13/03/2026
AT Quote : A Still Point
"There's a 'still point' as Elliot would say, where, I don't say it's unaffected, but it's not pushed off its perch - you're able to keep something going whatever happens to you outwardly. And that's the secret of life really. You don't have any say in what happens to you, but you do have a say in how you react and that's what this work is all about - never mind good use and all that. That's what this work is about."
Marjory Barlow (1915-2006) was F.M. Alexander's niece. She trained with him from 1933 to 1936 and ran a training course with her husband (Wilfred) until 1982.
(Taken from Direction Magazine Vol 2, No 2 - “The Barlows” p22)
Alexander Technique in Ashfield, Sydney with Bradley Newman
Bradley Newman has been teaching Alexander Technique since 2000. He is also a professional pianist who recovered from RSI after studying AT.
22/02/2026
Alexander Technique Quote - Walking
"Then first thing in the morning when you wake up, don't leap out of bed otherwise it will be 11 o'clock before you even think about freeing your neck. Stay there for a while with the knees drawn up and give your orders. Then get out of bed slowly don't rush it. It's not good for you to go from lying on your back for hours and then to spring out of bed. Then you can work out the times in the day when it's easy for you to think about inhibiting and directing. I don't expect you to think about it all day long - nobody can. But if you link up thinking about inhibiting and directing, say, when you stop for a meal and you're not under any time pressure then you're on your way - you're off to a good start. Gradually you can expand your repertoire to other times during the day." [Marjory Barlow quoting Alexander.]
Marjory Barlow (1915-2006) was F.M. Alexander's niece. She trained with him from 1933 to 1936 and ran a training course with her husband (Wilfred) until 1982.
(Taken from "Alexander Technique: the Ground Rules", Part 1 p64)
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21/07/2025
Quotes 129 - One Important Thing
“FM said one very important thing in class. Never to do anything that lowers the standard of your manner of use. It is no good doing something that puts you wrong and then trying to put yourself right in the process. The thing to do is to stop and only to do what you can do without interfering.”
Walter Carrington (1915-2005) trained with F.M. Alexander from 1936 to 1939. He taught and ran a training course in London in Holland Park with his wife, Dilys.
(Taken from “A Time to Remember” - p39)
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