June 2009
Learning the Alexander Technique Oppositions
A useful component in learning the Alexander Technique is the idea of oppositions. A few Alexander Technique oppositions include: head and torso opposing each other, arms and torso, legs and torso, sit bones down; torso and head up, shoulders opposing each other and more... We probably aren't going to learn the Alexander Technique purely through observation but being aware combined with lessons...
Oprah and Alexander Technique
Oprah Story Sparks Interest in Alexander Technique for Back Pain Relief This article appeared in Oprah Magazine. It's a nagging health problem that affects nearly every adult in Western society at least once in his [...]
Alexander Technique New York Times
I would recommend any patient try the technique before more invasive interventions; that is, patients with chronic or recurrent functional back pain...Dr. Paul Little, Professor of Primary Care Research.
The Alexander Technique in Manhattan
The Alexander Technique is great when you miss the F train, here in NYC...just letting go of extra muscular effort in your neck...
Alexander Technique Lessons In Stopping
Got an extra third of a second or so? You could use it by doing nothing. Not doing anything. Not doing the thing you were going to do, and instead doing something different. Or not that either. Your choice. It's your choice, if you stop your habitual, automatic response and choose. Mind the gap...
May 2009
Alexander Technique Lessons. #2 Head Forward and Up
"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and this is your own self." Aldous Huxley, author, philosopher, Alexander student  Allow my head to move forward and up. But [...]