Blueprint for a Better Back

A recent cover story in Scientific American revealed how the brain creates habits and why they are so hard to break. In their article, researchers Ann Gaybriel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Kyle S. Smith (Dartmouth College) outline three stages to laying down a habit: Explore a new behavior Form a habit Imprint it into…

Here is an interesting short film about F. M. Alexander culled from footage available on YouTube, and information from Wikipedia. This video was posted to YouTube by Lisa Block.

The mind isn’t the only thing that can be thought to have intelligence. The body is an extremely subtle and adaptive collective of systems of communication and response. Sometimes we get down on ourselves about our bodies. Maybe we don’t like the way we look, or we have back pain or weak knees. Some things…

This was my first week back at Alexander school after three weeks of vacation. I am now a “2”! That is, I am now in my second term. It’s been wonderful to get back to it. I walked in on Monday and realized what a lovelygroup of people they all are, teachers and students both….

1. To mend, or repair. 2. To fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position. The theme of the week has been observation, with a specific focus on using the mirror. Throughout the week, we’ve all observed how stressful seeing oneself in the mirror can be. One finds oneself being drawn in by one’s…

Every day of the week at AT school we have a different teacher. Even though there is an overall theme of the week that each teacher explores, they do it in their own way, with their own emphasis and their own set of concerns. This means that every day the content and process of what…