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Articles related to "F Matthias Alexander"
F.M. - The Life of Frederick Matthias Alexander, Founder of the Alexander Technique This new biography of F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique is well worth reading by anyone interested in the man, and the development of his ideas. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Pilates, Alexander and the Health of the Human Race - Part 1 Joseph Pilates and F. Matthias Alexander were pioneers in thinking about how the human body functions. They had a similar view of what had gone wrong with modern man's health. pilates • pilates method • alexander technique • joseph pilates • f. matthias alexander
Skill and Success - The Careers of Nellie Bly and F. Matthias Alexander
The lives of Nellie Bly and F. Matthias Alexander illustrate how a single individual can make a huge difference in the lives of many others. nellie bly • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility
The Differences in Pilates’ and Alexander’s Approaches to Self- Improvement: Part I Joseph Pilates and F. Matthias Alexander had similar views of what had gone wrong with the overall health of modern man and, generally, what needed to be done to improve it. Both men strongly and sincerely believed that if their ideas were universally adopted, many of the problems they had identified would be solved. alexander • pilates • joseph pilates • f.matthias alexander • pilates approaches
“Let There be Light”
What can we learn from God's choice of words as He commands the creation of the earth? This article explores this question, with a special emphasis on posture improvement. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
“Strengthen Ye the Weak Hands”
The connection between hands and healing, which many of us today take for granted, has not always been well understood or utilized. Some aspects of their relationship are explored in this article. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
A "Stiffnecked People" God railed against the "stiffnecked people" when they built a built a golden calf and began worshiping it. Why did He choose this particular phrase? alexander technique • the alexander technique • stiffnecked • stiffnecked people • posture
A Different Approach to Fitness
Recent trends in fitness may have created some new problems of their own. This article explains why. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Aging Well with the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique can make a huge difference in the lives of older adults. This article explains how. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Backpacks and School Furniture - Threats to Our Children's Wellbeing
By neglecting the effects of heavy backpacks and poorly-designed school furniture, we may be harming our children's health. backpacks • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility
Backpacks, Kids, and Us
Overloaded backpacks, in combination with poorly designed school furniture, are putting are kids' health at risk. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Be Here Now!
You only truly live in the present moment. And the Alexander Technique one of the best ways to truly appreciate this fact. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Children's Posture
Most posture-related ailments suffered by adults can be traced back to harmful habits developed during childhood. The challenge is how to effectively help children to release those habits. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Common Misconceptions about the Alexander Technqiue People who have heard about the Alexander Technique sometimes have serious misconceptions about what it is. This article explores several of the most common of these. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Dewey and Me
John Dewey is not exactly a household name although he had an enormous influence on American education. He also had a profound understanding of the importance of F. M. Alexander's discoveries, and of the Alexander Technique. john dewey • pragmatism • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture
Fear of Falling - How the Alexander Technique can Help
The risk of falling is a serious issue for many older people. The Alexander Technique can often lessen that risk. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Feeling, Seeing and Effective Self-Improvement
This article explores the dangers of relying in an uncritical way on our feelings when we decide to make changes in our lives. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Feeling, Seeing, and Right Political Action
The danger of relying on our feelings to make political decisions is explored in this article. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Fitness Without the Flaws
Are there ways to achieve physical fitness without the dangers inherent in many of today's fitness programs? Somatic, or movement-oriented, methods can provide a major part of the answer through their emphasis on the quality of how we use or bodies. alexander technique • the alexander technique • feldendrais • posture • flexibility
Flexibility in Five Minutes a Day
If you'd like to become more flexibile, the simple, efficient and effective method described in this article might just do the trick! flexibility • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility
Get Out of (Your Own!) Way
Our exercises and fitness programs can actually make things worse for us when we fail to address our harmful habits of posture and movement. The insights of the Alexander Technique can help us avoid that trap. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Habits: Friends or Foes?
