Mark Josefsberg-Certified Alexander Technique Teacher in New York City. Group Alexander Technique Class this Tuesday! On Tuesday, March 16th I will be giving a small group introductory class from 6:45 to 8PM. It will be held at ACAT- 39 West 14th Street between 5th and 6th Aves. Room 507. The cost will be only $20. Sample for yourself what this powerful Technique can do for you. Bring friends! Of course, private one to one lessons is how the Alexander Technique is traditionally taught, but group lessons can be an effective, inexpensive way to be introduced to the Technique…
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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…
I would recommend any patient try the technique before more invasive interventions; that is, patients with chronic or recurrent functional back pain…Dr. Paul Little, Professor of Primary Care Research.
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)…
The Alexander Technique is great when you miss the F train, here in NYC…just letting go of extra muscular effort in your neck…
Oprah Story Sparks Interest in Alexander Technique for Back Pain Relief
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In some ways the Alexander Technique helps us get better at doing less. Doing less? This goes against the general vibe of New York City; the City that never sleeps, or even takes a nap. The Alexander Technique challenges the general vibe of NYC and other large cities in many ways.
Many of us have been taught to ‘do more’, ‘push yourself’, ‘no pain no gain’, and ‘always try harder’…
One of the most painful positions for a person with low back pain is to be seated. We all tend to slump; putting ourselves in a ‘C curve’. Often times when we’re not slumping we’re sitting up rigidly straight with the idea of ‘good posture’. Neither of these positions…
It can get pretty cold in New York City, and the Alexander Technique can help; not with the cold, but how we react to the cold. When we’re cold we tend to shorten our spines, though this is usually an unconscious action. We scrunch our necks in an effort to keep warm. It might or might not it keep us warm, but it certainly doesn’t help our neck…
Long-Term Relief for Lower-Back Pain
By Maureen Williams, ND
Healthnotes Newswire (March 12, 2009)—Few treatment options provide long-term relief to people suffering from back pain, one of the most common causes of disability in modern societies. Fortunately, …
As I was riding the subway on my way to teach some Alexander Technique lessons, an announcement was made over the PA system: Gr Grbrwr Kr gaggar. Sometimes that’s what announcements sound like in the …
I have a stiff neck. We say we have a stiff or sore neck, as if someone gave it to us and now it’s ours. In Alexander Technique terms it might be more accurate to say “I’m stiffening my neck.” Of course if you say it that way you sound insane…
Many Alexander Technique teachers are slumpers, or former slumpers. My name is Mark and I’m a slumper. Slumping was my habit before I became an Alexander Technique teacher, and it will be my habit forever. Although …
The Alexander Technique teaches us how to reduce our stress in a New York minute. In New York City, or any other large city, less stress is welcome and needed. The Alexander Technique helps by giving us more control over ourselves, but this control is not the rigid kind we usually think of. The Alexander Technique type of control leads towards freedom and the lessening of stress and tension…
