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Alexander Technique, Gender, and Embodied Empowerment
In this episode, ASO revisits the theme of psychological and non-physical outcomes in Alexander Technique work, as explored in Kinsey and Glover’s realist review (see Episode 19). Erica Donnison interviews AT teacher Abi Wright, founder of She Stands, a AT based project focused on empowering girls and women to feel at home in their bodies and confident in taking up space.
Rethinking The Science of Muscle Tone - Part II
In this episode, ASO team member Erica Donnison continues her conversation with Dr. Tim Cacciatore, co-author of the open-access paper Central Mechanisms of Muscle Tone Regulation. Tim explores how these findings connect to key concepts in Alexander Technique teaching. A must-watch for teachers, trainees, and students. Paper linked in the article.
Rethinking The Science of Muscle Tone
In our 50th episode, Erica Donnison interviews Dr. Tim Cacciatore on muscle tone regulation, its role in balance, pain, and performance, and its significance for AT practitioners and clinicians. He addresses misconceptions about the reflex model and highlights how modern neuroscience advances our understanding of AT. Stay tuned for Part II. The paper linked here is open-access.
Lighten Up! A conversation with Rajal Cohen - Part II
Following up on last month’s research on the effects of postural instructions on people living with Parkinson’s and on healthy older and younger adults. This month, we share a two-part conversation with Rajal, where she discusses the research and introduces a new project, Posture Underground.
Lighten Up! A conversation with Rajal Cohen - Part I
This month shares the background research to an upcoming conversation with Rajal Cohen, M.AmSAT, Ph.D., about a series of three papers she and colleagues published on the effects of postural instructions on people living with Parkinson’s and on healthy older and younger adults.
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