Habits are essential to the smooth running of our lives. But harmful habits can cause us no end of misery. How do we identify these harmful habits - and how can we learn to let them go? alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Horse Sense and Sensibility
How much do we really know about what's going on in animals' minds? How much do they understand us? The Alexander Technique provides a fascinating framework within which to explore this question. horseback riding • riding • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture
How Children Develop Harmful Posture and Movement Habits
Ways in which we acquire harmful habits of posture and movement are explored. john dewey • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility
Improve Your Posture by Doing Less
We tend to think that posture improvement requires us to work harder. In fact, nothing could be farther from the truth. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
IT and Us - The Segway and Human Balance
The Segway is an impressive device that may revolutionize the way we travel about. But it also reminds us that our own structure is even more impressive. segway • ginger • dean kamen • kamen • alexander technique
Know Thyself - Habits, Self-Knowledge and our Future
Today we have more information, tools and power at our disposal than ever before in human history. Why are we so often unable to use these advantages in ways that benefit the human race? john dewey • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility
Learning How to Stop
When things aren't going well in our lives, we often feel the need to change something. But how can we be sure the change we have in mind will be useful? That it won't make matters worse? This article suggests an entirely different strategy for dealing with problems. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Learning the Alexander Technique Without a Teacher Some practical suggestions for anyone wanting to benefit from the discoveries of F. Matthias Alexander without the help of a trained teacher. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Mind-Body Unity: A Practical Approach Mind-Body unity has become somewhat of a cliche in recent years. The Alexander Technique is, among other things, a practical and time tested method of discovering this unity in yourself. alexander technique • the alexander technique • john dewey • posture • flexibility
Nirvana in your Neck
Learning how to release harmful tension in your neck can have far-reaching consequences, both physical and mental. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Posture Miseducation in our Schools
The posture advice given to our kids in school is almost always useless - sometimes even harmful. And this advice is inflicted upon them as they are forced to use desks and chairs practically guaranteed to harm their posture! alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Technology and Us
It has become common to talk about the best use of technology. But how about the best use of the human beings who must work with that technology? alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
The Alexander Technique - A Resource for Reversing Back Pain and Continued Self-Care
A Physical Therapist and teacher of the Alexander Technique gives some advice for backpain sufferers. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
The Alexander Technique - A Unique Perspective on Fitness
There are a great many methods designed to improve our physical functioning. This article illustrates some of the unique, and powerful, qualities of the Alexander Technique. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
The Alexander Technique - Taking the Pressure off Your Body
There's a growing understanding of the importance of good posture, but very little understanding of how to achieve it. The Alexander Technique is a time-tested method of teaching ways to restore our natural balance, flexibility and ease of movement. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
The Alexander Technique and Focusing
A teacher trained in both methods explains how they can complement each other in helping clients shed unwanted habits. focusing • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility
The Alexander Technique and Sports Performance
Boston Alexander Technique teacher Adam Bailey explains how the Technique can help improve your athletic performance skills and reduce the risk of injury. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
The Alexander Technique and Tai Chi Some parallels between the principles of Tai Chi and the Alexander Technique are explored. If you are a Tai Chi practitioner, this article could be very helpful for you. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
The Alexander Technique and the Tomatis Method the Alexander Technique and the Tomatis Method are recognized as having an extraordinarily wide range of beneficial effects - physical, mental and even spiritual - which extend well beyond the original motivation of their developers. alfred tomatis • tomatis • tomatis method • alexander technique • the alexander technique
The Missing Ingredient in Education
We all know people who keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Is there a way our schools can give students the tools they need to say "no" to harmful choices? John Dewey, the American educational reformer, believed the work of F. Matthias Alexander offered a practical answer. alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
The New Physical Education The New Pysical Education movement makes some important changes for the better. Unfortunately, it still largely ignores the whole question of movement quality. physical education • pe • alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture
The Pitfalls of High Heels
Wearing high heels can cause all sorts of problems with your balance and coordination, not to mention pain and discomfort. Here are the reasons for this, and some practical alternatives alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness
Yoga, Posture and the Alexander Technique
"This is a story of how I found a Yoga study guide to compliment my learning of the Alexander Technique." - Mary Albro alexander technique • the alexander technique • posture • flexibility • fitness |
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