Frederick Mathias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique, was born on this day back in 1869. Let’s use this occasion to celebrate his discoveries, and his achievements in making them available to us today. Alexander (often called “FM”) grew … Continue reading →
I was totally caught off guard when I received a phone call yesterday asking if I’d like to do a short interview with F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique! Alexander has been dead for over 50 years … Continue reading →
It can be interesting to ask Alexander Technique teachers how they use the Technique in their own lives. Imagine how much more interesting would it be to learn just how F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Technique, used it … Continue reading →
Can the Alexander Technique make a thief a better thief? It seems logical that it could. Alexander Technique lessons have helped musicians play better. It’s helped office workers sit at desks and use their computer with less harmful tension. it’s … Continue reading →
In my previous blog, Alexander’s Dream, I wrote that while F. M. Alexander began his career with huge hopes about the future of his work, things were looking bleak at the time of his death in 1955. Since then, however, … Continue reading →
In my previous blog, Mr. Alexander in his Own Write: On Reading his Four Books, I wrote about the valuable legacy of Alexander’s writings. Although deeply flawed in many ways, they are filled with useful information, and insights into the … Continue reading →
Within days of my first Alexander Technique lesson, I was experiencing so many dramatic changes in my body – most spectacularly a gain in height of almost an inch – that I just knew this strange new process was something … Continue reading →
No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it. – Albert Einstein No one would deny that we ourselves enter as an agency into whatever is attempted and done by us. This is a truism. But the … Continue reading →
When the subject of the Alexander Technique comes up in conversation, I’ve found that people who have heard about it often have a very distorted idea of what it’s all about. This is not surprising because the Technique is concerned … Continue reading →
I was chatting with some friends over dinner, attempting to explain the basic principles of the Alexander Technique. I spoke a little about the importance Alexander teachers attach to having a free neck so that the head can easily balance … Continue reading →