'The Alexander Technique has been of inestimable value to me for the last 20 years. Without it, I might well be crippled with bad posture and arthritis. I cannot recommend it too highly.'
Alec McCowen C.B.E., Actor
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Practical solutions for muscular and postural problems
'I recommend the Alexander Technique as an extremely sophisticated form of rehabilitation."
Professor N. Tinbergen, Nobel Prize for Medicine
'I had chronic back pain and I couldn’t walk 50 yards. The Alexander Technique helped rectify these problems. I am now1¼ inches taller!/'
Ian Williams,54, Videotape Editor
Hours are spent sitting in our chairs; working at computers. With the Spinalis chair we are involved in active seating. This means that you are literally exercising while you sit. Spinalis specialise in designing chairs that improve your posture. Spinalis is a unique concept based on active and passive sitting.
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Alexander Technique
A relaxation CD, with one 25 minute relaxation and one 45 minute relaxation. The relaxation is based on the Yoga Nidra exercises practiced in Yoga classes. However it is in much more depth, and will have you in a bliss.
Visit the British Medical Journal website to read the research
The Alexander Technique is a technique of body reeducation and coordination, accomplished through physical and psychological principles. The technique is for the alleviation of back pain, rehabilitation after accidents, improving breathing, playing musical instruments, singing, acting .and stress.
News: NHS research proves Alexander Technique works for back pain
In recent research by the NHS, people with lower back pain were split into four groups. The first group were treated by their GP. The second group had regular massage and other treatments over the course of a year. The third group had 6 Alexander Technique lessons. The final group had 24 lessons over the course of a year.
At the end of the year, participants were asked how many days a month they experienced back pain. The GP treated group reported 18 days pain per month. Those with regular massage and other therapies reported 14 days pain a month. Those who had 6 Alexander technique lessons reported 11 days of pain. The group that had 24 lessons over the course of a year, however, reported only 3 days of pain each month.
The Alexander Technique can help with back pain and most muscle problems. The Alexander Technique was developed by F M Alexander who wrote four books about the Alexander Technique. Using the Alexander Technique is a far more effective way to deal with back pain than any other technique. This is because the Alexander Technique helps you realise that most problems stem from our own behaviour both mentally and physically. Rather than depending on a practitioner to fix you, the Alexander Technique teaches you to work on yourself. Most people start using the Alexander Technique and find that after three or four sessions of Alexander Technique lessons the pain is easing off. However in more serious case where multiple other treatments have failed the Alexander Technique can be of great help. Over the years many people have realised that much of their muscular pain is also related to their emotional and psychological attitudes which Alexander Technique subtly addresses. If a person has a tension running deep over many years it may take 30 sessions of Alexander Technique to start to shift the pain. As a practitioner to this date I have never found a single person to continue for this many lessons and still experience pain. Sadly many people stop their Alexander Technique lessons before they have given it enough of a chance to penetrate their own malfunctions. It is practically impossible to use the Alexander Technique as described in F M Alexanders' books and still experience pain. If this does happen I would recommend a long course in therapy as it is bound to be psychological issues which are preventing a person from moving on. Of course the exception is when a person has a debilitating medical condition. The simple fact remains that the majority of people do not and simply need to address their own very personal issues.
Introduction to The Alexander Technique
with Nick Chapman
