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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 for the Alexander Technique. …
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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 of your head) To…
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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 instead feature an image…
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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 does not require work…
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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 our vision affects balance…