Lessons from the Chair
Dialogue and learning through movement and action. Blog posts concerning the Alexander Technique.
Friday, 16 May 2014 15:42
Singing and Dancing in High Heels
When I started teaching twenty years ago, I think it fair to say that most Alexander teachers, or at least the ones I…
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Thursday, 01 May 2014 19:47
Live Long and Prosper
No, not a blog on Star Trek, but a blog on how to help make this a reality by looking after yourself through…
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Friday, 18 April 2014 09:22
The Pause
The word stop has acquired two main meaning in the Alexander world, which sometimes get run together, creating confusion and unnecessary difficulties for…
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Saturday, 05 April 2014 17:38
Surfing Spontaneity
March has been a demanding month for me, including the death of my father, with whom I was lucky enough to be able…
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Friday, 21 February 2014 17:47
Chopping the Onion
I thought I knew how to chop an onion, and so I do; it is even a professional way to do it, as…
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Friday, 07 February 2014 21:41
You can take the Alexander Technique into anything!
I did a workshop last week on applying the Alexander Technique to Tai Chi, something of which I have no particular knowledge. However,…
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Friday, 24 January 2014 18:45
Descent of Man: how texting stops us walking tall
So said an article, on some new research, in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph. It confirmed what every Alexander Technique teacher knows, that in texting…
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Saturday, 14 December 2013 14:29
Conscious Control and the Standard Pain Reaction
A relatively new pupil came in this week, fed up. The pain and discomfort associated with arthritis was making life difficult and they…
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Friday, 22 November 2013 10:36
Means Whereby - A Technical Blog
Becoming aware of how we approach specific tasks is a major part of developing and exercising constructive conscious control. For Alexander we can…
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Monday, 04 November 2013 12:15
The Benefits of Conscious Control
As a phrase, 'constructive conscious control' draws a blank for most people; it is meaningless both intellectually and practically and therefore something that…
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Friday, 18 October 2013 18:50
The Use of the Eyes
In his teaching room, Alexander had a roundel of stained glass hanging in his window. He would ask pupils to look at it…
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Friday, 04 October 2013 08:57
The Advantages Of Conscious Control
The advantages of conscious control are often made clear to me, at points of difficulty and stress, such as when my mother died…