Receive free Alexander Technique tips, lessons, reminders, and exercises emailed every two week . These instructive tips are short, to the point, and practical. The principles you learn are designed to be incorporated into your daily life. Topics include: Posture, Neck pain, Back pain, Breathing issues, Tension and Stress, Computer use, Slumping, Walking, Alexander Technique books, and more. [...]
Human beings have the (unfortunate) ability to experience stress, with all its physical manifestations, even before a stressful event has taken place. And, just by thinking, we can re-experience the stress response months or years after a past event. And it's oddly comfortable, like a good slump. It's familiar. It's who we are. It's a habit. Bi-directional [...]
When you see the word exercise, do you imagine exercises like lifting weights, jogging, or calisthenics? Those exercises increase strength and endurance, and you can use the Alexander Technique as you do them, but Alexander Technique exercises have different goals. Alexander Technique exercises reduce stress and tension, rather than increase it. "No pain–Only gain." Alexander [...]
Tip #1. Don't slump, and don't sit up straight. Sitting up straight doesn't work. You know cause you've tried it. Forget all that "stomach in, chest out" "tuck your chin in" junk. It might work—for a second. It adds unnecessary tension, and it’s unsustainable. • Let your head and body move up, while [...]
