Thanks for the link. Lots of good information, which I look forward to reading through.
Ironically, Robert Rickover, who wrote the page about the Technique and PT and provided the links, never had proper Alexander training. He's a good talker and writer, but I cannot recommend lessons with him or anyone from the "Barlow" institute. Marjorie Barlow studied with F. M. Alexander at the beginning, before F.M. figured out what his technique was to become in its final form. Therefore, she and the many teachers she trained only got as far as "move your head up." Usually their students just overextend their necks and end up in YOUR office. LOL.
I do know that Debbie Caplan and Galen Crantz, also mentioned on the page, are certified teachers. Galen was a buddy of mine for a short time before she went off to Alexander school in NY. She was professor or architecture at UC Berkeley. When invited to a dinner soire at her house, I almost keeled over at the sight of a huge Chairman Mao poster that covered her dining room wall. Indigestion!
LOL, beleive it or not, there's a lot of us around. I even have PT friends in, gasp...southern California who are who are conservative, and own their own practices.
Here in the commie pinko Seattle area,
(say no more....ugh!)
all of my fellow Alexander teachers are pinko commies. The best local AT practitioner had moveon.org stuff knee deep in her waiting room for months, which only proves that Alexander doesn't correct every maladaptive position.
Ha! I'll say. From a professional standpoint, and I'm sure you'd agree, that doesn't say much for their, oh..."professionality" does it? Not to mention offensive to prospective clients.
FYI, there's a nifty little book on alexander and pilates I bought at amazon UK by an alexander teacher who learned to teach pilates and a pilates instructor who completed the required three-years to become a certified AT teacher.
At your leisure, freepmail the title. I might want to check it out.
she and the many teachers she trained only got as far as "move your head up." Usually their students just overextend their necks and end up in YOUR office. LOL.
(hate it when that happens, lol)
Galen was a buddy of mine for a short time before she went off to Alexander school in NY. She was professor or architecture at UC Berkeley. When invited to a dinner soire at her house, I almost keeled over at the sight of a huge Chairman Mao poster that covered her dining room wall. Indigestion!
Hmmmm...UC Berkeley, Mao....not surprising. Bet it was a struggle to keep your meal down, ugh!