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Alexander Technique—What’s up?
Alexander Technique releases your emergency brake---by releasing your emergency neck. We tighten our neck when there's an emergency, and some of us live in a constant state of emergency. Our collapse starts from our neck and, we hold stress in our neck. It's fight or flight--- The stress is the fight, and the collapse is [...]
The Alexander Technique- Texting and Teeth Brushing
Early on in Alexander Technique lessons it comes as a shock to people when they realize that the simple acts of texting, typing, brushing (or putting on make-up, shaving, combing hair, putting on glasses, eating, and on and on), compresses the spine. Spinal compression for these everyday actions is both unnecessary and damaging. Then why do we do it? For a combination of reasons including imitation, laziness, boredom, or fatigue. This may result from being unmindful, inattentive, unobservant and unaware. With repetition, it becomes a habit. It becomes how we do everthing; We start any motion with spinal compression...
Alexander Technique Art Class
The Alexander Technique worked great for kids in an after-school art class today. The teacher gave his students an assignment. They were to draw him, in a full-length portrait. He gave them ten minutes, and then collected their work and put it aside. I was at the side of the room, just watching. I saw [...]
Alexander Technique and Exercise
Exercise: Something that is done or practiced to develop a particular skill. Exercising, or working out is great for you, especially if you employ the Alexander Technique while exercising. I love to see the gym, in my rearview mirror. Exercise promotes health of the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, digestive, musculoskeletal, and hormonal systems. Exercise can reduce [...]
