The Alexander Technique: Discovering and Using your Best Self
The Alexander Technique is a process of gradual and increased awareness; re-education and a path to better body use. Developed by Frederick Matthias Alexander in the late 1800’s, many today have found the Technique to be an invaluable tool for better living.
The basic principle of the Alexander Technique is that use affects functioning. In other words, the way we use ourselves mentally and physically affects anything and everything that we do. Anyone, at any walk of life, can benefit from what the Technique has to offer. Here are some people who might be interested in the Technique:
- Performing Artists (musicians, dancers, actors)
- Athletes
- Students
- Women in the stages of pregnancy and young-child rearing
- Elderly persons
- Those who spend extended amounts of time working with computers
Work with the Alexander Technique can help improve the following:
- Breathing
- Posture
- Performance anxiety
- Chronic Pain
- Relaxation/Stress Relief
- Freedom of Movement/Range of Motion