by Mari Hodges | May 21, 2021 | Articles, English, Posts English
I just realized I never published this article on the website! Here’s an article I’ve had published in Cadenza, which is a magazine for music educators, on the benefits of the Alexander Technique for musicians! Click on the article images below to read the...
by Mari Hodges | May 14, 2019 | Articles, English, Posts English
The June 2019 issue on chronic pain says the Alexander Technique “can help reduce pain and make movement easier.” ← Alexander Technique and the art of vacuuming Discover ease in gardening...
by Mari Hodges | Oct 22, 2017 | Articles, English, Posts English
Have you ever had to play an instrument or do another activity with an aching back or tense shoulders? All the musicians who came to the Alexander Technique for Strings Players the other day either had some kind of pain or injury, or had had the experience of playing...
by Mari Hodges | Oct 8, 2017 | Articles, English, Posts English
I have a tic. I don’t do it so often anymore, but since I was a kid I’ve picked at my cuticles. It comes back occasionally when I’m nervous. This kind of behavior begins as an option on the menu of motor options in the part of the brain known as the basal ganglia. The...
by Mari Hodges | Oct 5, 2017 | Articles, English, Posts English
For me, the greatest part of traveling is getting to see friends and family and build new friendships. Once I get where I’m going it’s great, but the getting there part sometimes isn’t so fun. Have you had to travel for a really long time in a car, plane, train or bus...
by Mari Hodges | Sep 24, 2017 | Articles, English, Posts English
The other day I drove to Helena, MT, in the rain and snow for some DiscoverEase in Movement classes I was teaching. I passed a lot of trucks spitting up more water onto my windshield along the way, and it was snowing as I approached MacDonald Pass, at 6,300 ft. The...
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