What IS the Alexander Technique?

It shouldn’t be a stressful question – getting asked what you do for a living. That is of course unless you’re a bank robber or a hacker or work for the IRS. But when someone at a cocktail party asks me, “So Jenn, what sort of business are you in?” and I say “Well, Fred, […]

Thinking vs. Awareness

Michael Frederick, (one of my very favorite mentors) was talking about the difference between Thinking and Awareness in an Alexander Technique class for actors the other day. It’s a distinction that bears some exploration. Thinking is an action that is linear in nature. If I ask you to add two large numbers together, or ask […]