Category Archives: Alexander Technique
How Alexander Technique Can Change Your Life
Releasing The Shoulders
The breakthrough moment in my first Alexander lesson was when I lay on a table and my teacher, Julia Caulder, slid her hands down my back and released my shoulders. Suddenly all the tension was gone and I felt great. It was an identical move to what my acupuncturist had done. I had an acupuncture …
How does pain affect the way you move?
I just watched this cool video by Alexander teacher Sarah Chatwin. If you’re in pain, that’s going to change the way you sit, stand, walk and talk. It will likely change the way you breathe. Most people try to immobilize the area where they feel pain. If their shoulder hurts, they’ll tighten all around it, …
Can You Fake A Smile?
Alexander teacher Sharon Jakubecy says: “Our bodies never lie. So if you or someone you are flirting with is faking a smile, the body will tell the truth. A fake smile has no warmth or joy. It looks forced. The sides of the lips move up but the eyes are flat and expressionless.” And is …
To Truly Feel Despair, You Have To Collapse
It’s impossible to really feel down unless you physically compress. If you allow your head to retreat into your torso and your back to collapse in, then you can truly access despair. If you stay tall and poised, it’s impossible to feel despair. Every emotion is only possible with a certain alignment of the body. …
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Another Doctor Advocates Widespread Training In Alexander Technique
Out of all the groups I’ve offered a free introductory lesson to the Alexander Technique, I’ve found that doctors are the most open. Psychiatrists, family doctors, sports medicine, ENTs, all were far more open than MFTs. From the Irish Times: A RETIRED west of Ireland consultant has advocated far greater awareness of the Alexander Technique …
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Alexander & Back Pain
Dr Loren Fishman is the Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City and the Author, ‘Cure Back Pain with Yoga’. She writes in the Huffington Post: The Alexander technique, developed more than 100 years ago by Frederick Alexander, helps students become aware of and stop habits and muscle use that …
Alexander & Ergonomics
There are no good ways to sit. No matter how beautiful you sit, you are going to put at least one-third more pressure on your spine than when you are standing up or lying down. No matter your poise, sitting for more than ten minutes is going to do you harm. It will deform your …
Is Life Going By Too Fast?
I have a bad habit of looking at my cell phone every couple of minutes to check for emails and voice messages. It’s easy to get sucked into destructive habits like this and you lose your life to distractions. How to stop and get into the present? Report: Penelope Carr wants to help fix bad …