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2021
- Apr 1, 2021 The interpersonal element
- Mar 1, 2021 These challenging times
- Feb 1, 2021 Rediscovering the hip
- Jan 1, 2021 Tuning up
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2020
- Oct 30, 2020 Staying COVID safe in face-to-face Alexander Technique lesosns
- Apr 1, 2020 Alexander Technique during lockdown
- Mar 30, 2020 Online Alexander Technique sessions
- Mar 1, 2020 Remembering to use Alexander Technique while working and playing
- Feb 1, 2020 Physical and mental freedom
- Jan 1, 2020 Driving directions
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2019
- Jun 1, 2019 Alexander Technique in print
- May 15, 2019 Podcast interview - talking about Alexander Technique and piano
- May 1, 2019 Is it OK to play piano with pain?
- Apr 1, 2019 Rolling at the hip joints and spiraling round the spine
- Mar 1, 2019 I don’t have time to use Alexander Technique right now.
- Feb 1, 2019 Video: Learning from a tensegrity toy.
- Jan 1, 2019 Health Funds and the Evidence for Alexander Technique
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2018
- Dec 1, 2018 Self-Awareness and Remembering to Remember
- Nov 1, 2018 Flow, Distraction and Integration in Thought
- Oct 1, 2018 Alexander Technique Thinking: Inhibition and Direction
- Sep 1, 2018 Fundamental steps in Alexander Technique: ABC
- Aug 1, 2018 What is Alexander Technique? Video
- Jul 1, 2018 Embodied Training for Instrumental Technique
- Jun 9, 2018 Semi-supine practice guide
- Jun 1, 2018 Positive posture at the piano
- May 22, 2018 Considerations in position of the piano stool
- May 1, 2018 From pain to proficiency playing piano
- Apr 24, 2018 Clinical Research going into detail on how Alexander Technique works
- Apr 1, 2018 A pianist in pain - a revolution through Alexander Technique
- Mar 1, 2018 Constructive thinking in performance
- Feb 16, 2018 Open letter to the minister of health
- Feb 1, 2018 Mindfulness, Zen Meditation and Alexander Technique
- Jan 1, 2018 I’m finding that I’m wrong all the time
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2017
- Dec 1, 2017 The core of Alexander Technique: Primary Control
- Nov 1, 2017 Alexander Technique and RSI
- Oct 1, 2017 Checking in
- Sep 1, 2017 Thinking Hard vs. Thinking Easy
- Aug 1, 2017 Getting Perspective
- Jul 1, 2017 Accumulation of small change
- Jun 1, 2017 When does 'good enough' happen?
- May 1, 2017 Sleep Well
- Apr 1, 2017 The disappearing self
- Mar 1, 2017 Phases of Alexander Technique
- Feb 1, 2017 Lesson frequency
- Jan 1, 2017 Alexander Technique in skiing
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2016
- Dec 1, 2016 Making 'Positive Thinking' Positive
- Nov 1, 2016 Attitudes to exercise
- Oct 1, 2016 Hierarchy in Alexander Technique
- Sep 1, 2016 Buoyancy and Opposition
- Aug 1, 2016 Stop trying to be musical
- Jul 1, 2016 Removing interference
- Jun 1, 2016 Three Pillars of Practice
- May 1, 2016 Losing the keys and finding yourself
- Apr 1, 2016 Reflections on ten years in practice
- Mar 1, 2016 Am I doing it right?
- Feb 1, 2016 Alexander Technique and Taubman Piano Technique
- Jan 1, 2016 Practice with Eyes Open
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2015
- Dec 1, 2015 Sitting on the knife’s edge: the uncomfortable comfort.
- Nov 9, 2015 How does Alexander Technique reduce chronic neck pain?
- Nov 7, 2015 A consideration of the clinical trail on chronic neck pain and Alexander Technique.
- Nov 5, 2015 News Flash: New clinical trial supporting Alexander Technique’s effectiveness in reducing chronic neck pain is published.
- Nov 1, 2015 Automation of Alexander Technique
- Oct 1, 2015 Washing the rice bowl.
- Sep 1, 2015 Returning to Nature
- Aug 1, 2015 The Lack of an App.
- Jun 1, 2015 Consciousness and The Zone
- May 1, 2015 Fix the problem or practice the solution.
- Apr 1, 2015 Judgement: The Good, The Bad and The Objective.
- Mar 1, 2015 Constructive thinking in performance: fundamental principles of peak performance of any skill.
- Feb 1, 2015 Back to Basics - Again.
- Jan 1, 2015 An alternative approach to RSI resolution
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2014
- Dec 1, 2014 In Search of the Perfect Office Chair
- Nov 1, 2014 A Universal Principle of Learning and Training.
- Oct 1, 2014 Alexander Technique: Past Tense.
- Sep 1, 2014 The one prerequisite to learning Alexander Technique
- Aug 1, 2014 An Alexander Technique lesson from Jedi Master Yoda
- Jul 1, 2014 Injury, pain and medical applications of Alexander Technique
- Jul 1, 2014 The game of choice
- Jun 1, 2014 How to get time on your side ... or back!
- May 1, 2014 The goals that create Alexander Technique
- Apr 1, 2014 Alexander Technique and being “in the moment”.
- Mar 1, 2014 When knowing less, is more
- Feb 1, 2014 Not Enough Time!
- Jan 1, 2014 Alexander Technique in conversation
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2013
- Dec 1, 2013 Improving posture with Alexander Technique
- Nov 1, 2013 Alexander Technique and Osteopathy
- Oct 1, 2013 Alexander Technique on your own: Beyond the lesson
- Sep 1, 2013 Reviving Motivation
- Aug 1, 2013 Alexander Technique and other healthcare professionals
- Jun 1, 2013 Principles of The Technique
- May 1, 2013 Celebrities who have used Alexander Technique.
- Apr 1, 2013 Alexander Technique for Pain Relief
- Mar 1, 2013 Who is Alexander Technique for?
- Feb 1, 2013 What Alexander Technique isn’t
- Jan 1, 2013 The relevance of AT to rehabilitation following spinal injury: Technical, practical and ethical considerations of the teacher
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2012
- Dec 1, 2012 Philosophy of Teaching
- Oct 1, 2012 In the moment of performance
- Sep 1, 2012 An improvising pianist’s endorsement of Alexander Technique
- Sep 1, 2012 Why I Practice Alexander Technique
- Aug 1, 2012 What happens in an Alexander Technique Lesson?
- Jul 1, 2012 Guide to Semi-supine practice
When we practice Alexander Technique, we are being mindful. Since ‘mindful’ means different things to different people, it is worth considering just what kind of attention Alexander Technique is calling for. There is a parallel with some streams of mediation practice. Learning from Zen traditions, we can use FM Alexander’s principles to refine a healthy mindful attitude.