Back in the day, movies and books in America would sometimes be banned by church or state authorities.* Perhaps because of their scandalous content, or unacceptable political implications. A banned movie or book was often one that everyone wanted to … Continue reading
The legacy of F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique, has come under a good deal of new scrutiny in recent years as we learn more about his early life. (See Part 1 and Part 2 of this … Continue reading
We’ve all heard the phrase “Sitting is the new smoking”. The dangers of our sedentary life style have been well established at this point, and pretty much everybody now knows that sitting for long periods of time can pose serious … Continue reading
I’m fortunate that I don’t have to do a lot of driving, and most of my trips are only 15-20 minutes or so. But they do provide nice opportunities to put my Alexander Technique training into practice and I’ve come … Continue reading
Marjorie Barstow (Marj) did some of her very best Alexander Technique teaching during the last 25 years of her life. Starting at around 70 years of age, she became quite well known in Alexander circles and for over 20 years … Continue reading
Marjory Barlow was F. Matthias Alexander’s niece, and a well-known teacher of the Alexander Technique for many years. In her book, An Examined Life she quotes Alexander on the topic of giving directions: “This is an exercise and finding out … Continue reading
I was flying from Chicago to Lincoln, the second leg of a trip back from a teaching trip to Toronto. Still a bit tired from getting up at 3 AM to catch my first flight, I dozed off for awhile. … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, an Alexander Technique student emailed me the day after his first lesson. Here’s part of what he wrote: On my way home from yesterday’s lesson, I continued to experiment with the Alexander Technique direction you showed … Continue reading
In my last blog, The F. Mathias Alexander Story – It Ain’t Necessarily So, I wrote that I consider F. Matthias Alexander to have been a genius – but a very different kind of genius that we have been led … Continue reading
Who was Alexander? Well the simple and obvious answer is that Alexander was the founder of the Technique that bears his name. It’s hard to imagine today’s Alexander Technique without Alexander. But what do we really know about the man … Continue reading