We now have a new vocabulary in postures to avoid with the dreaded text neck and iPosture. For those of us that work at a computer, we should also include what I’m calling “mouse hand!” What we do with … Continue reading →
I lie down in Constructive Rest pretty much every day, and have done ever since I was first introduced to the practice in my first Alexander Technique lesson over 13 years ago. When I first started learning the Alexander Technique … Continue reading →
We’ve already had snow, ice, freezing rain and a “Polar Vortex” this year, and it’s only the beginning of January! This got me thinking about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help us in the winter. Shoveling snow is … Continue reading →
Do you spend a lot of your time working at your computer? If you’re like a lot of people you may also experience tension and pain that seems related to this. From my own experience, and that of my … Continue reading →
The ability to pause gives us the possibility of choice, and the opportunity not to act out of habit. This type of pause is not just a temporary stop in the action, after which we continue exactly where we left … Continue reading →
I teach the Alexander Technique, which can be described as a set of skills that you learn to enable you to release tension and organize your body in a way that improves your posture and enhances freedom of movement. What … Continue reading →
As summer is upon us, time at the beach, the shore, the lake, and other favorite spots awaits us. It’s time when we can relax and get away from the regular day to day stresses of our lives. Unusually, for … Continue reading →
This is the first in what I hope will be a series of interviews with people who take Alexander Technique lessons or classes – Alexander Technique students . What people get out of learning the Alexander Technique, and their reasons … Continue reading →
I want to conduct an experiment. Can doing nothing for 10-20 minutes a day for 30 days make a difference? Let me explain. This is a very specific kind of doing nothing. I’m talking about the Alexander Technique practice of … Continue reading →
The Posture Workbook by Carolyn Nicholls Free yourself from back, neck and shoulder pain with the Alexander Technique D&B Publishing, 2012 I just finished reading this new book by Alexander Technique teacher Carolyn Nicholls. I love her first book, Body, … Continue reading →
