Slouch and Still Have Good Posture!
Slouching isn't lazy! It's almost universally accepted that slouching is A BAD THING. Despite the fact that there is no evidence that...
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kathyhulme
Jan 122 min read
Expanding into Massage in 2024
I see massage and Alexander Technique as two distinct disciplines that can help and inform each other and though each requires a...
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kathyhulme
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Why do we hunch in the cold?
Instinctively, we turn our backs to the wind to protect the front of our bodies, especially our unwrapped faces, which are highly...
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kathyhulme
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Learning to Walk in Winter
30% of Over 65’s will have at least one fall every year! Winter brings hazards of snow, ice, and slippery pavements. These hazards can...
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kathyhulme
Sep 16, 20221 min read
How does Alexander Technique work?
New technologies have helped a group of Alexander Technique-teaching scientists to try to answer this question. They've created a video...
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kathyhulme
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Marcus Rashford's posture.
In the picture below you can see how Marcus Rashford stands. I don't know if he's ever heard of Alexander Technique, but his stance in...
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kathyhulme
May 13, 20201 min read
Semi Supine Arm Exploration
If you suffer from stiff shoulders it can be useful to try out arm movements while lying in semi supine. Lying down means that your arm...
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kathyhulme
May 4, 20201 min read
Talking about sitting
Many of us have jobs that involve a lot of sittings, at a desk, or in meetings. And then in our leisure time we sit at the table, or on...
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kathyhulme
Sep 4, 20191 min read
So, you've had an Alexander Technique lesson...
Here are some reminders of points that I usually cover in a first Alexander Technique lesson and a reminder to lie down in semi-supine posit
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Kathy Hulme
Dec 3, 20181 min read
Are six pack abs overrated?
I was discussing tennis with a new student who has been a tennis coach. I said that Roger Federer is held up by Alexander Technique...
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Kathy Hulme
Nov 19, 20182 min read
Don't sit. Stand on your sitting bones.
This person is not sitting on her sitting bones. Her pelvis is tipped backwards and the natural curves of her back are pushed backwards...
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Kathy Hulme
Sep 6, 20181 min read
Force of Habit
This tree started life straight . It isn't a bent variety. It's a hawthorn growing on an exposed hillside on the South Downs. It has been...
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Kathy Hulme
May 14, 20181 min read
Why Are Group Workshops Great?
Alexander Technique is most commonly taught in 1:1 lessons. Lessons usually last 45 minutes, during which the teacher will use their...
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Kathy Hulme
Oct 13, 20171 min read
Superman and the Alexander Technique
Here is Christopher Reeves transforming nto Superman: It's a lovely example of 'non doing' - in order to become superman you can see him...
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Kathy Hulme
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Some adults who didn't lose their toddler poise.
For new students of the Alexander Technique the world can become a strange place. Everywhere they look they see distortion and tension,...
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Kathy Hulme
Sep 15, 20172 min read
The genius of toddlers. Part 2
A toddler demonstrates the difference between end-gaining and intent: One of Alexander's most perceptive discoveries is that our physical...
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Kathy Hulme
Aug 25, 20172 min read
The genius of toddlers. Part 1
When my pupils are struggling with the concept of restoring the relationship of the head, neck and back (or more simply the head and...
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Kathy Hulme
Aug 18, 20173 min read
How the Alexander Technique helped my hand/arm/wrist problems. Part 2: The solution.
If you read my previous blog post you will know that I have suffered a lot of hand, arm and wrist pain over the years and that eventually...
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Kathy Hulme
Aug 18, 20172 min read
How Alexander Technique helped my hand/wrist/arm problems. Part 1: The Problem
My wrist problems seemed to start in 2003 when I was spending a year studying music at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. Eager...
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Kathy Hulme
Aug 11, 20172 min read
How Alexander Technique helped my voice problems
For over 20 years I have been working in primary schools around London teaching classes of 30 children musicianship through singing. I...
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