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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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Effect of Alexander Technique on Ability to Move from Sitting to Standing

  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

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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Erika Whittaker

Erika Whittaker

Erika Whittaker talks about learning Alexander Technique from F.M. Alexander starting...


Video: (BMJ) Introduction to the Alexander Technique

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

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?

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

Tendinitis threatened my dissertation

A summer of endless typing threatened to derail my dissertation. That's when...


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