alexander technique posts
What Story Are You Telling the World?
When I was in high school and college I was told by lots of people that I had great posture. As the daughter of a chiropractor (who never let me do my homework or watch TV on the floor) and after a decade of [...]
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The Actor and The First Impression
“Can you slate your name for camera, please?” If you are a professional actor, you’ve heard these words more than a few times. You know, it’s that thing you do before you begin your audition so the casting director and producers can keep track [...]
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Is Stress Causing Your Pain?
Doctors who study pain have hypothesized that there is a link between stress and chronic pain. Recurring pain can cause a sustained stress response, which in turn contributes to the pain, which in turn creates more stress, and so on. A new study has [...]
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Tips for the Holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time! From braving the Black Friday crowds to chaos at the airport, to inclement weather, to family gatherings, December can really take its toll if you’re not careful. I often find myself “falling off the Alexander wagon” when [...]
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When It Isn’t About You
The Alexander Technique helps with over-efforting in every sense of the word – not just the physical tightening and strain that leads to bad posture and injury, but the mental and emotional gripping that leads to stress, anxiety, depression and impatience. Alexander Technique is [...]
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How Does The Alexander Technique Benefit Actors?
“I can immediately tell the difference between actors who have studied the Alexander Technique, and those who haven’t” -Sam Mendes, Academy Award-Winning Director (American Beauty) I think about this question a lot. Probably because I was an actor myself, and saw that studying Alexander [...]
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On Taking Care
I’m probably going to get into a whole mess of trouble over what I’m about to do. The reason I’m going to get into trouble is because I’m about to use my husband as the subject of this article. You see my husband has [...]
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Can You Get Better Posture by Going to the Gym?
Last week a new client came to see me with the hope that I could help him achieve better posture. Alexander Technique isn’t really about posture, but good posture is pretty much always a byproduct. This particular student was frustrated because his trainer told [...]
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Dealing with Stress? Part II – Stage-fright
Imagine this: You’ve been asked by your company to do a fifteen-minute presentation on something vital your department has been working on at the next general meeting of investors in New York City. Whether you were on an award winning debate team in college, [...]
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Dealing with Stress, Part I
Ok. I really don’t have to tell you what stress is. Stress is that feeling of tightness, of being choked up, of being between a rock and a deadline, right? Stress is that feeling you get when you don’t have enough time in your [...]
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Doing Your Best
Practice makes perfect. Give your all. When you don’t succeed, try and try again. Try and fail, but don’t fail to try. We’re taught to do our best from a very early age, and our parents aren’t wrong for teaching us this. But unfortunately, [...]
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