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Named after its creator, Fredrick Mathias Alexander, the Alexander Technique is a process designed to retrain your posture and habitual ways of moving your body. The idea is that we have trained ourselves to move in inefficient and potentially harmful ways, and this technique re-trains your body to move more efficiently and in alignment with your joints, muscles, and overall health. This technique has been found to lower blood pressure, improve voice issues and clear the throat, improve coordination, help you stand taller, and create better balance.

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Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique was developed in the 1890s by Frederick Matthias Alexander, born in Tasmania in 1869. Alexander’s promising career as a young actor was threatened by recurring vocal problems.

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The Real Story Behind the Mind/Body Connection: The Alexander Technique

Perhaps you've heard of the Alexander Technique, a tried-and-true method to help actors and singers with their voices. But that's only the beginning. It's also known to dramatically help people with neck and back pain, to build poise and even boost your mood.

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Bodywork and Manual Therapy

Bodywork and manual therapy are general terms that refer to body manipulation therapies used for relaxation and pain relief. Massage is a well-known form of manual therapy.

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Body-Work and Being. The Deeper Significance of Somatics

I suddenly knew that the mechanical reactions of my muscles and guts were my personality; that my soul, in fact, lay there writhing to break out of those rigid bonds. - Don Hanlon Johnson

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Alexander Technique

The Alexander technique teaches improved posture and movement, which is believed to help reduce and prevent problems caused by unhelpful habits.

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Alexander Technique Eases Back Pain

The Alexander technique, a little-known type of physical therapy designed to reduce chronic pain, is more effective at reducing back pain than exercise alone or massage therapy, according to a new study.

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John Dewey and F. Matthias Alexander

It (the technique of Mr. Alexander) bears the same relation to education that education itself bears to all other human activities. – John Dewey, from his Introduction to F. M. Alexander’s third book, The Use of the Self.

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All You Need to Know About: The Alexander Technique

The Alexander technique is a gentle approach that aims to re-educate the mind and the body through a series of movements so the body uses muscles more efficiently. The relationship between head and spine is key.

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The Alexander Technique Can Help You (Literally) Unwind

In the 1890s, a Shakespearean actor named Frederick Matthias Alexander set out to discover why he often lost his voice when he performed.

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The Development of the Alexander Technique and Evidence for Its Effects

The Alexander Technique has become increasingly recognised as a self-help method for various health and performance problems. It enjoys some scientific support and is widely available on a private basis.

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