Alexander Technique And Force of Habit
Force of habit is an interesting expression, and for some reason I've been hearing it a lot lately. The 'habit' part is something Alexander Technique teachers deal with every day. One of the 5000 descriptions of the Alexander Technique is that it helps you break unwanted habits. The 'force' part makes it seem like we're powerless to resist; or that we have to resist at all... With the Alexander Technique we form new and more beneficial habits while sitting at the computer, standing, walking, bending... Pretty soon these new ways become second nature to us...
Alexander Technique Method-Think Outside The Box
...Alexander Technique is something new to learn, and Alexander Technique lessons help you do your morning routine or any other routine in an un-routine way. Alexander Technique teachers... if you have back pain or you have bad posture, take some Alexander Technique lessons. One day it might help you remember...
Computer Posture
What are you doing right now as you’re sitting and reading this? I'll assume you’re sitting and reading right now. If you are sitting, where is your face? I mean, is it poking towards the computer screen? A clearer way to think about this is that you're poking your neck towards the screen; your face is going along for the ride. We tend to poke our necks forward and down; compressing. The muscles in our necks are working harder than necessary. It would be better...
Alexander Technique Computer Posture
One area people ask me about most concerns computer posture. We tend to collapse down in front, poking our necks, faces and upper chest towards the screen. Sound familiar? Feel familiar? How about right now?... What we want is for our necks to be free of excess tension, so that our head can move up. Tension shortens our neck, bringing the head back and down. We want the head to move forward (rotationally) and up. A simple way to achieve this forward rotation is to slightly, slowly lower your nose, while the crown of your head moves up. At the same time...
Alexander Technique Books
Here are a few of my favorite Alexander Technique related books, in no particular order:
Alexander Technique Posture Exercises
Is the Alexander Technique a 'series of posture exercises?' Yes! And no. What might be implied with the word 'series' is that there are exercises one does in a certain order, and they're the same for everybody... however, exercise doesn't always mean working out or lifting weights...One of the big difference between many of these Alexander Tech posture exercises and what we might usually think of as exercise is that that you don't have to spend any extra time 'doing' the Alexander Technique. You incorporate...