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Enhanced respiratory function – Alexander Technique
Findings of a Study – Department of Radiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University Aug 1992 BRIEF SUMMARY This study evaluated the effect of Alexander Technique lessons on respiratory function in healthy people. Ten volunteers received at least 20 one-to-one Alexander lessons from teachers trained by the American Society…
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Eyes Matter – part 5
Unlocking your vision and yourself. Seeing As If From The Back Of The Head. Image: ‘tunnel vision’ an exaggerated impression of the narrow, tightly focused and closed down way of seeing that stressed and tense people experience. (Before we begin this is about seeing forwards as if from the back…
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Eyes Matter – Part 4
Aspects of how our brains process vision and what it means for posture and agility in movement. The topic I introduce regarding posture, balance and vision is often called the “Where vs What?” aspects of vision, since I couldn’t think of am image to represent this I thought I would…
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Eyes Matter – part 3
There is a direct correlation between tension in and around the muscles of the eye and tension in the rest of our bodies. Soft Eyes Softening the eyes helps us dissolve highly concentrated patterns in the use of our eyes, just letting the eyes do their job reflecting that vision…
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Eyes Matter – part 2
On evolutionary timescales it is not so long ago that we hunted with stone tools, we should not be surprised if much of the way our senses inform our movement and posture patterns has changed little over this time. Please see Eyes Matter – part 1 to find out how…
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BMJ Back Pain Study – Alexander Technique
Findings of a study of Back Pain and the Alexander Technique conducted by the British Medical Journal A major study led by a Southampton researcher has found significant evidence that the Alexander Technique can provide long-term benefit for people with chronic or recurrent low back pain. The study, one of…
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Back Pain and the Alexander Technique
Back pain and in particular low back pain is one of the most frequent and painful ailments in modern society, unfortunately many approaches fail to address the most frequent causes of back pain and that is simply how often we mis-use our bodies in modern living, our body systems are…
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One Part Moves, All Parts Move
I feel that there is a huge amount of wisdom that comes to us from what are known as the internal martial arts such as Tai Chi and Yiquan. In their authentic form these arts great prowess comes from a form of complete ‘relaxation’ known as sung or song and…
