I wish to let my neck be free … so that
My head can move forward and up…so that
My torso can lengthen and widen and…
My legs can move away from my torso and…
My shoulders can release …

New York seems to have shorter and shorter Springs every year. It’s April 19th, 2009 and one of the first warm weekends of the year. So I decided to spend it in the Emergency Room at Elmhurst hospital. I stubbed my toe pretty badly on Saturday and now it has the color and size of an eggplant. The Alexander Technique comes into play…

The Alexander Technique is useful for everyone, and especially valuable for musicians. If you slump in front of you computer, you may ‘just’ cause yourself discomfort, pain or worse. If you slump at your instrument …

In some ways the Alexander Technique helps us get better at doing less. Doing less? This goes against the general vibe of New York City; the City that never sleeps, or even takes a nap. The Alexander Technique challenges the general vibe of NYC and other large cities in many ways.
Many of us have been taught to ‘do more’, ‘push yourself’, ‘no pain no gain’, and ‘always try harder’…

How are you supposed to read without collapsing in front? Doesn’t the book (you remember them) draw you down into it?  Is there a way to read without compressing your spine, or holding it rigidly …