The cost of Alexander Technique lessons varies greatly. The first variant would be location. There are Alexander Technique teachers all over the world. The money systems are as varied as the countries. Here in the United States, location is again one of the determining factors. An Alexander Technique teacher from a small town will probably charge less than a teacher from a large city...My fee is...
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...
There have been quite a few articles on the Alexander Technique published in the New York Times. The following Alexander Technique article appeared in the New York Times on June 24th, 2011. This one has a very unfortunate title. If 'sitting up straight' was all we had to do, we would all be doing it. Sitting up straight is an example of military posture. The problem is that we just add tension by doing this...
The Alexander Technique has a unique way of addressing body/mind unity. Although this forward was written significantly before detailed brain imagery and the advances of neuroscience and embodied neuroscience, much of what Aldous Huxley writes here, and what F.M. Alexander wrote, has been shown to be accurate. "Bodily states affect mental states." The Alexander Technique, at a minimum, works with one's bodily states. The Alexander Technique liberates one from "the systematic oppression of his bad habits...
