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Why Do Actors STUDY ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

Sharon Jakubecy Klehm was interviewed for The Actor’s Summit last year. She has worked with many professional performers so they “nail” auditions, overcome Performance Anxiety, and perform with confidence. Watch this interview and see what an Alexander Technique session looks … Continue reading

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Couples Valentines session

Want a special and unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your loved one? Want to release tight muscles and open up your body to the one you love? Schedule a Couples Session in the Alexander Technique for Valentine’s Day … Continue reading

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Alexander Technique for Actors on Backstage

(Click on the photo to watch the video interview on BACKSTAGE) ‘Un-Getting Ready’ (This is an excerpt from the article ” Keeping Up with Alexander Technique” by Lisa Jo Sagolla.  For the entire article click here) Jakubecy teaches mainly performers … Continue reading

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Open & Emotionally Available Without Over-Exertion

An Acting Teacher’s Take on What the Alexander Technique Can Do For You (first posted on Backstage.com) There’s a reason the Alexander Technique is the only form of movement training that the Yale School of Drama requires its acting students … Continue reading

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LIVE Talk Radio Mind, Body, and the Effects of Texting

Is texting hurting you and your relationships? Got text neck? Stephanie Michele, host of Relatable, with me and Matt Formica discussed texting norms and the hidden harms of texting too much. Setting guidelines to mindfully decrease texts exchanges were emphasized … Continue reading

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Brazilian Singer uses Alexander to Calm Performance Anxiety

Carla Hassett, singer. musician, and Alexander Technique client, was just interviewed by Linda Wertheimer on NPR about Carmen Miranda, São Paulo, and the making of a far from traditional Brazilian album +Blue. Her CD Release Concert is happening July 10, … Continue reading

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Is Your Body Screaming “HELP MEEEEEEEE”?

Chronic ongoing pain is of course the most obvious sign.  But there are other not-so-subtle messages your body gives you when it needs more care and attention.   Anxiety Dislike of you own body Sleeplessness Exhaustion An Inability to Relax … Continue reading

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91% of Women Hate Their Bodies

My work in teaching Alexander Technique has given me deep insight into the attitudes that people have towards their bodies.   Throughout sessions, I ask my clients “What are you noticing in your body?”  Inevitably, EVERYONE, men and women, share some … Continue reading

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Fear & Stress Maintain Most Chronic Back Pain

I read an article last week published in Harvard Health Publications that caught my attention.  Recent studies have been fine that most chronic back pain is not associated with injury or disease, but more closely associated with our thoughts, emotions, … Continue reading

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You are Sitting Too Much and It’s Killing You

On average, most of us are sitting about 9.3 hours a day.  Unfortunately, sitting this much has many negative side effects.  I often tell my Alexander Technique clients that these bodies we live in are not built for sitting in … Continue reading

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