20 Aug Mindfulness vs Forcefulness
The Alexander Technique is often compared to meditation and other activities that involve ongoing self-observation, or ‘mindfulness’. In fact the Technique can be described as a type of mindfulness in activity....
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20 May Two Great Puzzles (2)
My first blog on this topic looked at the first puzzle people face when attempting to improve posture and coordination – often the cause of difficulties are hidden from awareness. This is simply due to the power of habit…...
20 May Smooth walking, Robots and Central Pattern Generators
If a person’s movement is too regular and rigid, this is generally an indication of some kind of problem, but of course if it is too irregular or loose, this also is a problem (1)....
20 Mar Two Great Puzzles (1)
People generally come to the Alexander technique with a wish to improve the way they function: either to relieve some difficulty or discomfort in action, to rehabilitate from injury, or to improve performance in an activity they love to do and want to master. In the way of this wish are two great puzzles to be solved...
20 Dec The Illusions of ‘Core-Stability’ (2)
In my earlier post on core-stability, I pointed to research questioning the relationship between abdominal bracing and reduced lower back pain (1). Now, another article published in the same forum (BodyInMind) has further questioned the sensibleness of this way of addressing low back pain....
20 Nov The Illusions of ‘Core-Stability’ (1)
There is a very wide-spread belief in the importance and healing properties of “core stability”. It is a view that I have often heard in connection with Physiotherapy, Yoga, Pilates and gym training… all suggesting that a deliberate training of ‘core musculature’ is an essential element in good posture and relief of back-pain....