January 2012
Alexander Technique Back Pain Study
Here is yet another study showing how effective the Alexander Technique is for back pain relief. The article’s name says it all: Long Term Relief. The Alexander Technique provides a long-term solution for back [...]
How Can The Alexander Technique Help? How Does It Work?
Use the Alexander Technique. There isn't one moment when you can't use the Alexander Technique. You can decide in any instant to call on it, and it answers. It always answers the call because you [...]
December 2011
I feel so good I don’t want to move.
"I don't want to move" is a statement I hear often during Alexander Technique lessons. People feel so good, especially after leaving the massage table, they don't want to take a step, or even move their head. They don't want to ruin their newfound open, decompressed, expansive, relaxed state. And who could blame them?...
Just do it. Just think it.
How many times have we heard these phrases? "Just think it" is frequently heard during Alexander Technique lessons, and "Just do it" is heard everywhere else. (Thank you Nike.) Both phrases are valuable, or unhelpful, [...]
Alexander Technique Positions
Today I worked with an older gentlemen who was extremely responsive. It was his first lesson and to his surprise and delight, he kept "moving up" throughout the entire time. Once, after I removed my [...]
Happier Holidays
Can the Alexander Technique and Alexander Technique lessons help us with the stress of the holidays, 2011 style? Absolutely, especially when we remember that the stress isn't the problem. The real problem is how we handle the stress, and the manifestations of the stress. Stress has symptoms. Our body tells us we're stressed because our breathing gets shallow, our hearts race and our muscles contract. We tighten our necks, bringing our head back and down which could be a result of our habitual startle response...