Megan Sheppard put her spotlight on ‘Resolve to Swim’ in the Feelgood section of the Irish Examiner, 7 Jan ’11. So I did! Every time I slide into the pool I’m reminded of all my Alexander thinking. For those of you having difficulties in the water, I recommend ‘The Art of Swimming’ by Steven Shaw. […]
Interesting article in the Economist, The Power of Posture: How you hold yourself affects how you view yourself’. Read the article online using link below:- http://www.economist.com/node/17899714 Depressed and unhappy people are recognisable by their collapsed demeanour. Happy children are upright and bouncy. My actor pupils certainly know that high status characters or ‘authority’ figures have […]
There is a chapter on Scoliosis in Deborah Caplan’s book, ‘Back Trouble’. She gives details of how the Alexander Technique can help and includes some case studies. Here is an excerpt; ‘If you have scoliosis, the Alexander Technique can teach you how to use your back in a way that keeps it strong and as well balanced as […]
Recommended reading for pregnant women who know or want to know how the Alexander Technique can help with their back pain, sciatica, aching shoulders or neck: ‘Pregnancy and Birth: The Alexander Way’ by Ilana Machover. I’d bought the 1993 version to study when some of my clients became pregnant. Little did I think I would […]
Here are some extracts from an article a client of mine wrote about how she thought the Alexander Technique helped her when she was pregnant. For a copy of the whole article, e-mail a request to me via the contact form on my website. “I started learning the Alexander Technique a few weeks before I became […]