Health Well-being Posture Awareness Poise Tension
Teaches us to use
ourselves more
effectively in daily life.

The teacher uses gentle
manual guidance to assist in
becoming aware of any
unnecessary tensions and to
encourage a freer use of the body.
...It is becoming aware of the use of self in daily activities,
and a means whereby we may improve and enchance our physical and mental well being.

Who can it help?
The technique can be of benefit to people suffering from many disorders associated
with misuse (stress, tension, headaches, backaches, injuries, respiratory problems).
Benefits can include pain relief, improved physical and mental health, encahnted performance
of skills requiring co-ordination improved appearance and a general heightening of awareness on all levels.

How long does it take to learn the technique?
The time required naturally varies from one person to another but if there are no special problems,
enough knowledge should be acquired in twenty five lessons to make continuous self improvement possible.

How can a persons use be improved?
Alexander discovered that all our activities are dependent for their efficiency on a proper relationship of the head,
neck and back. This relationships is maintained when the head is delicately on the top of the spinal column by the appropriate
small muscles and not held by the larger outside muscles of the neck. When these large muscles unsurp the function of the smaller ones,
as in civilised man they commonly do, they contract the spine and produce undue tensions throughout the body.

This head neck back relationship constitues the Primary Control of the body and when it is properly directed the other uses of the body
tend to right themselves and function as they should. The head should lead the body, not the body the head. It is important therefore,
to establish this relationship; or to put it simply, to wear the head properly.

Alexander discovered, and demonstrated for over fifty years, that if this is done there follows a muscular harmony throughout the body.
He showed that if this relationship is disturbed the whole system is disorganised.
Give nature her opportunity- Alexander believed that if you stop doing the wrong, the right posture will take care of itself. Society of teachers of The Alexander Technique. Email Michal Segal Private one to one sessions and an introductory group courses. A powerful method of psychophysical re-education developed by Australian actor F. Matthias Alexander at the beginning of this century. 'Give nature her opportunity' The primary control, inhibition and non doing. Sending directions, thinking in activity. Let the neck be free, to let the head go forward and up, to let the back lengthen and widen. Position of mechanical advantage extended to squatting. Give nature her opportunity- Alexander believed that if you stop doing the wrong, the right posture will take care of itself.