The Alexander Technique in Education

My primary AT teacher up to now has been Jessica Wolf. I actually came to her not because I wanted to study Alexander Technique, but because of my interest in the works she does with the breath, based on the breathing coordination work of Carl Stough. In today’s session at AT school our teacher was…

In his exploration of habitual patterns with which we use and misuse our bodies, F. M Alexander coined the term “end-gaining.” This is when we focus on an end result that we are trying to achieve at the expense of the manner in which we get there, which he terms the “means-whereby.” Alexander was an…

Radiolab is an excellent program produced for NPR that features lively and entertaining explorations of scientific and philosophical topics. In 2006, they aired a show about the mind/body connection, and included a fascinating segment on a man who suddenly and permanently lost his kinesthetic/proprioceptive sense. You can hear the entire fascinating program here: Radiolab: Where…