Teacher Blogs

Below you will find a selection of blogs maintained by Alexander Technique Teachers.  These provide powerful insights into the thinking and experimenting process developed by F. Matthias Alexander, and to some very exciting new developments.

Alexander Technique – Learning Effortlessness by Franis Engel, a teacher in Hawaii, features articles and posts that reflect cutting-edge AT ideas, many influenced by the late Marjorie Barstow.

Posture Release Imagery by John Appleton, a teacher in Springfield Missouri, puts forward some fascinating new self-help ideas based on imagery – sometimes a taboo subject in the AT teaching world.  Requires some patience at first, but many have found his ideas to be very helpful.

The Dodman Blog by Nicholas Brockbank, a teacher in West Sussex, England, contains many useful perspectives on the Alexander Technique.

Alexander Technique by Jeremy Chance, a long-time teacher and training course director in Kyoto, Japan, contains a great many observations and insights about the Technique.

Spiral Monkeys by Padmini Menon, a teacher in India, includes reflections on the Technique, on being a new teacher in a new environment, on responses from pupils trying to make sense of unfamiliar ideas and experiences.

Mornum Time – For Teachers and Students of the Alexander Technique by Jerry Sontag, a teacher and training course director in Berkeley, California, is a forum to discuss questions about teaching and learning.

Noel’s Blog by Noel Kingsley, a London teacher of the Alexander Technique, contains his reflections and observations about the Technique.

Tara Sullivan – The Alexander Technique by an Auckland, New Zealand teacher, contains her interesting “thoughts, musings and observations” about the Technique.

Applied Alexander® Blog by Dana Ben-Yehuda, a teacher in Mountain View, California, offers stories and observations about the Technique.

Placelore by Ted McNamara, a teacher in England, has a lot of very interesting material, including pieces about Margaret Goldie, one of the first teachers trained by Alexander.

Riding Between Heaven and Earth by Debra Crampton, a New York City teacher of the Technique, contains a large collection of Alexander-related posts about horseback riding and other topics.  Debra was strongly influenced by the late Marjorie Barstow.

Habit & Choice by Beret Arcaya, a New York City teacher of the Technique, shares insights and observations from her 30 years of teaching the Alexander Technique.

Balance Arts Center Blog by Ann Rodiger, a New York City teacher of the Technique, presents weekly posts exploring all aspects of the Alexander Technique.

Alexander Technique by Mark Josefsberg, a New York City teacher, contains a wide variety of of posts on the Alexander Technique.

Alexander Technique by Penny O’Connor, a teacher in central London, contains her doings and musings.

The Alexander Way, by Jamee Culbertson a teacher in Concord, Massachusetts, contains students’ experiences with the Technique and a growing number of Alexander Technique related videos.

ActiveStillness, a blog by Jeanne Barrett, a teacher in Seattle, Washington, contains material about applying the Alexander Technique to injury recovery, based on personal experience.

AlexanderPlus, A blog exploring the benefits of Alexander Technique lessons, from Manchester UK.

The Back Magician, by Philip Pawley, a teacher in Liverpool, England, features the development of a new alternative to the classical Alexander directions.

Jeff Hall’s Alexander Technique Blog is Jeff’s personal insights into the meaning of the Technique and how we can make use of it.  Jeff is a British teacher.

You can locate a teacher of the Alexander Technique anywhere in the world here.

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