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.

The one who came up with this technique was actually an actor from Australia who goes by the name of Frederick Alexander. He actually had a condition that was known as chronic laryngitis which could not actually be cured by any of the doctors he went to during his time. Of course with a little bit of luck, he was able to create a method to help him release tension in his neck which was actually the cause of everything.

Now the main belief of people who teach this method is that the muscles of the body tend to develop habitual movements. It is because of these movements that the muscles would tighten. Of course because of muscle tightening that one would feel pain.

Now when one would enroll in a class, the teacher will first check out the condition of his body. Of course before any exercises, teachers must know the body type of their students to see what is suitable. The teachers will then be advising their students while letting them do the exercises.

One thing to take note of when starting out is that this is definitely not a painful nor is it a strenuous type of exercise. It is in fact, the opposite of a strenuous workout as this method aims to take away the tension from all parts of the body instead of adding tension which is what strenuous workouts would do in order for one to gain muscle. This is a rather slow set of exercises wherein one does not need to push himself so much.

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 as one can see, these kinds of exercises are actually very helpful to those people who are very stressed out. Over the years, this Australian man was able to spread his knowledge and was able to let many schools open in the United States. Of course the Big Apple NYC has actually become home to a lot of schools of this practice.




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