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The
Alexander Technique is a way of learning how to "co-operate"
with the mechanisms Nature has given us to support ourselves against
gravity.
Over
time many people develop bad habits which interfere with these natural
processes and which can be the root cause of problems which manifest
as, for instance, back-ache, stiffness, tension or stress.
Frederick
Matthias Alexander (1869-1955)discovered that these processes are
affected, positively or adversely, by patterns of thought and that is
is possible to use this fact to our advantage - if we learn to use
thought in the right way.
Alexander
Technique teachers are trained to use their hands to show people how
to let go of unnecessary tensions, how to find support in the
structures of the body meant for that purpose.
The
Alexander Technique is now taught in major Colleges of Music and Drama
in Europe and the United States, and thousands of people all over the
world have benefited from learning this method.
A
course of half-hour lessons with a qualified teacher over a period of a
few months is usually sufficient for most people to gain an
understanding of how to apply these principles to all their daily
activities.
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