REGAINING NATURAL POISE AND EASE
For everyone
We are born with exquisite balance and freedom of movement. As we get older and confront the fast pace and demands of modern life we lose our natural poise and develop unconscious habits that burden every system in our body. We engage in unnecessary effort in almost all our activities which results in excess tension, strain and misalignment.
The Alexander Technique is a practical and unique educational method that helps you recognize and change those harmful habits and better understand the functioning of your body and mind as a psychophysical unity. During the process you will re-discover the natural poise and ease we had had when we were young.
It empowers you with knowledge and the means to help you resolve problems and take control over your reactions.
People of all ages who are open to change and seek a greater embodied freedom, metal clarity, enjoyment, presence and well being in life can see the following benefits from the Alexander Technique.
BENEFITS
- Better balance, coordination, ease and quality of movement
- Increased energy, flexibility and range of motion
- Improved posture and mobility
- Relief from chronic pain
- Release of excess tension and stiffness associated with joint pain
- Efficient and effective use of the body and mind
- Headache and migraine relief
- Improved breathing and vocal production
As you progress in this process you will learn to apply the Alexander principles to all areas of your life and move through your daily task with more ease, efficiency and confidence.
Varied disciplines and fields have been influenced by the Alexander Technique
When integrated in the educational system, Alexander principles can drastically improve a student’s experience of learning, change their attitudes and provide tools to better cope with the pressure of modern life.
The AT teaches students how to release physical tensions, quieten mental chatter and improve focus and well-being.It helps them discover their true potential and allow them to take charge of their life by making conscious choices.
Learning the Technique enables you to recognise harmful habits , reduce and prevent further damage by becoming more aware of tensions and stresses that might have contributed to your conditions or injury in the first place.
It facilitates recovery, improves coordination, mobility and quality of movement.
When applied , the AT can enhance any sporting activity or exercise. It will increase your accuracy, endurance and control. Many disciplines require a lot of physical and mental effort that can lead to trauma or injuries.
Achieving greater kinesthetic awareness will enable you to use your body in a more balanced way, prevent unnecessary injuries and create the appropriate physical, mental and emotional conditions to enhance your performance.
THE Alexander Technique for Performers
In perfoming arts
The Alexander Technique has been taught worldwide in major performing art institutions for decades. To have a long and successful career in challenging fields, you need to optimize your reactions to stress and develop sustainable responses to dealing with the demands placed upon you and the pressure of performing.
For the performing artist the body is the instrument for self discovery and transformation.
Study of the Technique brings awareness to your habits that interfere with reaching your fullest artistic potential and the highest level of performance.
Benefits of the Alexander Technique
The AT provides great tools to help you:
- Explore physical and emotional reactions to any situation
- Enhance your performance and stage presence
- Broaden your range of emotions
- Increase longevity
- Gain a better understanding of the human anatomy and how it functions
- Overcome physical pain
- Prevent injuries
- Deal with performance anxiety
- Release unnecessary tension
- Improve balance and coordination
- Sharpen your awareness
Unleashing creativity and conscious living
With the Technique, you will learn to free yourself from negative habitual thoughts and ideas which will result in more inspired and creative choices. Cultivating awareness in the present moment and redirecting your energy in an efficient way leads to a heightened communication with your audience.
You will find greater joy, confidence and resilience in your performance as well in life. The Alexander Technique is a method for conscious living, growth and artistic freedom.
Musicians
You learn to understand and change the limiting patterns of excess physical and mental tension in your performance and everyday life. Discovering efficiency and freedom of movement will improve your technical abilities, transform tone quality and redirect your energy to stay connected and more engaged with your art.
Actors
Excessive tension, vocal tightness , faulty breathing often interfere with an actor’s full artistic expression on stage. The Technique will help you develop greater emotional accessibility, enhance spontaneity, increase clarity of perception and strengthen communication with the audience.
Other benefits include: Effortless movement, fuller capacity of breath and improved stamina.
Dancers
Many dancers make inefficient movements creating unnecessary tension which can lead to injuries and often jeopardize their career.
Learning the Technique contributes to greater balance, mobility and freedom of movement without interfering with the inherent laws of coordination.
You will learn to be fully present in the process of dancing and shift your attention to intrinsic space between the intention and movement by using Alexander principles of Inhibition and Direction.
Singers
Your voice is a powerful instrument of self expression. Harmful habits and useless tension can create restrictions that hinder the freedom of voice.
By understanding the link between good use of the Self and reflex breathing you will be able to project your voice without strain and effort and interact with the world in a trusting and creative way.
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