by Tommy Thompson
Moving from the Still Point of Support
An Interpretation of the Alexander Technique (also available for download in PDF format)
A talk given at the 6th International Congress of the Alexander Technique in Freiburg, Germany in 1999 on the day of the eclipse of the sun by the moon, as Tommy explores what happens when you make changes in the primary source, (i.e., attentional recognition) versus making changes in what is reflected in the body (i.e. kinesthetic recognition)
(also available for download in PDF format)
Keynote address delivered at the 2000 ATI Annual General Meeting at Spanish Point, Ireland (also available for download in PDF format)
The Teaching of Frank Pierce Jones: A Personal Memoir (also available for download in PDF format)
Frank Pierce Jones’s Views on the Alexander Technique
The moral and humanistic implications of the Alexander Technique (also available for download in PDF format)
Instructions given at the beginning of each class to the actors in the Advanced Institute for Theater Training at The American Repertory Theater about how they might look at preparing to ready themselves for class.
Making Peace with Yourself is the Ultimate Use of the Self
Excerpt from ATI’s Exchange Journal Fall 2010 (PDF file)
Other articles of interest
Integrating Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients
Artistic Discipline Meets Modern Technology to Enhance Surgical Proficiency
A century-old posture improvement technique developed by Shakespearian actor F.M. Alexander to correct his chronic laryngitis appears to enhance the posture and proficiency of surgeons who perform minimally invasive procedures.
This is the conclusion of new research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center presented Oct. 2 at this year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics in San Francisco Read more…
British Medical Journey Back Pain Study
Read about how the Alexander Technique can effectively prevent back pain based on a recent British Medical Journal Study.
Download an article about the Alexander Technique by the Harvard Medical School in their Harvard Women’s Health Watch publication Volume 16 Number 4 | December 2008 (See page 7).
