I’m lazy!
I think that I like the Alexander Technique because I'm lazy! I don't want to use more energy than necessary. I like the idea of minimum effort for the maximum result. The Alexander Technique doesn't guarantee us any particular result, but it does open the door to new...
Alexander Technique group class summer 2016
Fridays at 19:15 join us to explore, investigate and play. We observe our habits and investigate the relationship between the stimuli of our daily lives and our automatic reactions, exploring possibilities of letting go of unnecessary effort in all our activities. We...
Directions
Today I remember that the directions are not something that I do, they are something that I think. All of our thoughts, including thoughts we have about our bodies, appear in our bodies in the form of tension and in how we hold ourselves and how we move. We also...
Sitting at the computer
Sitting at the computer, we tend to move our heads forward toward the computer. The computer is a very strong stimulus to which we tend to react by pushing our heads forward. This compresses the vertebras and shortens our neck, shoulder and thorax area. In order to...
Doing things right
"You are not here to do exercises or to learn to do something right, but to get able to meet a stimulus that always puts you wrong and to learn to deal with it." - F. M. Alexander
Children
Children sit, stand, squat, jump and run with ease. It's possible to regain balance without effort and ease of movement with the Alexander Technique. By observing small children, we can learn a lot about an optimal and efficient organization of ourselves.
Workshop: Consciousness in movement: Alexander Technique in dance Oct. 17 & 18
Consciousness in Movement - Alexander Technique Applied to Dance Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18, 2015 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm Alexander Technique is based on a paradigm shift. A change in which we leave the vicious cycle of contraction and compression followed by...
Workshop: Alexander Technique applied to movement Sept. 19 and 20
Consciousness in Movement - Alexander Technique Applied to Dance Alexander Technique is based on a paradigm shift. A change in which we leave the vicious cycle of contraction and compression followed by correction and the inevitable return of the habit. The Technique...
Group class series of 4
New small group class beginning May 23 Dates: May 23 and 30, June 6 and 13 Time: 11 to 12:30 Where: La Casona de Uriarte, Palermo Viejo (Plaza Italia) Information and registration: alexander@marihodges.com.
Workshop: Introduction to the Alexander Technique Saturday March 25
Learn to take care of yourself and achieve your potential. The Alexander Technique is a form of re-education of the self that enables us to undo habits of tension that interfere with our structure and functioning. It helps us to recognize automatic reactions to the...
Introduction to the Alexander Technique by Frederick Lacy
This is a great video produced by Frederick Lacy that explains what the Alexander Technique is, how it was developed and how it benefits us.
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