In my last blog I wrote about Alexander Technique Directions (a way of thinking intentionally to encourage natural, healthy coordination) and the way these have been traditionally expressed. Each Alexander teacher develops his or her own ways of putting these … Continue reading →
‘T ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It), the famous song by Melvin “Sy” Oliver and James “Trummy” Young, was first recorded in 1939 and was sung by, among many others, Ella Fitzgerald. I was struck … Continue reading →
In my last blog I described the first stage of an activity that was part of a workshop I attended, led by Alexander Technique teacher, Meade Andrews. The activity was designed for us to explore the Alexander Technique principle of … Continue reading →
Last week I attended the annual conference and general meeting of the American Society for the Alexander Technique. I attended many excellent workshops, but the one that is foremost in my mind, for now anyway, is a workshop led by … Continue reading →
“What is the Alexander Technique?” is a question I am often asked, so a few weeks ago I wrote a blog giving fifteen simple, one-sentence descriptions of the Alexander Technique. I’ve been posting these, and others, on my Facebook, Twitter … Continue reading →
“What is the Alexander Technique?” This is a question I am often asked, and if you’ve been following me on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn you may have noticed that I’ve been occasionally posting simple one-sentence descriptions of the Alexander … Continue reading →
In my eight-part series of posts for computer users, I considered, from my perspective as an Alexander Technique teacher, how we can best use our bodies as we work. I thought it would be useful to put it all together … Continue reading →
So far in this series, I’ve considered many things, all to do with awareness and the way we use ourselves – our bodies, our minds, our breath – but I’ve not yet looked at the arrangement of our work station. … Continue reading →
Breathe! I was tempted to leave it at that, and have a one-word blog post for this latest in my series for computer users! Simply, if we just keep reminding ourselves to breathe as we work at our computers we’ll … Continue reading →
I recently read an article in the London Evening Standard entitled “iPad Hand: the new RSIs.” The article discussed a new type of repetitive strain injury (RSI) which is cropping up due to the way people are using their hands … Continue reading →