Not Merely Sit-Up-Straight School
One way to start teaching about the Alexandrian ideals of “use” is to give people an appreciation of it. I got a suggestion to have people watch each other move and see if they can describe each...
View Article“Golf Sense” Book Review
Alexander Technique is the foundation that Roy Palmer uses to present a new way learn about golf in his new book, “Golf Sense”. I’m a fellow Alexander teacher that Roy has asked to review his book....
View ArticleCoaching Yourself
Ten Points for Coaching Yourself Everyone who practices acts as their own coach. Coaching ourselves is a foundational skill in education that allows us to know how to constructively practice and...
View ArticleSelling Alexander Technique
Recently, the Alexander Technique community has been treated to an online course in business management. Offered by Jeremy Chance, he’s now in the stage where he’s using real people as examples. Being...
View ArticleSelling A.T. – continued
This post is a continuing discussion about marketing Alexander Technique, addressed to my colleagues of Alexander Technique. Jeremy Chance, in his advice for specific A.T. teachers has suggested that...
View ArticleNAMED
I’m always seeking out new ways to help my students remember to use Alexander Technique. Check out this new way to remember to use the principles of Alexander Technique that makes it easy to remember....
View ArticleHow to Notice
In my previous post, I threatened to start a series that would offer a new way to remember to use the principles of Alexander Technique. I wanted to make the steps easy to remember. Imagine having a...
View ArticleAsking Questions
This post is part of a series called NAMED. Seeking a way for my students to remember the steps of how to use Alexander Technique, I came up with a simple word they could remember to help jog the...
View ArticleEvaluating – For What?
This post is part of a series called NAMED. Seeking a way for my students to remember the steps of how to use Alexander Technique, I came up with a simple word they could remember to help jog the...
View ArticleDirecting – Avoid Mistakes
This post is part of a series called NAMED. Seeking a way for my students to remember the steps of how to use Alexander Technique, I came up with a simple word they could remember to help jog the...
View ArticleAbstracting For Kids
Rumor has it that kids don’t grasp abstract thought until they’re older. At a young age, the ability to do so is supposed to be undeveloped. Grown-ups who are supposed to be capable of abstraction also...
View ArticleNiche of: Vocal Mannerisms
This post is another one of many ongoing suggestions for those Alexander Technique teachers who want to find their niche. These are ideas for someone trained in Alexander Technique to consider making...
View ArticleChange Denial (part one)
A “habit of my life” is to not look at what I do not wish to acknowledge. How can I go against the habit and change it if I don’t even notice it? Mostly everyone acknowledges that self-perception is,...
View ArticleDescribing A.T.
We who teach A.T. have this tool that allows us to bring to expression our most cherished values. We have a means that bring under our influence the most subtle of indicators that run “under the radar”...
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