the bottom to read Dr. [...]
The Alexander Technique and Life Coaching
The Alexander Technique-Life Coaching for the body; Life Coaching-The Alexander Technique for the mind? Coaching helps people break through their self-imposed shell, develop awareness of their mental habits, and make useful changes from the inside [...]
How to Correct Sitting Posture
How can the Alexander Technique correct sitting posture? Let’s start with some Alexander Technique directions. We’ll start with ‘free your neck’. See if you can let go of some excess, unnecessary tension in your neck. Correct sitting posture starts with releasing these shortened muscles so that they can lengthen, letting your head move up so that you get taller. Let your head rotate slightly forward (lower your nose) and let the crown of your head move up...
The Alexander Technique and the Vocal Fry
The Alexander Technique and that Vocal Fry Sound. My friend and colleague, Alan Bowers, brought my attention to an article about the popular phenomenon called “vocal fry”. It has particular relevance to Alexander Technique [...]
Alexander Technique Inhibition
The Alexander Technique and habits of thought. You may find yourself playing out some crazy future scenario that may or may not happen. You may find yourself criticizing yourself in a way you’d never [...]
The Alexander Technique and I.
In order to re-create the experience of walking in F.M. Alexander's highly-polished tasseled shoes, I decided to get pharyngitis last week. It might have been laryngitis; I'm not sure. But it was definitely some sort [...]
Alexander Technique-I’ll drink to that!
Sometimes students come into Alexander lessons finishing up their water, or coffee. They throw their heads back for the last gulp, then put the cup down and walk towards the chair to start their lesson. [...]
Alexander Technique Blogs
Why blog about the Alexander Technique? One reason to blog about the Alexander Technique is to learn about the Alexander Technique. Writing about the AT helps crystalize your thoughts, concepts, theories, and ideas. It encourages [...]