Alexander Technique
Robert Rickover writes in vol 2 issue 1 of Direction Journal (I’m highlighting parts of his essay below): London teacher Kri Ackers said: “The thing to remember about Alexander teachers is that we’re all insecure as hell.” Why is this? Alexander’s lack of formal training and his low status origins (Tasmania, Australia). Lack of legal …
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Occasionally I get calls from women wanting Alexander lessons to learn to walk in high heels. We chat a bit and I always suggest that they could reduce the amount of time they wear high heels and thus reduce their risk of injury and pain, and most of the time, they say, oh yes, I …
Alexander teacher Carolyn Nicholls tells Robert Rickover: “The more flexible an area, the easier it is to misuse it. I’ve had a lot of pupils who’ve had a sullen ribcage, where the ribcage stays the same shape with the in-breath and the out-breath. It moves up and down in a sullen lump. This movement is …