Alexander Technique

Do everything with less effort and increased excellence.

The Alexander Technique is a method of psychophysical re-education. It emphasizes whole-body integration, alignment and coordination concerned with restoring our natural poise and coordination. The Alexander Technique is a reliable means by which anyone can learn to release unnecessary tension and discover a more free, effortless and poised version of themselves.

Benefits

Less Pain

Through the daily use of our bodies, we accumulate patterns of tension that we are often unaware of and seem inflicted upon us. These patterns can hinder movement and performance and eventually lead to pain and injury. Through cultivated awareness of how to release unnecessary tension, we can become fully receptive and responsive in all of our movement. The musculature that supports the skeletal frame becomes neither overly contracted nor overly relaxed, but is instead dynamically balanced. The Technique teaches you to use your own conscious awareness to direct yourself into your greater ease and coordination during any activity.

Stress Management

Whenever we experience a stressor, we have a psycho-physical reaction. We become so accustomed to this that we frequently don't notice the reaction, and we may not even recognize that there was a stressor at all- but we do sustain the effects. The technique helps you recognize these signs so that you are able to undo the effects of the stress response for yourself, in any situation.

Comfort in your own body

Whether sitting in traffic or standing in a long queue or singing an aria- we all have moments in which we feel awkward, frustrated or constrained within our own bodies. Using very simple principles of balance and movement, the Technique helps you appear more confident and feel more at ease. In any activity, from singing to having a chat with a colleague, you can feel more relaxed and buoyant- just standing and breathing!

Decrease Effort, Increase Excellence

All activities require coordination between thought and muscular activity. Using the simple principles of the technique, one can tune one's whole self to any activity, using the exact right amount of effort- no more, and no less. The more complex an activity becomes, the less room there is for superfluous tension- overly contracted muscles will slow movement and cause us to tire much more quickly. As you learn to apply principles of well-coordinated thought and movement, all of your activities will become more refined and require less work.