Alexander Technique Posture Training
Sometimes we need to make ourselves shorter; leaning over a sink, picking something up, sitting down, or playing a sport. The girl in the picture is shortening herself for leverage, but not by shortening her spine. She is lowering herself by letting her knees go forward...
Alexander Technique Benefits
When people ask me: "what are the benefits of the Alexander Technique?", or "how will the Alexander Technique benefit me?", I ask "what benefits do you want to get from the Alexander Technique?" I have to ask this because the number of benefits of the Alexander Technique are large, and different for everyone. The first, most important benefit of the Alexander Technique is... it works. The Alexander Technique works because...
Alexander Technique NYC Zoom Class
Small group Alexander Technique classes-Sundays from 5-6:30PM and 7-8:30PM. 1133 Broadway, between 25th and 26th streets, room 213 in NYC. Please contact me to reserve your space. Class limited to four. Traditionally, Alexander Technique lessons are taught privately. However, Alexander Technique group classes offer a few advantages... The first advantage of group Alexander lessons is price. The cost for Alexander Technique Saturdays, a very small Alexander Technique class, is $35...
Healing Back Pain And The Alexander Technique
Most Alexander Technique teachers avoid delving deeply into the psychological aspects of back pain and neck pain. As Alexander Technique teachers, we are usually more concerned with how we use ourselves, body and mind. Alexander teachers help their students replace harmful postural habits with beneficial ones, and teach how to use Alexander Technique principles in any circumstance. There are various causes of back pain, neck pain, and shoulder pain, and it stands to reason that negative emotions could be one. Dr. John Sarno, in his book 'Healing Back Pain', indicates that "tension myositis syndrome, or TMS, is the major cause of the common syndromes of pain involving the neck, shoulders, back, buttocks and limbs.
The Alexander Technique Heals Nothing
The premise behind the Alexander Technique’s way of healing back pain or neck pain is not unique, though the method is. The Alexander Technique helps the sufferer stop causing his/her [...]