Have you noticed the pharmaceutical commercials where the list of potential side effects seems to go on and on? Many of them sound worse than the original condition the drugs are supposed to treat. The Alexander Technique has side effects just like the drugs being advertised on TV. However, these side effects are surprisingly different-- [...]
The Alexander Technique is a way to reduce back pain. It's a way to reduce neck pain. A way to have better posture. It's psychophysical re-education. Reduce stress...reduce anxiety... reduce tension...increase awareness. Help with RSI, TMJ, MS. The Alexander Technique helps you use your body the way it was designed. Alexander Method helps asthmatics and people with Parkinson's. You can use it while at the computer, or putting on make-up, or...
Although the Alexander Technique is concerned with the use of the self, (the title of one of F.M. Alexander’s books), if there are props around why not use them to help you? Firstly, you can have people help you with the Alexander Technique by taking lessons, reading books, and subscribing to newsletters. If you [...]
When a company hires ergonomic specialists, at great expense, they will come into your workplace and make some observations. They will determine whether the furniture is ergonomically sound, and set up properly. For example, they may say that the chairs’ backs are at too great an angle, which they say will cause back pain. They [...]
