THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

Introductory material and websites and articles devoted to specific applications of the Technique

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Introductory Articles and Websites . Articles of interest to Musicians, Actors and Dancers . Pain Relief

Posture . Sports Performance . Aging . Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting . Spiritual Development

Horseback Riding . Martial Arts .Yoga . Personal Accounts . Other Articles and Websites

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Introductory Articles and websites

Alexander Technique - Excellent description of the Technique
What is the Alexander Technique?
What Did Alexander Discover - And Why is it Important?
The Alexander Technique: Taking the Pressure Off Your Body
The Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique in the world of design: posture and the common chair (download this artlcle by clicking on "sample article" for Alexander Technique)
Alexander the Great
Jane Brody on the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique - Short introduction to the Technique
Embodying Peace: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique and Multiple Sclerosis - A Personal Account

Most of Us Live on Autopilot
The Alexander Technique - A brief guide to the basics - Lengthy introductory site by a serious student of the Technique
Alexander Technique - Blog with lots of interesting introductory articles
Four-minute introductory video featuring Alexander Technique teacher Annette Schmidt

Articles of Interest to Musicians, Dancers and Actors

Musicians and the Alexander Technique - Large collection of material
Indirect Procedures - Book About the Alexander Technique and Musicians
The Alexander Technique and the Actor
The Alexander Technique - An Actling Approach
An Actor's Self Exploration with the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique Dance Site - A very comprehensive site
Alexander Technique and Dance Technique - Applications in the Studio
The Tango Lesson and the Tango Principle - Getting to the Heart and Soul of the Dance with the Help of the Alexander Technique
The Influence of the Alexander Technique on Modern Dance Aesthetics
Practical Language and Body Mapping for Dancers and Movers
The Alexander Technique: It's Role in Dance Training
Dancing at the Edge with the Alexander Technique
Ballroom Dancing and the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique and Dance
Alexander Technique: Good Dancers make it look Easy
Balance of Well Being - Alexander Technique DVD's for dancers

Pain Relief

The Alexander Technique: How it can help Alleviate Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain: How the Alexander Technique can Help
Backpain: How the Alexander Technique can Help
Alexander Technique and Backpain
Alleviating Arthritis - How the Alexander Technique can Help
Back Care and the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique and Arthritis
The Alexander Technique, Fibromyalgia, CFS and Musculoskeletal Balance
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Alexander Technique
Resolving RSI with the Alexander Technique
Avoiding Repetitive Strain Injury - What we can learn from Musicians
Avoiding Repetitive Strain Injury - How the Alexander Technique can Help
An RSI Success Story
Alexander Technique and Asthma
Experience of a back pain sufferer with the Technique - Podcast

Posture

Posture and the Alexander Technique
The Pitfalls of High Heels
ABCs of Good Posture by the Father of American Education
Taking a Stand with Awareness
Poise, Posture and Performance
Posture Commands: Why They Don't Work
Chairs, Posture and the Alexander Technique
The Chair as a Health Hazard
Posture and Pain - Does Your Back Hurt
Accent on Posture - Ease, Efficiency and the Alexander Technique
The Effects of Posture on Learning - Insights from the Alexander Technique - Research with children at Leeds University
Alexander Technique and Posture - Concise article explaining the connection
Posture - Several Posture/Alexander Technique resources
Campaign for Better Seating - Posture and Chair Design from an Alexander viewpoint
Sitting Sense (click on "Sitting Sense" on this site) - Analysis of sitting from an Alexander Technique perspective
Body and Sole (click on "Body and Sole") - Orthotics from an Alexander Technique perspective
Alexander Technique in Relation to Satipatthana Vipassana Practice
Some Thoughts on Steadicam Posture - Useful information about any kind of lifting and carrying

Sports Performance

The Alexander Technique and Sports Performance
Sports and the Alexander Technique
I Think, Therefore I Aim
Master the Art of Running; Raising your performance with the Alexander Technique
Running and the Alexander Technique
The Art of Alpine Skiing and the Alexander Technique
Skiing and the Alexander Technique
Fitness - The Quality Factor
An Adventure in Fitness Self-Discovery with the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique and Swimming
Swimming Without Stress
The Alexander Technique and Golf
Conscious Control and the Long Shot
The Alexander Technique and Tennis
The Alexander Technique and Running
The Alexander Technique and Performance
FitnessGuide.org - Fitness/Alexander Technique resources
The Dark Side of Fitness

Aging

Fear of Falling - How the Alexander Technique can Help
Aging Well with the Alexander Technique
Aging and the Alexander Technique
Growing Older with Grace: Transformation with the Alexander Technique

Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenting

The Alexander Technique and Pregnancy, Childbirth and Parenthood
Using the Alexander Technique for a Natural Pregnancy
Natural Childbirth and the Alexander Technique - Includes a free downloadable version of Alexander Technique Birth Stories
The Alexander Technique: Managing Your Body during Pregnancy and Parenthood
Pregnancy and Childbirth and the Alexander Technique
Children's Fitness
How Children Develop Harmful Habits of Posture and Movement
The Alexander Technique and Early Childhood Education
The Effects of Posture on Learning - Insights from the Alexander Technique
Backpacks and School Furniture - Threats to our Children's Wellbeing
Posture Miseducation in our Schools
The Missing Ingredient in Education
Education 2000 - The Alexander Technique and Childhood Education

