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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE DEFIES EASY DESCRIPTION.
It is about conscious living, acknowledging choices.
It increases body awareness and improves our movement habits.
It is an exciting portal to becoming more comfortable
as we move through space and life.
ALEXANDRIAN
HAIKU
You can do this at home! For the next few weeks, choose a task that you perform 2-5 times/day. Can you do it mindfully? Ask yourself:
Where am I? Is my attention on how I am doing what I am doing, or am I mentally already doing the next chore?
Am I working harder/faster than I need to? Moving faster than necessary tells our body-mind that there is something amiss and increases stress; using more effort than is appropriate wastes energy we’d rather have for more pleasurable activities.
How can I become aware of myself and my task and the space around me? That simple shift decreases heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and deepens/eases breathing.
Wake up and notice what happens! K.G.
Do you resist change?
The next shift might be hiding
A great adventure.
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ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE:
RECOVERING OUR BIRTHRIGHT TO JOYFUL MOVEMENT
Karen Guertler
Alexander Technique teacher
Baltimore, MD