Thoughtful students of the Alexander Technique often have an ability to describe the Alexander learning process in ways that are particularly accessible to the general public. Their own experiences can provide useful guidance to other students. The blogs listed below are well worth investigating by anyone who is taking – or considering taking – Alexander Technique lessons.
The Work on my Self, by an anonymous student, is an account of Alexander Technique learning experiences, “…started as a personal journal to get a sense of perspective and try to pick out the most important things I’ve learned and avoid going round in crtcles.”
Forward and Up – Notes on the Alexander Technique, also by an anonymous student, contains an account of lessons over several years, and strategies for putting what’s been learned into practice.
Balance and Vitality, by Etta, provides a lesson-by-lesson account of Alexander Technique lessons in New York and Paris.
Human Posture by I. Selvaraj, an Indian student of the Alexander Technique, provides some interesting theories about our posture, and why it has deteriorated for many of us.
John A. Baron, an Alexander Technique teacher in the San Francisco Bay area, has created a blog devoted to personal stories by students of Alexander Technique.
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