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Articles 

 

Inhibition in Action
Francesca Aldridge

Alexander Technique and Postural Tone
Research shows Alexander Technique changes postural behaviour

Inner Voice Plays Role in Self Control
by Malcolm Williamson
 

End of an Era:

Constructive Teaching Centre moves out of Lansdowne Road

With thanks to Alex and Joan Murray and Christina Wilton for providing background information, and to Annie Sayer and Noël Kingsley for the photographs.

 

Widening access to the Alexander Technique

report by Sue Fleming

 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Alexander Technique the next research project?

Annie Whitehead

 

ATEAM Trial

Randomized controlled trial of Alexander Technique lessons,
Exercise And Massage (ATEAM) for chronic and recurrent back pain.

 

ATEAM Trial & the Press

Links to the press reporting the ATEAM research

 

Alexander Teachers in Print
Piano Playing
An article about Nelly Ben-Or’s work applying the Alexander Technique to piano playing has appeared in Piano magazine.

Quakers

Teacher Jo Fisher and student Ruth Tod have each had an article published in the Friend, the Quaker weekly journal.

 

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Claire Quinn writes about
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease1 (CMT), also known as Hereditary Motor and  Sensory Neuropathy.

 

Celebrating Generosity
Dear Editor, I’m writing to celebrate and share something which happened in my practice recently.........

 

Erratum

In the January 2008 issue of Statnews an article was published about the activities of Friends of the Alexander Technique, Denmark. The article mentioned the training course which ran for some years in Aalborg. This section contained some errors in regard to the roles of some of the people involved.


We apologise for this inaccuracy; the facts should have been checked more thoroughly before submitting the article for publication.

Pia Sørensen

 

Alexander Technique on the Curriculum

Eileen Armstrong describes her work with adults with special needs

 

RSI Awareness Day

Claire Rennie reports on the 2008 RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) Conference and Awareness Day held at Friends Meeting House, London on Saturday 1st March.

 

On the Alexander Technique and Mindful Eating

Unconscious, automatic habits around food can have a negative effect on our health...... by Shirley Wade Linton

 

How I found the Alexander Technique at the Back Show

Hilary Saw tells how she discovered the Alexander Technique at a recent Back Show.

 

Friends of the Alexander Technique, Denmark

by Pia Sørensen

 

 

Educare Small School

A remarkable school in Kingston, Surrey where the Alexander Technique is a part of every day school life. Sue Merry is lucky enough to work there.

 

West Coast of Scotland - Holiday/Alexander Lesson Exchange

Claire Rennie writes about her experiences at a farm in Scotland.

 

Books

 

 

 

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