what is alexander technique?

• Learning Alexander Technique makes us aware of subconscious habits and patterns interfering with our postural support, movement and breathing. Mastering the skills of the Technique enables us to prevent and transform these habits, promoting an improved use of our selves while performing daily activities. 

• AT teaching has been passed down directly from its early 20th-century creator, F.M. Alexander. Over time different teaching approaches have emerged, adapted by influential teachers who originally trained under F.M.  betterATbeing teaches AT in the tradition of Walter Carrington, to whom F.M. entrusted his practice on his death. Carrington's classic approach to teaching AT is closest to F.M.'s own, providing  the pupil with the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to take on any activity with grace, poise and freedom. 

• People who study Alexander Technique typically experience relief from chronic pain and discomfort, improved breathing and voice production, and greater ease of movement.

• Regular practice of Alexander Technique can bring about improvement in general functioning overall: better balance, respiration, circulation, digestion, mood and mental clarity. 

• Continuous, ongoing practice of Alexander Technique can increase the individual's capacity to resist habitual, debilitating reactions to internal and external stimuli, and increase his or her capacity for meeting physical, mental and emotional challenges with greater creativity and resilience.

•  AT is used by
  • actors, singers, and instrumentalists
  • athletes and equestrians
  • those recovering from injury
  • those managing chronic pain, especially back pain
  • those experiencing discomfort resulting from  work activities
  • people suffering from stage fright or anxiety
  • people with breathing disorders
  • people with Parkinson's Disease
  • expectant mothers preparing for childbirth
  • seniors seeking better balance, agility and confidence
  • individuals seeking to improve or explore themselves

• AT is a self-renewing personal resource that adds joy to life. 

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Elizabeth Hurwitt

AT Instructor, betterATbeing



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