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09/26/2026

A new publication showing how the Alexander Technique helps Parkinson’s Disease. Congratulations to the Poise Project!

Alexander Technique Awareness Week | Research Spotlight

How can the Alexander Technique support people living with Parkinson’s disease?

A newly published, peer-reviewed study from The Poise Project explores the benefits of Poised for Parkinson’s, an online Alexander Technique curriculum designed to address both motor and non-motor challenges.

The study reported encouraging results, including:
✨ Improvements in self-reported symptom management, particularly drooling, falls, posture, and gait.
✨ Improvements in objective measures of functional reach and proactive inhibitory control.
✨ Benefits that were observed at a six-month follow-up.

These preliminary findings highlight the potential of the Alexander Technique to support people living with Parkinson’s disease and their family care partners.

We’re excited to celebrate the growing body of Alexander Technique research and share its potential with a wider community!

09/23/2026

A new Alexander Technique class is starting in Carroll, Iowa.
Mondays at noon or 9:30 am. September 28 through October.
Come and learn more about how the Technique could help you.

Contact Judy for information.
[email protected]
712-292-2882

What if the Alexander Technique could change more than the way you move?

It can be a powerful tool for navigating stress, overwhelm, performance pressure, focus, and the constant demands of everyday life.

The goal isn’t simply to have better posture or release a tight shoulder. It’s about developing a different relationship with yourself—one that can give you more choice in how you respond when life gets demanding.

Less automatic reaction.
More conscious response.
More freedom to meet life as it comes.

09/17/2026

It's Stress-Awareness Thursday!

I've been down with a couple illnesses the last couple weeks and haven't been on top of social media. While catching up on email today, I found this.

This has been on my mind, and I recently wrote a blog about it: 3 things I've learned from the Alexander Technique.

1 I am entitled to take up your own space.
2 I can practice non-judgmental awareness.
3 I always have a choice.

To read more . . . https://www.repattern2learn.com/post/who-s-in-charge-of-you

Photo cred Gemma Williams

08/28/2026

How will you take care of you this weekend?
Here's a great option if you're local and making plans!

08/25/2026

It's habit Tuesday!

Productivity. It's important.

But sometimes I find my mind wandering as I struggle to begin the next task.

It's about that time when I decide to walk or rest for a few moments. Both of those pauses bring me into a more functional state and that I can accomplish much more.

The power of the P A U S E.

08/24/2026

What can you find to make it a great day?

Have a wonderful start to the week!

08/22/2026

This is amazing research! The Alexander Technique really does change life.

A new study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry explores how the Alexander Technique may support informal care partners of people living with Parkinson’s disease.

The study examined “Partnering With Poise,” a 10-week, Alexander Technique–based group course designed to give care partners practical tools for self-regulation, movement, and responding to the physical and emotional demands of caregiving.

The findings are encouraging. Participants showed significant improvements in executive function, balance, mobility, stress and burnout, fear, and self-efficacy for managing emotions—with several improvements remaining at the six-month follow-up. The course also had strong attendance and retention, and participants responded especially positively to the group format.

Importantly, this was a preliminary, single-arm study without a control group, so the authors emphasize that the findings should be interpreted with caution and that randomized controlled trials are needed. Still, the results suggest that Alexander Technique–based group work may offer meaningful tools for care partners navigating the ongoing physical and emotional challenges of caregiving.

Research like this helps expand our understanding of how the Alexander Technique can support people not only in how they move, but in how they respond, adapt, and navigate everyday life.

Read the full study named: “Partnering With Poise: A Preliminary Study of an Alexander Technique-Based Group Course for Informal Care Partners.”

08/20/2026

See what it's all about!
Free Alexander Technique intro session.
RePattern Studio 627 N. West Street Carroll, Iowa
Space is limited—grab a spot here. https://forms.gle/nag4v6DtKskysmfr5

Read more: https://www.repattern2learn.com/post/awareness-mechanics-process-thought

08/18/2026

From Rajal Cohen, scientist specializing in AT research

Does YOUR head-neck posture affect how you think?

In a paper just published, my students and I tested whether inducing a mild Forward Head Posture alters decision-making. We found that maintaining a subtle forward head displacement during a decision-making task led participants to discount future rewards significantly more than a neutral position, biasing them toward immediate gratification. Crucially, reaction times remained identical, indicating that Forward Head Posture specifically targeted the executive processes involved in impulse regulation and future-value calculation, triggering an immediate approach/action state.
This study offers compelling, peer-reviewed support for the hypothesis that the physical relationship of the head and spine is an active dimension of self-regulation.
Please check out the graphical abstract below, download the paper (free before Oct 7) at https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ndg2brwfUHAE, and let me know your thoughts and questions!

08/18/2026

It's Habit Tuesday!

Robert Poynton wrote a whole book about various ways to pause from taking a moment before entering a room to carving out dedicated time for rest and rejuvenation. One of my favorites is "count to 1". It's a small thing, but allows you to reset before entering a room, responding to a request or moving forward with the next part of a task.

It's the little things . . .