Teaching the Alexander Technique in other cultures
‘Sticking to principle – Teaching Alexander in Ecuador’ by Glenna Batson; on teaching a group of artists in 1993 and 1994 in Ecuador and how a different culture challenged the author’s teaching to a new approach.[1]
‘Crossing hemispheres’ by Robin Gilmore contain reflections on teaching at the Kyoto Alexander Program, on language and culture differences which support or hinder the teaching of the Technique.[2]
‘An Alexander way of life’ by Tommy Thompson; on discovering the need to communicate the Technique differently in different cultures allows for discovering the essentials of the Technique which are beyond culture.[3]
‘Zweimal Frühstuck Bitte’ by Rosa Luisa Rossi, Cathy Madden is a transcript of a conversation, comparing Alexander Technique language issues working in Europe, USA and Japan.[4]
‘An Alexander teacher’s reflections on Russia’ by Lisa First on teaching the Alexander Technique in Russia.[5]
‘The Technique as personal cultivation: A Japanese perspective’ by Fumie Hosoi considers psycho-physical unity from a Japanese perspective, especially the ‘oneness of body-mind’ used in Zen Buddhism and traditional Japanese arts, and hence seeing the Technique as personal cultivation.[6]
Racism
‘Black and white’ by Riki Alexander; on racism, in the wake of a debate at NASTAT which adopted a resolution deploring all forms of racism, with reference to Alexander’s racist passages in MSI.[7]
See also Foreign Languages, Gender Issues, Issues in Alexander’s books.
