What is the Alexander Technique? What is the Alexander Technique? What are the Benefits of Lessons or Classes? "The Alexander technique is a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in your body." Although certainly not a full definition of the Alexander Technique, this is a good start.*
THE DEVELOPMENTAL INTEGRATION TECHNIQUE Website : Brushing The purpose of the first part of our treatment (the reflex-inhibition) programme is to complete those stages that are lacking. Stimulation of specific neural pathways will inhibit early foetal reflexes and other early reflexes that 'block' the development of the adult reflexes that are required for developmental maturity. The treatment is carried out at home and requires a commitment of no more than 10 minutes per day to perform a series of brushing exercises or some slow movements. Individual Differences - Affective And Conative Processes, Ethnicity, Gender Equity And Schooling - ABILITIES AND APTITUDES - Ability, Intelligence, Performance, and Cognitive ABILITIES AND APTITUDESPatrick C. KyllonenDrew H. Gitomer Randomised controlled trial of Alexander technique lessons, exercise, and massage (ATEAM) for chronic and recurrent back pain Paul Little, professor of primary care research1, George Lewith, reader1, Fran Webley, overall trial coordinator and trial manager for Southampton site1, Maggie Evans, trial manager for Bristol site4, Angela Beattie, trial manager for Bristol site4, Karen Middleton, trial data manager1, Jane Barnett, research nurse1, Kathleen Ballard, teacher of the Alexander technique5, Frances Oxford, teacher of the Alexander technique5, Peter Smith, professor of statistics3, Lucy Yardley, professor of health psychology2, Sandra Hollinghurst, health economist4, Debbie Sharp, professor of primary care4Author affiliationsCorrespondence to: P Little firstname.lastname@example.orgAccepted 26 May 2008 Abstract Objective To determine the effectiveness of lessons in the Alexander technique, massage therapy, and advice from a doctor to take exercise (exercise prescription) along with nurse delivered behavioural counselling for patients with chronic or recurrent back pain. Design Factorial randomised trial.
The Importance of Integrating Primitive Reflexes Primitive (infant) Reflexes are repetitive, automatic movements that are essential for development of head control, muscle tone, sensory integration and development. They form the basis of our postural, lifelong reflexes. These primitive reflexes surface in utero and infancy and become inhibited as the movements do their job and movements become more practiced and controlled.
#11: HOW TO INCREASE YOUR INTELLIGENCE © Copyright 1994 By Frederick Mann, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED DedicationThis report is dedicated to Dr. Win Wenger, to my knowledge the world's foremost increaser of intelligence. Win Wenger, Ph.D. is the founder of The Institute of Visual Thinking, Project Renaissance, and Psychegenics Press. To a considerable extent, the principles advocated in these Reports, as a solution to individual and world problems, are a result of the application of some of the phenomenally powerful creativity- and intelligence-increasing techniques developed by Dr. Wenger.
The Double Spiral Arrangement of the Human Musculature Excerpt from The Alexander Technique and the String Pedagogy of Paul Rolland by Carol Porter McCullough Raymond Dart identified and drew attention to the double spiral arrangement of the human musculature (Carrington and Carey 1992, 113). Dart, Australian by birth, emigrated to London after graduating from medical school in 1917. He was appointed Professor of Anatomy in Johannesburg in 1923, retaining the post until his retirement in 1958. For many years, Dart was dean of the medical school at University of Witwatersrand.
Mirror box by Ramachandran A diagrammatic explanation of the mirror box. The patient places the good limb into one side of the box (in this case the right hand) and the amputated limb into the other side. Due to the mirror, the patient sees a reflection of the good hand where the missing limb would be (indicated in lower contrast). The patient thus receives artificial visual feedback that the "resurrected" limb is now moving when they move the good hand.
Indexes / Instinct Assessments - Kolbe.com Kolbe Indexes are fun and easy to complete online in less than 20 minutes. They are different from other self assessments because they don't measure how smart you are (thinking) or what your personality is like (feeling). Rather, Kolbe Indexes measure how you naturally DO things. Backed by more than 30 years of research and practical applications, they provide an amazingly accurate map of an individual's natural instincts, or modus operandi (M.O.). Index results are delivered dynamically online and are also available in a print version. All reports currently require Adobe Flash Player.
How to Teach an Inductive Learning Lesson Sure, you’ve heard that we shouldn’t just spoon-feed information to our students, but what exactly should we be doing instead? One possibility is inductive learning. Inductive learning takes the traditional sequence of a lesson and reverses things. Instead of saying, “Here is the knowledge; now go practice it,” inductive learning says, “Here are some objects, some data, some artifacts, some experiences…what knowledge can we gain from them?” A number of instructional approaches, including discovery learning, inquiry-based learning, and problem-based learning, could be considered inductive, and all of them are well-supported by research. If you’re just getting started with inductive learning, take a look at the video below, where we break down a very simple inductive strategy, one that takes less time and requires less planning than something like a PBL unit.
Birthday problem In probability theory, the birthday problem or birthday paradox concerns the probability that, in a set of n randomly chosen people, some pair of them will have the same birthday. By the pigeonhole principle, the probability reaches 100% when the number of people reaches 367 (since there are 366 possible birthdays, including February 29). However, 99.9% probability is reached with just 70 people, and 50% probability with 23 people. These conclusions include the assumption that each day of the year (except February 29) is equally probable for a birthday. The history of the problem is obscure, but W.
From Forever 21 to Online Shopping, Why Fast Fashion Is So Addictive — The Atlantic In wealthy countries around the world, clothes shopping has become a widespread pastime, a powerfully pleasurable and sometimes addictive activity that exists as a constant presence, much like social media. The Internet and the proliferation of inexpensive clothing have made shopping a form of cheap, endlessly available entertainment—one where the point isn’t what you buy so much as it's the act of shopping itself. This dynamic has significant consequences. Secondhand stores receive more clothes than they can manage and landfills are overstuffed with clothing and shoes that don’t break down easily. Consumers run the risk of ending up on a hedonic treadmill in which the continuous pursuit of new stuff leaves them unhappy and unfulfilled. For most, breaking the cycle isn’t as easy as just vowing to buy nothing.