The Basics Of The Alexander Technique

By Enid Hinton


Most people today are so stressed because of the past paced lifestyle of the society today which is why many people seek ways on how to relieve this tension. One of the best methods in which one can relieve some of his tension would from the very famous alexander technique. It is one of the most effective techniques when it comes to calming both the body and the mind.

Now Frederick Matthias Alexander, who at that time was a known Australian actor, was the one who first discovered this method. He was actually a laryngitis patient who could not find any cure because medical facilities were not very advanced at that time. He somehow found out that the problem that was causing his laryngitis was neck tension which he was eventually able to cure with some simple exercises.

Now the whole concept behind this method is that habitual movements are what causes tightening. Whenever the body moves a certain way, certain muscles tighten. Of course when the muscles would tighten, then one would feel tension.

Now on the first day of classes, one will first have to be assessed by the teacher in charge. The instructor will first see the body condition of the students before allowing them to do the exercises. From there, they will be starting the exercises and the students will be learning all about loosening the muscles altogether.

Now just so one would know, this is not a painful exercise and is not at all strenuous to the body. In fact, it is actually quite relaxing as it would only involve short and relaxing movements that one would be doing in his everyday life. This is actually unlike any other type of exercise wherein one would have to make a lot of movements and where he would have to sweat a lot.

An example of the things that he would be doing would of course be just standing up, walking upright, and sitting down which is something he does on a normal day. Now the teachers will also be assisting him as he does this so that the teacher will know which parts of his body has tightening muscles. When the teachers have found out where the tightening of the muscles is and recommend to the students what can be done.

Some of the benefits that one can gain from learning this technique would be first less body pains. If one is prone to such body pains such as backaches, sore necks, or any other type of muscle pain, then this method can actually do wonders for him as it would help lessen these pains. Another thing that this method does is lessen stress in the body which means that after doing some exercises, one will actually feel less stressed.

So for those who would often have body aches, this method is definitely very helpful. The great thing about it is that this method is getting very popular in America. It is in fact very popular in NYC because there are so many people with high levels of stress there.




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