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Alexander Technique And Acting

Working with NYC actors is similar to working with non-actors with a few significant differences. As with singers, the actors' body is his/her instrument. If your 'instrument' is being tensed or strained unconsciously, if you have a level of body un-awareness, you'll be less expressive at the very least. Actors I've worked with have told me that after our Alexander Technique lessons they're better able to approach roles and auditions with a blank slate. From that neutral place...

Don’t be Bicepual

Is bicepuality basically biological?   Bicepuality starts at an early age. We are not born that way, but neither is it a choice. It just sorta happens, and then becomes our habit (like slumping.) Whenever we preemptively, prematurely, overly engage our biceps, shoulders, and other large powerful muscles, we’re acting bicepually.   We're bicepualists.   [...]

The Alexander Technique and Jaw Tension.

The Alexander Technique and your jaw. Grinding your teeth? Grinding through your life? Is your daily grind starting to wear you down? Hard work has it's place, and there may be times when you want to "keep your nose to the grindstone", but this doesn't always serve you well. You may end up with a [...]

Use The Alexander Technique

"How can I use the Alexander Technique in my life?" I hear this question, and versions of it, frequently at Alexander Technique lessons. It's really a great question and gets to the heart of the matter of the benefits of the Alexander Technique. The Alexander Technique is done as you think about it. If you're thinking about the principles of the Alexander Technique, you're using the Alexander Technique, or you're doing the technique, or you're practicing the technique, or you're performing the technique, or you're applying the technique, or you're incorporating the Alexander Technique into your life. As an Alexander Technique teacher I emphasize awareness of initiating movement; how you start actions like moving your hands, initiating walking, so...

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"With good humor, specificity, and charm, Mark makes a challenging technique accessible and fun!"
Kyra Sedgwick, Emmy Award Winning Actress
" Mark showed me how to move the natural way with ease and simplicity, avoiding unwanted stress on my body."
Juliette Bennett, Actress
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Dr. Martin Ehrlich, Medical Director, Beth Israel Hospital CHH
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Alexander Technique in Manhattan, NYC.

Mark Josefsberg teaches one-to-one lessons and group classes in Manhattan, and everywhere on Zoom.

Mark is an associate faculty member of ACAT's teacher training program.

Mark Josefsberg is AmSAT and ACAT Certified, 2003. ACAT—The American Center for the Alexander Technique AmSAT—The American Society for the Alexander Technique