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 →
I’ve been thinking about my legs a lot recently, and particularly since my recent interview with Atlas in which he described the huge impact he noticed from learning how to bring ease to his legs. Maybe I’m also a little … Continue reading →
I recently watched this PBS News Hour segment about Zappos, the Las Vegas based online retailer of shoes, and other clothing items. Zappos is famous for it’s amazing customer service, and for it’s unique and quirky corporate culture which emphasizes, … Continue reading →
I recently had an opportunity to interview Atlas, the Titan god of astronomy and navigation. Because he and his brother Prometheus found themselves on the losing end of the war between the Titans and the Olympian gods, Atlas was condemned … Continue reading →
My Alexander Technique students – both in person and on Skype – are often surprised when I ask, usually during their first lesson, detailed questions about the flooring in their homes and workplaces. After she’d had a few of lessons, … Continue reading →