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 [...]
Where would I be without the Alexander Technique? Over fifteen years ago, hand and neck pain was dominating my life. The pain came on quickly, and persisted. Once it began, hardly a minute went by where I wasn’t thinking about pain, numbness, and tingling in my right hand, and severe pain in my neck. [...]
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...
How can the Alexander Technique correct sitting posture? Let’s start with some Alexander Technique directions. We’ll start with ‘free your neck’. See if you can let go of some excess, unnecessary tension in your neck. Correct sitting posture starts with releasing these shortened muscles so that they can lengthen, letting your head move up so that you get taller. Let your head rotate slightly forward (lower your nose) and let the crown of your head move up...
