Alexander Technique
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who had medical tests on Saturday after complaining of a sore throat, is suffering from acid reflux, the president’s physician said. “The president’s symptoms are consistent with soft tissue inflammation related to acid reflux and will be treated accordingly,” Obama’s doctor, Captain Ronny Jackson, said in a statement. Acid reflux …
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Some tips from a FB thread of Alexander Technique teachers: * I’ve heard things like free, releasing away from the skull, down and away… * The head’s going forward and up is preventive of it’s going back and down to compress the spine. The jaw’s tracking forward and open—easily, finding it’s own way— is preventive …
I have spent over a hundred hours listening to Tony Robbins talks and he always has a hoarse voice. Looking at his recent interview with the New York Times, it is easy to see why. He tightens and compresses his neck, putting pressure on his voice box. Blog Home
BLOG: The Science of Kissing, What Our Lips Are Telling Us by Sheril Kirshenbaum says “A good deal of the scientific literature speculates that kissing may have evolved to help us choose a suitable partner, or to realize when a match is a bad idea…The exchange of olfactory, tactile, and postural information might trigger unconscious …
Raquel Baetz writes: When my repetitive strain injury became too painful to ignore anymore, I was using a top-of-the-range ergonomic chair, specially designed for computer use. I still got injured. Why? Because no chair can prevent musculoskeletal disorders such as repetitive strain injury. Back then, I sat with my legs crossed – Buddha style – …
* Fashion designer Celia Birtwell says: “The Alexander Technique, which helps with posture and balance. Many years ago, my back was very painful due to poor posture. I was sceptical, but it sorted out my problem after a few months.” * Elise Eberle: “Her entire body and every movement in it carries the weight of …
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Alexander Technique Evidence: The latest and most comprehensive study published in the British Medical Journal showed the Alexander Technique can reduce back pain by a staggering 85%, offering more significant long-term benefits than having a massage or standard medical care. How it works: Students learn to recognise, understand and prevent the consequences of poor postural …
From the book How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt, and Live Prosperously*: Based on the Proven Principles and Techniques of Debtors Anonymous: It is simply letting go of an old way of doing things in order to embrace a new one. When you admit that you have a debting problem, when …
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Two of my favorite topics over the past few years are attachment theory and the Alexander Technique. Elizabeth A. Buonomo is a psychotherapist and Alexander teacher. She writes in the Spring 2015 issue of the AmSAT Journal: Many of Alexander’s concepts have corollaries in attachment theory. First, the Alexander Technique is, in part, a method …
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