Alexander Technique teachers, students, trainees, and masters.
What is the difference between an Alexander Technique student, an Alexander Technique trainee, an Alexander Technique teacher, and a Master Alexander Technique teacher? Alexander Technique students Generally, potential Alexander Technique students seek out [...]
Alexander Technique Preparation
Be Prepared with the Alexander Technique The Boy Scout motto is "Be Prepared". Healthy preparation includes having the right equipment, knowledge, forethought, provisions, readiness, and training. Preparation also includes rehearsing, practicing, researching, studying, and physical [...]
Will The Alexander Technique Fix My Bad Posture?
The reason most people try to find an Alexander Technique teacher and start Alexander lessons is to fix their posture. Additionally, some may have made a connection between their poor posture and their neck pain or back pain. Having the motivation to fix posture is as good a reason as any to start studying the Alexander Technique. Not too far into the process of learning the Alexander Technique, however...
Alexander Technique- I’ll get there when I get there
I was late. As I left my apartment I noticed that I was hunching forward, projecting myself (my neck) forward, as if that were going to get me to my destination faster. It didn’t. It doesn’t. It won’t. It can’t...
The Alexander Technique-It Is What It Isn’t
What isn’t the Alexander Technique? Here’s some of what the Alexander Technique isn’t: It isn’t yoga, Pilates, Reiki, or chiropractic. It’s not physical therapy or acupuncture, and it’s not Feldenkrais. It’s not religion, meditation, [...]
Alexander Technique And Acting
Working with NYC actors is similar to working with non-actors with a few significant differences. As with singers, the actors' body is his/her instrument. If your 'instrument' is being tensed or strained unconsciously, if you have a level of body un-awareness, you'll be less expressive at the very least. Actors I've worked with have told me that after our Alexander Technique lessons they're better able to approach roles and auditions with a blank slate. From that neutral place...
Don’t be Bicepual
Is bicepuality basically biological? Bicepuality starts at an early age. We are not born that way, but neither is it a choice. It just sorta happens, and then becomes our habit (like slumping.) Whenever [...]
The Alexander Technique, Bicycles, and Soup
What do eating soup and riding a bicycle have in common, besides the desire to avoid a spill? Riding bikes, eating soup, and similar actions may contribute to poor posture, back pain, and neck tension. [...]
The Alexander Technique and Jaw Tension.
The Alexander Technique and your jaw. Grinding your teeth? Grinding through your life? Is your daily grind starting to wear you down? Hard work has it's place, and there may be times when you want [...]
The Alexander Technique- Doctors Say…
“The Alexander Technique remains the best of the self-care strategies to prevent the sequel of poor posture and poor breathing.”-Harold wise, MD.,PC, New York, NY “The Alexander Technique stresses unification in an era of greater and greater medical specialization. Its educational system teaches people how to...