The Alexander Technique is an easeful way to improve posture and reduce your back pain. It involves all of you; from brain to toe. The Alexander Technique helps you improve posture as you loosen your grip, increase your breathing, and boost your mood...
Do Alexander Technique Teachers Accept insurance? This question comes up quite frequently with people inquiring about lessons in the Alexander Technique. And why not. One way or the other we pay quite a lot for health insurance. Most health insurance companies here in New York State will not pay for Alexander Technique lessons... If you have back pain or neck pain, health insurance companies will cover doctors who might prescribe painkillers or muscle relaxers, and then refer you to physical therapists. If that doesn’t work the next stop is surgery. While physical therapists can be great for some problems, they are not always the answer.
Asking a prospective teacher 'how many Alexander Technique lessons will I need?' is a fair question. However, if you ask that to a piano teacher, she might answer: "to do what?" Playing chopsticks is one thing; playing a concerto is another. People ask Alexander Technique teachers that question all the time...
Since becoming a full-time Alexander teacher in 2003, I've taught the Alexander Technique in settings including classrooms, libraries, homes, cars, community centers, hospitals, physical therapy offices, health food stores, neurologists offices, music schools, music studios, office cubicles, colleges, Broadway theatres, and gyms. Today I taught the Alexander Technique in a men's room...
