Category Archives: Mind/Body
The Alexander Technique and Art of Breathing for Air Hunger
Simon Spire is a singer/songwriter has been a student of the Alexander Technique since 2007. He shares his journey out of “Air Hunger” in this essay:
http://www.simonspire.com/discovering-the-liberated-breath/
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An Alexander & Yoga teacher responds to NY Times Article “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body.”
On January 5th the New York Times Magazine published a provocative article called “How Yoga can Wreck Your Body” by William J.Broad. Over my years of teaching many of my students (some of them Yoga teachers) have asked me what I think about Yoga, and I always respond with a common AT motto “It’s not what you do, but how you do it.” Continue reading
Alexander Technique and M.S.
This article by Alexander Technique teacher Marta Curbelo discusses how the Technique has helped her with her Multiple Sclerosis. There is also a link to her interview with Robert Rickover about her experiences. Article in The Jewish Life. Continue reading
TED talk about movement and the brain
Interesting TED talk by a neuroscientist who studies movement and the brain.
AT mentioned in Huffington Post Article by Loren Fishman
Click to read the Dec. 7th Huffington Post article featuring the Alexander Technique: “Mix and Match Several Alternative Therapies to Ease Back Pain” Continue reading
Oprah magazine features the Alexander Technique
In April 2009, following the BMJ study on the Alexander Technique, O magazine included this article about the Alexander Technique: http://www.oprah.com/health/A-Cure-for-Back-Pain-The-Alexander-Technique.
