TED talk about movement and the brain

Interesting TED talk by a neuroscientist who studies movement and the brain.
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Alexander Technique addressing mental illness

2008 article in the The Sunday Times on Alexander Technique as a supplement for other therapies in the treatment of mental illness:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/traineo/exercise/article3773825.ece

I haven’t felt like that since I was in my mid-twenties, in the early 1970’s,’ I told a friend, describing my experience after having had my first lesson with Amira Glaser. “But what exactly did you feel?” my friend asked me to elaborate. “At ease,” I said, after having thought a moment, “and like I had 360 degrees of freedom!” Ease and freedom return with each lesson and slowly seep into my day. Amira is a skilled and effective practitioner and a kind human being. Hers is an integral part in the creation and maintenance of my well-being.

Mary, 50-something

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