Alexander Technique Mayo




What are the benefits of Alexander technique  ?


The Alexander technique has been used effectively for over 125 years in relieving and preventing conditions such as:


  • Back, neck and shoulder pain.
  • Poor posture and coordination.
  • Muscle tension, strain, fatigue, injuries
  • Restrictive Breathing, vocal problems, fear.
  • Migraine, anxiety, depression.
  • Musculoskeletal disorders, Joint problems.
  • R.S.I, Asthma, poor digestion and circulation.
  • Stress-related conditions, performance anxiety.
  • Addiction, Insomnia, nervous tension.
  • Harmful habits and many other ailments.










What is the Alexander Technique ?


The Alexander technique brings consciousness into how you use yourself and move, so you can learn to prevent strain, effort, pain and unnecessary tension.
Applying the technique allows your organism to move and function as it's designed to. Moreover, it makes you aware of habits you may have and how they interfere with functioning and well-being.













What happens in a lesson ?


Working with your teacher you release unnecessary tension and become aware of any interference to the postural mechanism. Most people who have lessons experience a loss of pressure and strain within the body as well as feeling lighter with easier breathing and movement.





Paul Barrett mSTAT 





F.M Alexander ( 1869-1955 )

" When you stop doing the wrong thing the right thing does itself."









 British Medical Journal research study 2008







Harmful habits can be unconscious. 



Side effects of the Alexander Technique include:

  • Restoration of poise and balanced elegant posture.
  • Easier breathing and movement/coordination.
  • Mental calm and clarity.
  • Ability to recognise and change detrimental habits.
  • Improved functioning of vital systems, ( circulation, digestion, cardiovascular, nervous, etc )
  • Resistance to disease, stress, fatigue, tension.
  • Improved vision.
  • Lightness and buoyancy.
  • Enhanced performance in any activity.



 



 




" In the ordinary person habit controls and directs thought- Alexander's technique reverses this. " 

Prof. Frank Pierce Jones.