How can the Alexander Technique correct sitting posture? Let’s start with some Alexander Technique directions. We’ll start with ‘free your neck’. See if you can let go of some excess, unnecessary tension in your neck. Correct sitting posture starts with releasing these shortened muscles so that they can lengthen, letting your head move up so that you get taller. Let your head rotate slightly forward (lower your nose) and let the crown of your head move up...
The Alexander Technique and that Vocal Fry Sound. My friend and colleague, Alan Bowers, brought my attention to an article about the popular phenomenon called “vocal fry”. It has particular relevance to Alexander Technique teachers and students. Vocal fry manifests itself as a self-imposed creakiness near the bottom of the vocal register. This ‘scratchy’ [...]
The Alexander Technique and habits of thought. You may find yourself playing out some crazy future scenario that may or may not happen. You may find yourself criticizing yourself in a way you’d never criticize anyone else. You may find yourself ruminating about something over which you have no control. Breathe… Smile… because [...]
In order to re-create the experience of walking in F.M. Alexander's highly-polished tasseled shoes, I decided to get pharyngitis last week. It might have been laryngitis; I'm not sure. But it was definitely some sort of aryngitis. I had no voice at all. I mean, I could talk, but it hurt and I sounded like [...]
