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The Alexander Technique is a hands-on educational method for improving physical and mental wellbeing. It teaches us how to recapture the ease, and freedom of movement that we enjoyed as young children. Developed by actor F.M. Alexander in the 1890’s, Alexander Technique is the first mind/body approach developed by a westerner – and remains one of the most powerful.

Alexander noted that how we move and use our bodies was inextricably bound up with how we think and feel. To describe this he coined the term psychophysical unity. If you are feeling “down” the physical posture could be slumping, which if it is a transitory feeling is not a big deal but over time can create all sorts of problems in the body. What we now call holistic thinking—that the mind and body are one, and while this is nowadays one of the fundamentals of holistic medicine, it puts Alexander far ahead of his time. His genius was not only this realization but the formulation of a series of principles that enable us to become aware of how our unconscious thoughts and physical attitudes affect one another, and how they can be transformed through ...
... adoption of different habits.

These principles can be easily applied to improve everything from simple activities like sitting, walking, speaking, to more complex ones skills like tennis, golf, horse back riding, as well as playing musical instruments, acting, dancing, and singing.

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Judith Muir M.M. M.AmSAT., is a professional musician, award-winning music educator, and certified teacher of the Alexander Technique.