Article Archive for July 2009
The Many Moods of Trip
Great picture, right? We Alexander Technique Teachers go on and on about good use, poise, ease, but you know what? These kids’ habits haven’t been formed, and they’re having a blast. …
One area people ask me about most concerns computer posture. We tend to collapse down in front, poking our necks, faces and upper chest towards the screen. Sound familiar? Feel familiar? How about right now?… What we want is for our necks to be free of excess tension, so that our head can move up. Tension shortens our neck, bringing the head back and down. We want the head to move forward (rotationally) and up. A simple way to achieve this forward rotation is to slightly, slowly lower your nose, while the crown of your head moves up. At the same time…
