Switch it Up
The trouble is none of my pupils will believe that all they need to do is to think and that wish for the neck to be free will do the trick…We are so brutalized by our belief in doing and … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Alexander Technique
What would you do…
…if Alexander came to spend some time with you? That’s F. Matthias Alexander, of course, developer of the Alexander Technique. Country music lovers may recognize the question as a variant of the profound query – one I actually thought about … Continue reading →
Throw it Away!
I love this quote* by F. Matthias Alexander! For me, it gets to the heart of a major obstacle faced by students as they begin to explore Alexander Technique directions – the strong temptation to hold on to the nice … Continue reading →
Athens to Australia
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. – Aristotle I stumbled upon this quote in a Toronto health magazine when I was teaching there recently, and I have been … Continue reading →
Free for All
I am free. That’s a simple example of an Alexander Technique Freedom Direction.* Freedom Directions are both amazingly simple, and amazingly powerful. Would you like to do a little experiment to test that claim, an experiment that could change your … Continue reading →
Autism, the Alexander Technique, and Me
As a person on the autism spectrum, I have struggled with sensory issues all my life. My mother describes that when I was a child, she needed to “tame me to touch like a wild animal.” When people would touch … Continue reading →
30 Second Alexander Technique – 1
In my previous blog, Alexander Technique Speed Dating, I offered the challenge of choosing a group of your choice, on the assumption you would have 30 seconds of attention from everyone in the group to present something compelling about the … Continue reading →
Alexander Technique Speed Dating
Imagine this: You have been granted 30 seconds of undivided attention from everyone in a group of your choosing to tell them something about the Alexander Technique that will make them want to get to know it better…maybe even intimately. … Continue reading →
Fear of Falling
According to a New York Times article a few years ago, “For Elderly, Fear of Falling Is a Risk in Itself,” an estimated 10,000 people 65 and over die each year from injuries related to falls. Studies show that 30 … Continue reading →
Presence and Performance
Over the past few months I’ve been filming Alexander lessons with a student of mine. I then edit the recordings down to 7 minutes to share them on YouTube. Eric is a professional musician finishing his master’s degree at the … Continue reading →