In this 66th edition, we release the first part of our conversation with Patrick Johnson, Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Victoria Door, and Rajal G. Cohen about their 2025 paper, “Pause, observe, intend.” This conversation explores the background to the study, key findings, and how mindfulness and the Alexander Technique may work as distinct but complementary approaches to stress.

Past II: In this 65th newsletter, we release the second part of our conversation with Rachelle Tsachor MA, ATI, AmSAT.  This conversation focusses on the research Rachelle has been involved with alongside Dr Tal Shafir into interconnections between movement and emotions.

Part I: In this 64th edition, Erica Donnison speaks with Rachelle Tsachor about the relationship between movement, emotion, LBMS, and the Alexander Technique, and how these approaches can inform teaching, observation, and emotional regulation.

In this 63rd newsletter, Erica Donnison speaks with AT teacher Rossella Buono about how she integrates Alexander Technique and smart yoga in her work. Rossella reflects on her training with David Moore, her path into AT, and how these two approaches can inform one another in practice, alongside broader questions of how AT principles may be understood and applied across related disciplines.

In this episode, ASO speaks with Federico Pendenza, PhD, researcher and educator at the University of York, about his recent study exploring how the Alexander Technique is understood by students in UK higher education music settings.

In this episode, ASO team members Erica Donnison and Dr Anikó Ball return to a key theme from their earlier conversation on the Alexander Technique applied to dentistry.

In this episode, Dr Anikó Ball, dentist and Alexander Technique teacher, discusses the Alexander Technique applied to dentistry. The conversation explores common physical challenges in dental practice, the importance of working with the whole dental team to support sustainable change, and how Alexander Technique principles can help practitioners remain effective and comfortable over the long term. Anikó also reflects on past research and introduces a new project she is about to be involved with.