ARticles
The following articles are written by Tommy Thompson about the Alexander Technique. They give you an idea of his approach to the work, his philosophy and point of view of the Alexander Technique and the training course of the Alexander Technique Center at Cambridge.
At the Heart of Teaching or ‘A Brilliant Disguise’ (Song Title by Bruce Springsteen)
Keynote Address given at the 2nd International Alexander Teachers’ Conference April 10, 2017, Dublin, Ireland.
Sun and Moon
A talk given at the 6th International Congress of the Alexander Technique in Freiburg, Germany in 1999 on the day of the eclipse of the sun by the moon. (download in PDF format)
Moving from the Still Point of Support
An Interpretation of the Alexander Technique (download in PDF format)
Japanese Translation by Yasuhiro Ishida
Anam Cara
Keynote address delivered at the 2000 ATI Annual General Meeting at Spanish Point, Ireland (download in PDF format)
The Teaching of Frank Pierce Jones: A Personal Memoir
Frank Pierce Jones’s Views on the Alexander Technique
The moral and humanistic implications of the Alexander Technique (download in PDF format)
Learning How to Learn: My Work with the 1976 Olympic Rowing Team
Showing Up
Instructions given at the beginning of each class to the actors in the Advanced Institute for Theater Training at The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University about how they might look at preparing to ready themselves for class.
Japanese translation by Naoko Matsushiro
Japanese translation by Yasuhiro Ishida
Making Peace with Yourself is the Ultimate Use of the Self
Excerpt from ATI’s Exchange Journal Fall 2010 (PDF file)
in the press
Harvard Women's Health Watch - Alexander Technique and Chronic Back Pain
Digging Deeper: The Diving-Board Effect By Julian Lage
Julian Lage trained and qualified as an Alexander teacher in Tommy Thompson’s Training, after learning in his first lesson that his mentor, Gary Burton also studied with Tommy. In Tommy’s training Julian studied with Debi Adams, Bob Lada and David Gorman.