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Alexander Technique And Meditation

Submitted by Mark Josefsberg on Wednesday, 23 December 20094 Comments

picture-12The Alexander Technique and meditation can be beautifully interwoven. Since the Alexander Technique is a ‘pre-technique’, using it before meditating can enhance your meditation practice. The Alexander Technique can help shorten the time it takes to get to the state or tone you want when you meditate, and help you stay in that place longer when you’re through. For myself, I don’t necessarily practice meditation to become a better meditator; I meditate more for the the effect it has on my life.

Some meditation teachers speak of the importance of ‘posture’ as you meditate. The Alexander Technique is invaluable here. You neither want to be collapsed as you meditate, nor do you want to be rigidly straight, adding unnecessary  tension.  If you apply the principles of the Alexander Technique, you can help rid your body/mind of excess tension.  You can be in a more meditative place even before you formally begin the meditation. It can help make the line between meditating and not meditating blurry. Your meditation practice is augmented because you’re living your life in a more calm, quiet, conscious, easeful way. It takes less time to arrive into the meditative state because you’re coming from a closer place.

In the Alexander Technique we know the importance of how we initiate everyday activities such as walking, bending, sitting, meditating, standing, lifting your hands to put them on the computer keyboard etc. Examining the initiation of movements and thoughts can help you begin anything with more ease. If you’re neck is free, your head is leading your spine into length, if you’re not trying too hard, if your breathing is full, if you feel calm and controlled, you’re in a good place to start meditating.

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4 Comments »

  • Bruce said:

    Excellent points about the blending of techniques Mark, when my friend Sydney Laurel first showed me the Alexander Technique I was surprised how I could feel the difference immediately. My meditation posture goes hand in hand with my state of mind.

    If I may, I’d like to point your readers to some excellent instructions on How to Meditate and a basic overview of this ancient tradition as practiced in Tibet.

  • Mark Josefsberg (author) said:

    Thanks so much, Bruce, and thanks for the link!

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  • Holly Meyers said:

    Hello Mark! Lovely article. I like that you use the word “easeful” regarding posture and meditation. I think Integral Yoga and AT have similar approaches to cultivating the meditative state. Thanks for visiting my blog and for connecting! OM Shanti. Holly

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