Alexander Technique - New York

The Alexander Technique and the Starbucks Slump

Mark Josefsberg — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:07 +0000

Got my own small table by a window. I saw the usual array of cell phones, tablets, laptops, and slumping people. People collapse towards devices as if they’re bowing down to them. It’s the Alexander Technique in reverse, the Alexander Technique backwards, the Alexander Technique gone terribly wrong. There was a young woman, tall, sitting [...]

5 Tips for Better Posture

Mark Josefsberg — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:25:02 +0000

1. Let go of the muscles in the back of your neck. Your head will slightly rotate forward, and the crown of your head goes up. Feel your sit bones go down into the chair, while the rest of you moves up. Better posture ensues. 2. Better Posture-Out of a slump. To come out of [...]

Alexander Technique, Back Pain

Mark Josefsberg — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 08:59:09 +0000

Sitting can be a painful position for someone with low back pain because of the added spinal pressure, and compression. We tend to slump; putting ourselves in a ‘C curve’. Sometimes, in order not to slump, we sit up rigidly straight with what we think of as ‘good posture.’...

How To Reduce Neck Pain

Mark Josefsberg — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:55:39 +0000

I have a stiff neck. We say we have a stiff or sore neck, as if someone gave it to us and now it’s ours. In Alexander Technique terms it might be more accurate to say “I’m stiffening my neck.” Of course if you say it that way you sound insane...

Alexander Technique Exercises

Mark Josefsberg — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:34:57 +0000

Don’t just do something, sit there. Alexander Technique exercises reduce tension, rather than increase tension. For instance, notice any tension in your neck. Let it go. Free your neck again, and your head will rotate forward, and come up. While your head is leading your spine up, think of your sit bones going down into [...]

The Alexander Technique And The Flute

Mark Josefsberg — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:08:43 +0000

Today I taught an Alexander Technique lesson to a flautist, or a flutist, or a flute player. This musician was experiencing neck pain that he believed was associated with his playing. Every musical instrument has it’s unique challenges and the flute is no exception. The Alexander Technique helps deal with the musician’s challenges, while improving [...]

How To Use The Alexander Technique For Traveling

Mark Josefsberg — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:54:03 +0000

One of the many useful aspects of the Alexander Technique is its portability. The Alexander Technique is a tool you use anywhere, at any time. So when traveling, you can take the Alexander Technique with you. Think of it as a carry-on. You can't really use chiropractic, acupuncture, or physical therapy as you use the Alexander Technique. For each of those methods, and so many more, one goes to the practitioner for treatment. The Alexander Technique stays with you, and moves with you. You own the Alexander Technique, therefore the Alexander Technique makes for a perfect traveling companion. When we are traveling we are usually seated, and often the sitting situation is not optimal. We are cramped into buses, planes, trains, or cars...

20 Tension Relieving Tips

Mark Josefsberg — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:51:14 +0000

1. Become aware, and then let go of the muscles in the back of your neck. 2. Think of your head moving up. (The crown of your head) 3. Slightly, slowly lower your nose. 4. Continue 1,2,3, and let your sit bones release down in your chair, but your torso moves up. 5. If you're standing, let your feet release down while the rest of you moves up. 6. Let your jaw dangle open, even when you're lips are closed. (Give it a try)...

When To Stop Alexander Technique Lessons

Mark Josefsberg — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:20:11 +0000

Starting and Stopping Alexander Technique Lessons. Q. How do you know when to stop taking Alexander Technique lessons? A. You stop taking Alexander lessons anytime you want. People seek out Alexander Technique teachers for different reasons, including back pain relief, neck pain relief, posture improvement, or stress reduction. Since Alexander Technique students often derive expected [...]

Alexander Technique Back Pain Study

Mark Josefsberg — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:32:59 +0000

Here is yet another study showing how effective the Alexander Technique is for back pain relief. The article’s name says it all: Long Term Relief. The Alexander Technique provides a long-term solution for back pain because it changes habits; habits that caused the back pain in the first place-habits including how you are sitting [...]