A life ruled by habit?
We all develop habits – our usual way of doing things. As young children we learn how to walk, talk etc partly through mimicking the… Read More »A life ruled by habit?
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Choosing our future
It can take a little while, when learning the Alexander Technique, to begin to believe that such huge potential can be opened up by simply… Read More »Choosing our future
Hypermobility & the Alexander Technique
Over the many years that I’ve been teaching the Alexander Technique I’ve learnt a great deal from working with people who are living with hypermobility.… Read More »Hypermobility & the Alexander Technique
Mindfulness & the Alexander Technique
This Saturday I’m giving a conference presentation, to discuss how learning the Alexander Technique can help people with hypermobility – I’ll come back to this… Read More »Mindfulness & the Alexander Technique
When things go wrong
I had a lot of anger to deal with on Friday. On the phone to a well-known life-insurance company, I was shocked to find out… Read More »When things go wrong
Learning from my little finger
This post is taking a little longer to write than usual as my touch typing is somewhat hampered, having broken my little finger 2 weeks… Read More »Learning from my little finger
Why hands-on in Alexander teaching?
The Alexander Technique is essentially a self-help method for positive change that involves discovering how to think differently. So why do Alexander teachers use hands-on… Read More »Why hands-on in Alexander teaching?
Thinking differently about thinking
You might have heard it said that the Alexander Technique is ‘all about thinking’ but for many people this can come as something of a… Read More »Thinking differently about thinking
The difference a small thought can make
During an introductory Alexander Technique lesson this week, there came a point when my new client looked slightly puzzled and it felt like I could… Read More »The difference a small thought can make
Enjoying the simple things in life
One of the many things that I really appreciate about the Alexander Technique is that it enables me to turn the mundane into the pleasurable… Read More »Enjoying the simple things in life
How does the Alexander Technique work?
New research has shone light onto a possible cause of some of our unhelpful postural and movement habits. Dr Rajal Cohen and her team found… Read More »How does the Alexander Technique work?
With the best of intention
So what is the Alexander Technique all about? I sometimes like to describe it as awareness, intention and balance. In previous posts I described how… Read More »With the best of intention