There is new research just out about the Alexander Technique and pain. Kinesiology Review, 2024,13, 548 – 557 c2024 Human Kinetics, Inc. KR Vol.13, No. 4, 2024 hhttps://dol.org/10.1123/kr.2024 – 0035 ‘Modern Pain Science and Alexander Technique: How Might Alexander Technique … Continue reading →
FM Alexander was famously against ‘exercise’. He would be appalled by today’s modern gym. In fact, he may be turning in his grave as I confess that I go to the gym regularly, and it does me good. But I … Continue reading →
The article in the FT Weekend, 27/04/24 by Helen Barrett, Going beyond anti-ageing, is so right to say that good posture is anti-ageing. A person with good posture, no matter what age, looks better, thinner and their clothes hang better. … Continue reading →
Yesterday while listening to the News at lunchtime on BBC Radio 4, I heard an interesting snippet. Some tech billionaire, probably in California, is spending 2 million dollars on looking young. And he is only in his 40s. This led … Continue reading →
New Video There is a new youtube video about the Alexander Technique and the science behind it, and it is only 2 minutes long! The video explains the science paper, ”Potential Mechanisms of the Alexander Technique: Toward a Comprehensive Neurophysiological … Continue reading →
The amount of pain we feel is affected by our emotional state. It has long been known that if we are depressed or anxious, pain levels escalate. Posture can also affect pain levels. Slumped, round shouldered, submissive postures can make … Continue reading →
I love Dr Michael Mosley, his television programs and now his Radio 4 Just One Thing. I have been catching up on some of the ones I’ve missed and came across Think Yourself Stronger, 17/10/21. You can actually make … Continue reading →
High Intensity Interval Training has been much in the news here in Britain since Dr Michael Mosley’s TV documentary over a year ago. I’ve seen the TV show, read the book,* I’m still waiting for the tee shirt. There is … Continue reading →
The majority of sports injuries, and many less dramatic aches and pains, are not injuries to the muscles, but to the connective tissue. Most sensory nerves which tell us we are in pain, are also in the connective tissue, not … Continue reading →
Tension, stress, we all know it’s bad for us. We are warned of the danger to our health if we don’t learn to relax. But it would seem it’s not so easy to ‘just relax’. Several new pupils have started … Continue reading →