by admin | Oct 30, 2014 | Alexander Technique, Choice, Mindfulness, Self-disovery
F. M. Alexander, convinced that the Freudian thing was not going to be very long-lived, called his principle of mindful response, inhibition. Well, he may have been wrong about Freud, but he was spot on in his ideas on mindful waiting. Scientists the world over are...
by admin | Oct 21, 2014 | Alexander Technique, Art, Ballet, Gesture, Presence
Ballerina Wendy Whelan is saying goodbye to the stage. In a New York Times article (October 19) columnist Alistair Macaulay says that “to watch her is to watch a mind in motion.” How wonderful must that be to live and move as embodied mind. For Ms. Whelan...
by admin | Oct 8, 2014 | Alexander lesson, Alexander Technique, Back pain
Me, I’d always felt gangly, too tall, and disjointed. I left my first Alexander lesson all put together, feeling like a little tractor connected to the earth and chugging right along. It was wonderful. That may not be your experience. Okay, it definitely will not be...
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