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With the Alexander Technique you
will learn how important it is to keep a constant conscious
proper use of yourself in order to prevent harmful habits,
postural or any others, to take over during stressful
or tiring situations.
The way we use ourselves is a determining factor to
bring into consideration in any situation : during the
long hours in front of the computer or while sitting
during a meeting, coping with dead lines, dealing with
our bosses or our colleagues, repeating over and over
similar, movements, driving during the rush hours or
over long distances, etc.
The same thing stands for the time we spend enjoying
our free time. Leisure time is supposed to relax us,
to allow us to reconnect with ourselves or simply to
keep us in good shape. Often the opposite happens instead.
We end up more tired and stressed, victims of long term
habits that we are so often unaware of. To bend down
to pick up leaves or to hammer some nails, spend hours
leaning in front of a painting or helping our young
child to learn to ride a bicycle, etc., all these pleasurable
activities can become in time source of frustration
rather enjoyment.
Good use of oneself in all circumstances makes the
difference. We have the choice of either to remain slaves
or our habitual patterns of reaction and movement and
keep on repeating and reinforcing the causes of our
stress or pains, or to apply the procedures of the Alexander
Technique which will allow us to handle better the way
we move and react, and make us more capable of detecting
the causes of our difficulties.
Note The author of this article
is not a native English speaker.
Any correction of comment is welcome at info@alexandertechnique.be
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