Vorwärts ein und rückwärts aus

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Wie der intuitive Atemrhythmus die Symptome der Seekrankheit verschlimmert und was man dagegen tun kann.

Professionalism and The Alexander Technique

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"There is a tendency for proponents of professionalisation within a field to claim that such a process (...) is inevitable, or a 'natural evolution', or that it is a normal part of the maturing of an occupational area. It is none of these things, but is simply one possible direction out of many which an occupation might choose to take. If governments attempt to impose professionalisation such attempts can be challenged and resisted. Erroneous claims about the inevitability of professionalisation have the effect of stifling debate, and help interested parties to push through reform unhindered. Government pressure does not equal inevitability, and accepting this opens up many options which are at present largely unrecognised and unexplored."

Beloved Celebrities

Article (Daily Mail, 11.12.09)

... "Victoria Beckham has reportedly turned to the Alexander Technique (...)

The hard-working mother of three - yesterday striding around London in a black Fedora and leather trench coat as well as her usual five-inch heels – was given the advice to try to the regime by friends in Los Angeles." ...

Another one: marieclaire.co.uk



Plantar Fasciitis and The Alexander Technique

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The Alexander Technique, a mind-body awareness technique that refocuses individual attention on body movement, is gaining some popularity as a means to alleviate the symptoms associated with plantar fasciitis.

Hunger macht Beine

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In Versuchen mit Mäusen fanden Wissenschaftler der ETH Zürich heraus, dass ein durch stetiges Futtern oder krankhafte Fettleibigkeit ständig erhöhter Insulinspiegel ein Protein unterdrückt, das den Bewegungsdrang beeinflusst.

Markus Stoffel (ETH Zürich) et al.: Nature, Band 462, S. 646, doi: 10.1038/nature08589