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.

Activate You: Activation Space by Jennifer Mackerras, a teacher in Bristol, UK, is a weekly exploration of how the Technique can apply to every area of our lives.

Body Intelligence by Imogen Ragone, a teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, explores Alexander Technique ideas as they apply to our daily lives.

Bill Plake Music by Bill Plake, a teacher in Los Angeles, provides thoughtful Alexander Technique insights, with an emphasis on issues facing musicians.

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.

Balance & Harmony Alexander Technique Blog, by Jennifer Roig-Francolí in Ohio, is a simple place for exploring mind-body integrity with an open mind and loving heart, frequently updated with ideas to inspire your daily practice.

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.

Way Opens Center by Amy Ward Brimmer, a teacher in Newtown, PA contains posts exploring the benefits of the Alexander technique and the process of teaching and learning it, as well as related discoveries and studio events.

Embodied Thoughts by Paul Marsh, a teacher in Scotland, includes a mix of personal reflections and how-to articles on applying the technique to different aspects of life.

Forward and Up! by Ellen Stafford in Pittsburgh explores concepts, quotes and current events from the world of the Alexander Technique in bite-size, easy-to-digest segments.

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.

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

The Posture Police Blotter by Lindsay Newitter, a teacher in New York City, is blowing the whistle on what good posture really is while employing humor, insight, and a hint of the absurd to examine topics, articles, videos, as well as images she captures around the city.

Synergistic Movement – A Realistic Target, by Lutz Golbs, a teacher in Sydney, Australia examines a variety of applications for the Alexander Technique, and offers some insights about the concepts and methods developed by FM Alexander.

Thoughts on the Alexander Technique by Tanya Shoop, a teacher in South London & the City, UK, contains thoughts and practical ideas on the Alexander 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.

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

Alexander Technique Greenwich
, London by Thomas Bull, a teacher in London, with articles on the benefits of learning the Technique.

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.

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.

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

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