Horseback Riding

The Alexander Technique as a Path to Harmony Between Horse and Rider
The Alexander Technique: How it Helps Horseback Riders
A Conversation with Sally Swift - Sally is the developer of Centered Riding
Riding Between Heaven and Earth - Student's blog
Every Little Thing She Does: Applying the Alexander Technique to working on your seat on the longe
Dressage Links
Horse Sense and Sensibility - Teaching horses; learning from horses
Changing the Way You Work: The Alexander Technique - Application of the technique to the work of the farrier

Martial Arts

The Alexander Technique and Tai Chi
The Alexander Technique and Tai Chi Practice
Martial Arts and the Alexander Technique

Yoga

The Alexander Technique and Yoga
Yoga and the Alexander Technique
Yoga, Posture and the Alexander Technique

Personal Accounts

 

Unnatural Poise - Learning the Alexander Technique
A conversation with Nigel Hornby
Experience of a back pain sufferer with the Technique - Podcast
Aardvark Alexander Technique Website
Learning the Alexander Technique - A Personal Account
The Alexander Technique and Me
An Adventure in Fitness Self-Discovery with The Alexander Technique
Learning the Alexander Technique
Achieving Flexibility of Body and Mind with the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique
Learning to Walk Tall with the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique: My Experience

The Alexander Journey: A Group Participation Poem
The Work on My Own - Blog describing one student's experience learning the Technique
Forward and Up - Blog describing one student's experience with lessons
Alexander Technique - Alexander teacher's blog
Simalarities of the Alexander Technique and Dialogue
- Another blog
The Alexander Technique: One Student's Experience
The Alexander Technique and Multiple Sclerosis - A Personal Account

The Alexander Technique - An everyday guide to habit and backache

Spiritual Development

The Alexander Technique: How to Align Spiritual Principles with Postural Activity
Bodhisattva of the Alexander Technique
IT is Not That - Blog relating the Alexander Technique and Zen
The Spiritual Dimensions of the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique and Buddhist Thinking
The Alexander Technique in relation to Satipatthana Vipassana Practice
Practicing Detachment: A short introduction to the Alexander Technique for Buddhist Practitioner
A "Sitffnecked People"
Here and Now! - Aldous Huxley, Consciousness and the Alexander Technique
Nirvana in Your Neck
Mind-Body Unity - A Practical Approach
F. M. Alexander and Rudolph Steiner
“Strengthen Ye the Weak Hands”

Other Articles and Websites

Alexander Technique and Spiritual Developmen
Friends of the Alexander Technique - Resources for AT students and teachers
Alexander -Technik -Blog - Alexander Technique essays and observations in German and English
Operating Instructions for Human Beings
Mindful Eating and the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique and Poker
Narcissus and Alexander
Asthma - A Breath of Fresh Air
Bodymapping
Habits: Friends or Foes?
What we can learn from Tiger Woods
Feeling, Seeing, and Effective Self-Improvement
IT and Us - The Segway and Human Balance
A Different Approach to Fitness
Skill and Success - The Careers of Nellie Bly and F. Matthias Alexander
Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique
Beyond Ergonomics
The New Physical Education
Cranio-sacral Therapy and the Alexander Technique
Massage therapy and the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique and Massage Therapy
How the Alexander Technique can help the Computer User
Mastering the Science of Kinesthetic Awareness
The Alexander Technique and Diabetes
The Alexander Technique as a Foundation for Spiritual Practice
The Alexander Technique and Focusing
Combining Focusing and the Alexander Technique
Learning and the Alexander Technique
Eyesight and the Alexander Technique
Flexibility and the Alexander Technique
Flexibility in Five Minutes a Day
The Alexander Technique and Eyesight
Tomatis Method (auditory re-education) and the Alexander Technique
Self Care and the Alexander Technique
How to do things Better
Life is not an Emergency - The Alexander Technique and Stress
Alexander Technique and Psychological Growth
Body Wisdom, Coaching and the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique and Health Labels
Technology and Us
Your No-Nonsense Guide to the Alexander Technique
An Interpretation of the Alexander Technique
John Dewey and the F. Matthias Alexander Homepage
F. Matthias Alexander Archives
Physical Therapy and the Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique articles published by Suite101.com - Articles on a variety of themes, all with an Alexander Technique flavor
Articles published by Alexander Technique International - Includes articles in English, French, Dutch, Swedish and Spanish
Articles published by the Interactive Teaching Method Association
Articles about the Alexander Technique published by Direction Journal
Alexander Technique Online - New articles added quarterly
Syd's Body Language Blog - Blog by Sydney Harris, Alexander Teacher
"The Long-Distance Client" - Two-part story published in the New Yorker Magazine featuring a teacher of the Technique and his student.

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