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The Alexander Technique and Life Coaching
The Alexander Technique-Life Coaching for the body; Life Coaching-The Alexander Technique for the mind? Coaching helps people break through their self-imposed shell, develop awareness of their mental habits, and make useful changes from the inside out. The Alexander Technique helps people break through their self-imposed physical shell, develop more awareness of their postural habits, and [...]
The Alexander Technique and the Vocal Fry
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’ [...]
Alexander Technique Inhibition
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 [...]
The Alexander Technique and I.
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 [...]
