Some Good Questions

I love “good” questions that refresh my thinking, such as:
What timing? What direction does it go? What qualities does it have? What does sequence have to do with it?
What fits? What matches? What contrasts might reveal distinctions? What do the distinctions do, how do they function?
What functions are going on and how can I describe [...]

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Hands-On, A.T. Style Described

“AT talk seems to not mention what happens when teachers use their hands on people but talks a lot about changing thinking by using thinking. What happens to the teacher and the pupil with the hand contact?”
The answer is – many things. Putting hands-on is a performance art of demonstrated, factual intention being carried into [...]

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Personal Challenges

“how do people respond when confronted with challenges that are personally presented?”
When you think about it, no matter how much experience you have, there is always the next moment when you might discover something new, right?
The characteristics of discovery is partly what AT is about. How to recognize a discovery when it does emerge.
Mostly people [...]

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Questions Answered from answerbag

Is there any evidence–scientific, not anecdotal–that the Alexander Technique works for people experiencing back pain?
Check out some of the references on Wikipedia.org in the Alexander Technique article there. See also the Society of Alexander Technique Teachers website, where this research is collected that is being done or has been done. http://www.stat.org.uk/pages/research.htm
The short answer is not [...]

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