How does Alexander Technique work?
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kathyhulme
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
Marcus Rashford's posture.
In the picture below you can see how Marcus Rashford stands. I don't know if he's ever heard of Alexander Technique, but his stance in...
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kathyhulme
- May 13, 2020
- 1 min
Semi Supine Arm Exploration
If you suffer from stiff shoulders it can be useful to try out arm movements while lying in semi supine. Lying down means that your arm...
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kathyhulme
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Talking about sitting
Many of us have jobs that involve a lot of sittings, at a desk, or in meetings. And then in our leisure time we sit at the table, or on...
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kathyhulme
- Sep 4, 2019
- 1 min
So, you've had an Alexander Technique lesson...
Here are some reminders of points that I usually cover in a first Alexander Technique lesson and a reminder to lie down in semi-supine posit
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Kathy Hulme
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
Are six pack abs overrated?
I was discussing tennis with a new student who has been a tennis coach. I said that Roger Federer is held up by Alexander Technique...
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Kathy Hulme
- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min
Don't sit. Stand on your sitting bones.
This person is not sitting on her sitting bones. Her pelvis is tipped backwards and the natural curves of her back are pushed backwards...
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Kathy Hulme
- Sep 6, 2018
- 1 min
Force of Habit
This tree started life straight . It isn't a bent variety. It's a hawthorn growing on an exposed hillside on the South Downs. It has been...
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Kathy Hulme
- May 14, 2018
- 1 min
Why Are Group Workshops Great?
Alexander Technique is most commonly taught in 1:1 lessons. Lessons usually last 45 minutes, during which the teacher will use their...
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Kathy Hulme
- Oct 13, 2017
- 1 min
Superman and the Alexander Technique
Here is Christopher Reeves transforming nto Superman: It's a lovely example of 'non doing' - in order to become superman you can see him...
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Kathy Hulme
- Oct 10, 2017
- 2 min
Some adults who didn't lose their toddler poise.
For new students of the Alexander Technique the world can become a strange place. Everywhere they look they see distortion and tension,...
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Kathy Hulme
- Sep 15, 2017
- 2 min
The genius of toddlers. Part 2
A toddler demonstrates the difference between end-gaining and intent: One of Alexander's most perceptive discoveries is that our physical...
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Kathy Hulme
- Aug 25, 2017
- 2 min
The genius of toddlers. Part 1
When my pupils are struggling with the concept of restoring the relationship of the head, neck and back (or more simply the head and...
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Kathy Hulme
- Aug 18, 2017
- 3 min
How the Alexander Technique helped my hand/arm/wrist problems. Part 2: The solution.
If you read my previous blog post you will know that I have suffered a lot of hand, arm and wrist pain over the years and that eventually...
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Kathy Hulme
- Aug 18, 2017
- 2 min
How Alexander Technique helped my hand/wrist/arm problems. Part 1: The Problem
My wrist problems seemed to start in 2003 when I was spending a year studying music at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. Eager...
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Kathy Hulme
- Aug 11, 2017
- 2 min
How Alexander Technique helped my voice problems
For over 20 years I have been working in primary schools around London teaching classes of 30 children musicianship through singing. I...
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