February 2012
Alexander Technique Breathing
I am an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, and Manhattan is about as far away as you can get from the stillness, calmness, and tranquility of the woods. Once in the woods I immediately notice the sounds- that peaceful, open sound of the wind moving the branches and leaves of the trees, or the sound of rushing water. I notice those sounds, and I notice the sound of my changed breathing. I hear an open 'ah' type sound, either said or whispered on an easy exhalation. I've noticed this sound with other people as well, in response to any calming, peaceful, beautiful, or awe-inspiring stimulus. This open 'ah' sound
How Can I Improve My Meditation Posture?
...Good posture while you meditate, or your meditation posture, can be a challenge for those new to meditation, as well as those more experienced with meditation. Improving one's Meditation posture is important for people who meditate for ten minutes, and those who meditate for hours. The Alexander Technique can help with meditation posture, as it helps with posture in general. In researching various instructions for proper meditation posture, a suggestion that keeps arising is ‘keep your spine straight.
Alexander Technique and Chairwork
Why Alexander Technique chairwork? How much time during the course of a day do we actually spend getting in and out of a chair? Probably just a few, so why do we Alexander Technique teachers place so much emphasis on this action? Why all this Alexander Technique chairwork? Because, depending on our choice of viewpoint, Alexander Technique chairwork covers a lot of territory. If we Alexander Technique teachers choose to regard it as more than just the act of sitting down and standing up...
January 2012
Musicians: The Alexander Technique came about cause a guy wanted to keep on gigging.
The Alexander Technique is useful for everyone but especially valuable for musicians. If you slump in front of you computer, you may 'just' cause yourself discomfort, pain or worse. If you slump at your instrument, whether sitting or standing, you may be causing additional difficulties. When slumping we may not be getting the best sound vocally or instrumentally. The combination of our misuse plus the demands of...
Use The Alexander Technique Shortcuts
There are so many Alexander Technique directions, or verbal cues, it would be impossible to list them all. In fact, many of them have yet to be formulated, because Alexander Technique teachers will think of [...]
The Alexander Technique Connection
I was recently reading two books, and coincidentally they both referenced asthmatic attacks---with differing approaches for relief. The first book was “Explaining the Alexander Technique—The writings of F. Mathias Alexander—In conversation with Walter Carrington and [...]