The Alexander technique was defined by its creator, Frederick Matthias Alexander, as “education in the widest sense of the word, in that it deals with the control of human reaction” ( Alexander, 1946/2000 , p. 28), enabling self-directed behavioral change. It is an educational self-development self
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Charlotte Woods, Lesley Glover, and Julia Woodman
Timothy W. Cacciatore, Patrick M. Johnson, and Rajal G. Cohen
Evidence is mounting that practicing the Alexander technique (AT) has a range of benefits. Clinical research suggests that it can help alleviate common musculoskeletal complaints such as chronic back, neck, and knee pain ( Little et al., 2008 ; MacPherson et al., 2015 ; Preece, Jones, Brown
David I. Anderson
, qi gong, hypnotherapy, Feldenkrais method, Alexander technique, Pilates, Rolfing structural integration, and Trager psychophysical integration. Many other practices are not listed. Practitioners and theorists have used the label “bodywork” to collectively refer to the approaches recognized by NCCIH
Richard Shusterman
methods of somatic practices (both ancient and modern) that are familiar to both professional movement educators and the general public, such as yoga, taiji quan, the Alexander technique, the Feldenkrais method, and bioenergetics. Rather than offering a particular set of specific principles and
David I. Anderson
of how movements are organized and learned and how maladaptive patterns of coordination can be changed (e.g., Cacciatore et al., 2020 ). The injury that prompted my move to pursue graduate study in the United States helps explain my interest in the Alexander technique. During my rehabilitation from
Wolf E. Mehling
.g., Feldenkrais [the Feldenkrais method], F.M. Alexander [the Alexander technique], Rosen [the Rosen method], Middendorf [Middendorf breath], and G. Alexander [eutony]; Alexander, 1983 ), breath therapies ( Mehling, 2001 ), mindful awareness in body-oriented therapy ( Price, Wells, Donovan, & Rue, 2012 ), dance
Shanelle Sorbello, Vu Quang Do, Anna Palagyi, and Lisa Keay
receiving orientation and mobility services for vision impairment from a community organization (Guide Dogs NSW/ACT). The study investigated whether lessons in the Alexander Technique can prevent falls in older people with low vision. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for this study are outlined in Table 1
Mohammad Reza Pourahmadi, Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani, Shapour Jaberzadeh, Javad Sarrafzadeh, Mohammad Ali Sanjari, Rasool Bagheri, and Morteza Taghipour
velocities, movement duration, and trunk flexion compared with flexed and neutral head-on-trunk orientations. Cacciatore et al 44 (2011), United States Fifteen Alexander Technique teachers (4 males and 11 females); age: 42.7 (9.1) y, height: 1.69 (0.08) m, and body mass: 74.5 (11.3) kg Falcon; markers were
Laura A. Prieto, Justin A. Haegele, and Luis Columna
exploration OR tap dance OR Latin dance OR folk dances OR dance intervention OR brain dance OR therapeutic dance program OR Laban OR Alexander Technique Disability children with disabilities OR disabled children OR disability OR disabilities OR disabled OR hearing impairments OR blindness OR visual impairment
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