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The Royal College of Music professor found a solution in Alexander Technique

by Jennifer Haven | Jun 6, 2024 | In the News

When did you notice the first symptoms? I started suffering when I went to music college, back in 1972. I must have been doing something really badly because I had headaches, neck pain and numbness in the left side of my face. I couldn’t play for more than 30 minutes...

How a Posture Coach Taught Me to Finally Stand Up Straight Like My Mother Told Me

by Jennifer Haven | Jun 6, 2024 | In the News

As Beyoncé says, “OK, ladies, now let’s get in formation!” (Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images) I was tall from a young age, which meant my boobs came up directly to my male classmates’ faces for most of junior high. Now, as a 5-foot-10 adult, I like my height, but sometime...

The Alexander Technique can help you (literally) unwind

by Jennifer Haven | Jun 6, 2024 | In the News

Eva Selhub MD, Contributing Editor (Follow me at @DrEvaSelhub) Posted November 23, 2015, 9:00 AM In the 1890s, a Shakespearean actor named Frederick Matthias Alexander set out to discover why he often lost his voice when he performed. (Imagine yourself as a...
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