More Ways to Explore the Alexander Technique

Learning about the Alexander Technique doesn't have to stop when your lesson ends. If you're the type who likes to read, listen, or watch a little more between sessions, here are a few resources I trust and recommend often.

If you enjoy podcasts, Body Learning is a wonderful place to start. It's entirely devoted to the Alexander Technique. The history, application, interviews, and everyday insight. Easy to fit into a commute or a walk. Body Learning: bodylearningcast.com — A podcast devoted to all aspects of the Alexander Technique.

If posture is on your mind, Ariel Weiss's TED talk is a great myth-buster. It challenges a lot of what we're taught about "standing up straight" and offers a more honest, more useful way to think about how we hold ourselves. Posture Myth-Busting (TED Talk by Ariel Weiss): youtube.com/watch?v=8LD0_2gKZZY — A short talk that challenges common posture myths.

And if you're someone who wants the science behind the experience, AlexanderTechnique.com's research page pulls together decades of medical and scientific studies on the Technique's effects — everything from back pain to breath support to balance. Medical & Scientific Research on the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com/research — A collection of studies and medical endorsements of the Technique.

Explore at your own pace. Each of these is a small window into a much bigger, much richer body of work.