AT Promotion at a Worksafe Expo
Hobart November 2022by Craig Penney On Thursday the 3rd November 2022 Penny McDonald, Craig Penney and Leo Canales represented the Alexander Technique by having exhibition booths at the Safe Bodies, Safe Minds Expo held at the MyState Bank Arena in Hobart Tasmania. Penny and Leo are on the mailing list for Business Tasmania, this is…
Designing a classroom for the 21st century
Publication: The Irish TimesDate: 26th November 2019Author: Sylvia Thompson Alexander Technique teacher Richard Brennan states school chairs are more damaging to children than heavy school bags. Click here to read the article in full:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/how-simple-classroom-design-changes-can-boost-children-s-learning-1.4082744
Posture, ergonomics and wellbeing
Article in the Australian Dental Association’s (ADA) monthly ‘Bulletin’ magazine, featuring AUSTAT member, Aniko Ball. When it comes to the importance of physical wellbeing in dentistry, it appears there’s both good news and bad news on the contemporary report card. According to a variety of international studies, like the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dentists…
Teaching the Alexander Technique to young musicians
Roy describes a day in which he taught the Alexander Technique to a group of musicians at a sixth form. He explains the benefits of learning the skills employed in the technique, in order to stand, sit and hold an instrument with minimal effort and also the mental benefits. Publication: The Villager and Town LifeDate:…
The Advocate – Jan 20, 2019
Alexander Technique teachers celebrate the legacy of F.M. Alexander One hundred and fifty years after a North-West man with convict heritage was born, the effects of his invention live on all over the world. The work of Frederick Matthias Alexander, inventor of the Alexander Technique, was celebrated in his home town of Wynyard this weekend.…