Alexander Technique
Author: Sharon Hopkins
Author: Sharon Hopkins
The Alexander Technique is a method that works to change habits
or movements in everyday activities. F. Matthias Alexander was
an Australian who is accredited with inventing this therapy. He
originally developed the Alexander Technique as a method of
vocal training for singers and actors in the 1890s.
It is a simple and practical method for improving ease and
freedom of movement, balance, support and coordination. The
technique teaches the use of the appropriate amount of effort
for a particular activity, giving more energy for all
activities. The Alexander Technique is a method, which helps a
person to discover a new balance in the body by releasing
unnecessary tension. Alexander Technique is the art and science
of 'using' oneself better.
The Alexander Technique provides a concrete means for
overcoming impeding habits, and for helping people learn better
and do things more freely -- from learning to play a musical
instrument better to moving with more comfort and ease through
daily life. From back pain to learning blocks, whether for a
musician or an office worker, Alexander lessons remain
fundamentally the same.
The Alexander Technique, however, is not a therapy that treats
a passive patient. It is for the person interested in working
towards his or her goals with increased awareness and practical
intelligence. Although the Alexander Technique does not treat
specific symptoms, you can encourage a marked improvement in
overall health, alertness, and performance by consciously
eliminating harmful habits that cause physical and emotional
stress, and by becoming more aware of how you engage in
activities.
The technique has many applications in the office. Some of
these are simple and straightforward: how to sit at your desk
for long periods without backache, how to use a computer
without suffering from stiff shoulders or wrist pain, and of
course general stress relief and improved self-confidence. Even
simple advice on posture will help with some of these things.
Alexander Technique in its advanced stages has some interesting
applications in areas like communication, negotiation and
leadership. Even dancing provides many interesting
opportunities for applying the Alexander Technique. Here,
again, it has an important function in injury prevention, but
there are also other benefits: in the more creative forms of
dance it can prevent mannerisms and open the way out of
habitual movement patterns and aid in the exploration of new
ways of moving. In the dance forms where predetermined patterns
are repeated the technique may help to enhance the quality of
movement and coordination.
About The Author: Sharon Hopkins contributes content on
http://www.massagehealththerapy.com and
http://www.aromatherapies.net regularly to energize and heal
your mind and body.
or movements in everyday activities. F. Matthias Alexander was
an Australian who is accredited with inventing this therapy. He
originally developed the Alexander Technique as a method of
vocal training for singers and actors in the 1890s.
It is a simple and practical method for improving ease and
freedom of movement, balance, support and coordination. The
technique teaches the use of the appropriate amount of effort
for a particular activity, giving more energy for all
activities. The Alexander Technique is a method, which helps a
person to discover a new balance in the body by releasing
unnecessary tension. Alexander Technique is the art and science
of 'using' oneself better.
The Alexander Technique provides a concrete means for
overcoming impeding habits, and for helping people learn better
and do things more freely -- from learning to play a musical
instrument better to moving with more comfort and ease through
daily life. From back pain to learning blocks, whether for a
musician or an office worker, Alexander lessons remain
fundamentally the same.
The Alexander Technique, however, is not a therapy that treats
a passive patient. It is for the person interested in working
towards his or her goals with increased awareness and practical
intelligence. Although the Alexander Technique does not treat
specific symptoms, you can encourage a marked improvement in
overall health, alertness, and performance by consciously
eliminating harmful habits that cause physical and emotional
stress, and by becoming more aware of how you engage in
activities.
The technique has many applications in the office. Some of
these are simple and straightforward: how to sit at your desk
for long periods without backache, how to use a computer
without suffering from stiff shoulders or wrist pain, and of
course general stress relief and improved self-confidence. Even
simple advice on posture will help with some of these things.
Alexander Technique in its advanced stages has some interesting
applications in areas like communication, negotiation and
leadership. Even dancing provides many interesting
opportunities for applying the Alexander Technique. Here,
again, it has an important function in injury prevention, but
there are also other benefits: in the more creative forms of
dance it can prevent mannerisms and open the way out of
habitual movement patterns and aid in the exploration of new
ways of moving. In the dance forms where predetermined patterns
are repeated the technique may help to enhance the quality of
movement and coordination.
About The Author: Sharon Hopkins contributes content on
http://www.massagehealththerapy.com and
http://www.aromatherapies.net regularly to energize and heal
your mind and body.
