What is the Alexander
Technique?
The Alexander Technique is a method for becoming more aware of how we move, and how we think about how we move. Unlearning habits of tension in the body, we are able to gain freedom while moving and allow the body to integrate and perform to its fullest potential.
The technique was developed by F. M. Alexander, an actor plagued by voice problems in the late 1880s.
Links:
The American Society for the Alexander Technique
British Medical Journal study shows 85% reduction in back pain through lessons in the Alexander Technique.
The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (UK)
Alexander Technique Ann Arbor
Jan McKenna, Alexander Technique Teacher
Nancy Krego, Alexander Technique Teacher
My first teacher: Katie Enders
An Alexander Technique teacher uses hands-on and verbal quidance to explore how we move in our daily activities. The teacher helps the student increase self-awareness and become conscious of habits that are causing problems or pain.
The technique is not a treatment or a series of postures of excercises. It is an education of the mind-body relationship which can help release tension, prevent injury, and allow the body to move freely, poised and balanced.
Part of a lesson is spent working with basic everyday movements: standing, sitting,
bending, walking, taking stairs, etc. Another portion of the lesson is spent on a bodywork table, as the teacher helps the student release excess tension to allow the body to work more freely, naturally and connected. Also during the lesson the teacher can work with applying the technique to various activities particular to that student, ex: working at a computer, taking out the trash, gardening, putting on shoes, driving, excercising, playing an instrument, etc.
Lessons are taught in my home in midtown Wilmington, NC. I am also available to the surrounding areas of Eastern North Carolina, including: Greenville, Jacksonville, Kinston, New Bern, etc, providing I have multiple students in one location. Lessons last about an hour and are $50. If you want to take lessons and need a sliding scale, please contact me. A student discount is also available.
Anyone who has stress in their daily lives.
- Performing/Visual artists
- Athletes and Martial artists.
- Computer Programmers/Office Workers
- Educators, Dentists, Lab technicians, Massage/Physical Therapists
People who suffer from:
Those interested in self-improvement, or anyone simply wanting to develop their creativity and/or work to their fullest potential .
