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Alexander Technique Lessons. #3
Thursday, 28 May, 2009 – 5:23 | No Comment
Alexander Technique Lessons. #3

So, if you’re tensing your neck, not only will it bring your head back and down, but it will shorten and narrow your torso, giving you a sunken, round-shouldered look. You can try it yourself to see, or maybe you’re trying it right now as you collapse towards the computer screen. Don’t worry…

Alexander Technique Movement
Friday, 22 May, 2009 – 2:48 | No Comment
Alexander Technique Movement

Sometimes we need to make ourselves shorter; leaning over a sink, picking something up, sitting down, or playing a sport. The girl in the picture is shortening herself for leverage, but not by shortening her spine. She is lowering herself by letting her knees go forward…

Alexander Technique Therapy
Sunday, 19 Apr, 2009 – 23:59 | No Comment
Alexander Technique Therapy

New York seems to have shorter and shorter Springs every year. It’s April 19th, 2009 and one of the first warm weekends of the year. So I decided to spend it in the Emergency Room at Elmhurst hospital. I stubbed my toe pretty badly on Saturday and now it has the color and size of an eggplant. The Alexander Technique comes into play…

Arms and Hands
Sunday, 15 Feb, 2009 – 3:02 | One Comment
Arms and Hands

How many times do we lift our arms and use our hands throughout the day? Countless times, and every time we lift them from our sides, we want to utilize principles of the Alexander Technique. …

Meditation Posture
Thursday, 30 Oct, 2008 – 6:36 | 5 Comments
Meditation Posture

Some meditators have told me that one of the challenges to their practice is attempting to sit comfortably for a length of time; whether ten minutes or an hour or more…