Articles
The Benefits of Good Posture
Cute animation, and all true. Though from an Alexander Technique point of view, the concept of “stand up straight” — and even the concept of “posture” — often lead to misdirected effort.
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Neuromechanical interference of posture on movement: evidence from Alexander technique teachers rising from a chair Timothy W. Cacciatore , Omar S. Mian , Amy Peters , Brian L. Day Journal of NeurophysiologyPublished 1 August 2014Vol. 112no. 719-729DOI: 10.1152/jn.00617.2013 The study compared...
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Better Breathing through Alexander Technique
(Click picture to enlarge) Here is another NPR story on Alexander Technique. This time it’s about breathing. An opera singer was listening to what her voice teachers had told her, but she felt tied up, and unable to let go. Alexander Technique enabled her to relax and improve her breath capacity and voice production. Alexandra...
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Videos
Erika Whittaker talks about learning Alexander Technique from F.M. Alexander starting...
Video: (BMJ) Introduction to the Alexander Technique
This video was made to accompany an article on the Alexander Technique published...
Video: Head, Neck, and Back Pattern
Eileen Troberman uses her forearm to demonstrate what happens when we unconsciously...
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Client Stories
New way of standing – is it still me?
It is funny where our sense of self resides. In our stance, for one thing. Standing...
Tendinitis threatened my dissertation
A summer of endless typing threatened to derail my dissertation. That's when...
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ABOUT JOE
Joe Grohens (STAT, AmSAT)
is a nationally certified teacher of the Alexander Technique with more than 20 years experience.