Luke Mess, M.AmSAT

In this article from The New York Times’ Carpetbagger blog Actor Josh Pence, who plays one of the twins in The Social Network, credits The Alexander Technique for helping him and his twin counterpart discover the intricacies and rehearse the physicality of playing twin brothers. Well done, Mr. Pence.

This is a picture of me working with my Grandma last month. She’s been using the Alexander Technique for a couple of years now to reduce the arthritis in her hands and neck. She is pretty spry at 88 and it’s always amazing to experience her balance and breath change when I get home to give her a lesson. In this lesson she told me, ” I just stop and tell myself to use a little less pressure before I move, and then I just move. It feels so good and I love that I don’t have to get it right.”