I feel so good I don’t want to move.
"I don't want to move" is a statement I hear often during Alexander Technique lessons. People feel so good, especially after leaving the massage table, they don't want to take a step, or even move their head. They don't want to ruin their newfound open, decompressed, expansive, relaxed state. And who could blame them?...
Just do it. Just think it.
How many times have we heard these phrases? "Just think it" is frequently heard during Alexander Technique lessons, and "Just do it" is heard everywhere else. (Thank you Nike.) Both phrases are valuable, or unhelpful, [...]
Alexander Technique Positions
Today I worked with an older gentlemen who was extremely responsive. It was his first lesson and to his surprise and delight, he kept "moving up" throughout the entire time. Once, after I removed my [...]
Happier Holidays
Can the Alexander Technique and Alexander Technique lessons help us with the stress of the holidays, 2011 style? Absolutely, especially when we remember that the stress isn't the problem. The real problem is how we handle the stress, and the manifestations of the stress. Stress has symptoms. Our body tells us we're stressed because our breathing gets shallow, our hearts race and our muscles contract. We tighten our necks, bringing our head back and down which could be a result of our habitual startle response...
The Alexander Technique And Exercising
As Alexander Technique teachers and students know, there are no right positions, only right principles. Let's add: There are no right movements, only right principles. Jogging, sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups aren't intrinsically good or bad. It's not the what of what we do, it's the how. The Alexander Technique teaches how to move in an optimal way-whatever we're doing. The benefits derived from proper exercise are well-documented. Just exercise some common sense and apply the principles of the Alexander Technique. Use the Alexander Technique before, during, and after exercising.
End-gaining becomes End-losing
The Alexander Technique end-gaining is gaining your end without regard to how you gain your end; how you reach your goal, how you do everything, to achieve anything. We think of what, but ignore how. [...]
Alexander Technique Correct Posture
"A correct position or posture indicates a fixed position, and a person held to a fixed position cannot grow, as we understand growth. The correct position today cannot be the correct position a week later for any person who is advancing in the work of reeducation and coordination. F.M. Alexander- Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual During Alexander Technique lessons, people frequently sit up straight or move their head around and ask: is this right?" I answer differently in different situations, but the real answer might be: No. I don't say that because the...
Alexander Technique teachers bait-n-switch
Here is an example of Alexander Technique's reversed bait-n-switch. The bait: Improve Your Posture Now! The switch: Acquire Tools for Efficient Use of Your Mind/Body That Will Last a Lifetime. The value has increased, but the price remains the same. Plus, Alexander Technique students get to keep the bait, which is their improved posture. They get to keep the bait, the rod, the reel, the hook, the line, the sinker, the fish, and the boat...
Alexander's Golf Balls
A professor began his philosophy class by filling a large empty glass jar with golf balls. When asked, the students agreed that the jar was full. He then picked up a box of pebbles and [...]
The Alexander Technique-fast as lightning
Alexander Technique-an instantaneous, life-long study. The Alexander Technique can be a life-long learning, but once you know just a little, it works in an instant. You call on the Alexander Technique anytime, night or [...]