Human-Computer Interaction

I’m currently writing a paper on the crossover between Alexander Technique and it’s elation to human-computer interaction, and even brain-computer interfaces. As a cognitive scientist (BSc. Hons) I’ve always wanted to bridge that gap. Vision, audition and consciousness are all under the microscope at the moment in Universities around the world, and as our world [...]

Improve your Dancing

I was pleased to see the BBC article “Good dancing may be a sign of male health” this week. Whilst I can’t profess to be a great dancer myself, I’d love to learn, and reckon it would be easier now I know how to apply Alexander Technique than when I was an awkward teenager. Dr [...]

Oprah Magazine recommends Alexander Technique

Just a short post, for those of you who follow Oprah, her mag has a short article that recommends Alexander Technique for back ache, here.

What’s it like?

I liked this video about people’s experiences of the Alexander Technique. I have to admit, often when I’m asked “what is the Alexander Technique”, the answer I give depends on the situation at hand, and the person asking the question. This video shows a sequence of people’s experiences, and starts with a quote from Mary [...]

Surgeons benefit

Yesterday it hit the news that American surgeons are benefiting  from learning the Alexander Technique, as reported in Urotoday. They reported that All of the subjects reported a subjective improvement in their overall posture following the AT training session. And that The subjects also demonstrated improved ergonomics and improved ability to complete the skill sets [...]

In Praise of Fellside

Nestled on the slopes of Kendal, gateway to the Lake District, lies Fellside, home of Cumbria Alexander Technique Training School. I trained there, and it holds very fond memories for me. Not just for the range of teachers, and the skill with which they teach Alexander Technique. The views are magnificent. Many a morning I’d [...]

Just for fun

I made this movie relating to F.M. Alexander, just for fun. If you ignore the fact it’s the basis for an advert for swedish TV licensing (I don’t have a TV myself so couldn’t comment) and ignore the nationality issue, you’ll find some of the wording very appropriate. You’ll need a proper internet connection and [...]

The 5 P’s of Alexander Technique

I spent some time thinking about this and came up with 5 P’s. Over the weekend I received a comment from Ever-Eloquent-Hawaii-Based-Franis (from the Big Island), who had looked at my website and noted the benefits of Alexander Technique. It was a real pleasure to read through but somehow didn’t show up as a comment [...]

Video of head / neck relationship

I’m always on the lookout for good videos showing the relationship of the head to the neck (you could say, the head to the spine). The video below was sent to me by my good friend Martin at dancewith.co.uk, who lists dance events in Manchester and the North of England. Many dancers use Alexander Technique [...]

Alexander Technique around Manchester and Cheshire

Brill! My new blog. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks filling my (very little) spare time building my new 6 Step Plan for discovering the Alexander Technique basics. My method involves really getting you into the learning process. So I’ve broken down some of the technical terms into easy-to-understand chunks. In other words – [...]