A friend: “I just have a silly question — the photos of your with the hands on the shoulders of your patient. What exactly is happening there? Is it a manner of adjusting the person stance? Stabilizing them? It is a pretty striking image.” Whatever I am thinking, it comes through my hands. So if …
Monthly Archives: November 2016
The Origins Of Alexander Technique Table Work
Most of my students at Alexander90210.com find table work the most enjoyable part of the lesson. In this podcast, Alexander Technique teacher Robert Rickover says: “People would come out of a lesson with F.M. Alexander, and they would want to lie down for a while. They’d be worn out from the new way of moving. …
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Alexander Technique And Addiction
When I walk into a 12-step room, I can tell at a glance who’s in the throes of addiction and who’s in recovery. Active addicts are usually pulled down and in on themselves. They stare at the ground. They have all sorts of interfering tension patterns. They’re slumped over. They’re depressed. Those in recovery are …