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Optimal
Health
Alexander Technique gives you a tool to create your own optimal health from moment to moment, day by day.
Below are just a few of the conditions which can benefit:
Breathing
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When F.M. Alexander first began teaching the principles underlying AT, he was referred to as "The Breathing Man": his first published text on the technique was "An Introduction to A New Method of Respiratory Vocal Re-Education".
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Muscular tensions, mental concentration, learned methods of breathing: all tend to interfere with natural breathing. Lessons in AT teach you to allow a free, full, expansive breath - just one of the reasons why so many singers, actors & musicians love AT!
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Anecdotally (and in a few small trials), AT is reported to improve conditions such as asthma - further research on applying AT to respiratory conditions is overdue!
Before I learned AT, I used to use inhalers for asthma on a daily basis, but after having lessons my asthma resolved itself and I use an inhaler exceptionally rarely now - this seems to be a common observation by AT pupils.
Hypermobility
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The Ehlers-Danlos Society recommends AT to help hypermobile individuals learn to manage the condition.
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I myself have been using AT to manage my own Ehlers-Danlos hypermobility for over 20 years.
I have found more stability, recovered from injuries, managed pain & coped with the effects of pregnancy, labour & baby care on my hypermobile body.
Chronic Pain
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Clinical trials have shown AT to be significantly more effective in treating chronic back & neck pain than GP-only care.
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Chronic pain is one of the main reasons why people begin AT lessons.
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Learn how to release unnecessary muscular tension and find a better skeletal alignment.
Parkinson's Disease
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The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) recommend that people with Parkinson's Disease consider AT to help with balance and motor problems.
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Several studies have shown sustained benefits for people with Parkinson's in learning to practise AT.
