E ven as you read this, you’re probably hurting yourself. And the posture fanatics who practice the Alexander Technique want you to do something about it. The technique preaches better living through ...

“S tand up straight.” I am 13 years old, patiently waiting for the organ to launch into “O Thou the Central Orb,” when I hear these words and feel two hands yanking back my cassocked shoulders.

From the moment we’re born, we’re reacting to our environment and creating habitual responses. These habits come in all flavors: physical, mental, emotional. And they often impede the movement of our ...

Performers always need to be conscious of their physical presence on stage. The Alexander Technique, developed in the 1890s by Australian actor Frederick Matthias Alexander, helps actors immerse ...

As a walking coach, I occasionally get snickers from those who learn that people pay me for walking lessons. But let's face it: there's a right way and wrong way to do everything, including walking.