Alexander Technique NYC Holistic
In Man’s Supreme Inheritance by F.M.Alexander, (the ‘Alexander’ in the Alexander Technique) writes…”a human being functions as a whole and can only be functionally changed as a whole.” In my Alexander Technique teaching here in NYC this is illuminated countless times a day. Pre Alexander Technique lessons, people often have the mistaken impression that their back pain has nothing to do with their neck, their neck pain has nothing to do with their jaw, their hand pain has nothing to do with their overall tension, and their shallow breathing has nothing to do with their job. In ‘Preoccupation with the Disconnected John Dewey, (author, educator, philosopher, Alexander Technique devotee) writes: ”The world seems mad in preoccupation what is specific, particular and disconnected in medicine, politics, science, industry and education”. With the glamorization of specialization in Western Medicine, the ‘whole’ person is sometimes ignored.
People commonly come to Alexander Technique lessons because of lower back or neck pain, but the lower back or the neck cannot be treated as if they were separate entities, unrelated to the rest of the person. How you hold your head affects your neck, your shoulders, lower back, the rest of your spine and the rest of you.
For example, as you read this you might become aware that your face is poking towards the screen. Actually it’s your neck jutting out, and down, towards the screen. Your face is just going along for the ride. As the neck pokes out, it’s probably taking the upper back and shoulders with it so that you’re forming a ‘C’ curve. This may be constricting your entire spine. Since the nerves emanate from the spine, shortening the neck or lower back can affect the limbs and the organs as well. If our neck and shoulders are doing the work of our backs, they’re bound to overwork, or they overwork so they get bound. This is one of countless examples of our seamlessness. We’re all connected.
Mark Josefsberg- Alexander Technique NYC
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Very nice post! Be sure to check out the main Alexander Technique site at http://alexandertechnique.com to learn more about Alexander and his method.
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So true, that the neck and back are one unit and that each influences the other.
Alexandertechnique.com is a great site, maintained by my friend Alexander teacher Robert Rickover. He has made his site into ‘the main site’ with his hard work.
Mark
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1. Become aware, and then let go of the muscles in the back of your neck.
2. Think of your head moving up. (The crown of your head)
3. Slightly, slowly lower your nose.
4. Continue 1,2,3, and let your sit bones release down in your chair, but your torso moves up.
5. If you’re standing, let your feet release down while the rest of you moves up.
6. Let your jaw dangle open, even when you’re lips are closed. (Give it a try)…
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