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The Alexander Technique - A technique for living |
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Shelagh Aitken gives lessons and workshops in: Alexander sessions with Shelagh are as important to the state of my singing voice as any lessons I have with singing teachers. Patricia, July, 2008
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Would you like to be free of aches and pains? Over time, the repeated stress and tension of everyday life can leave the muscles ‘fixed’ and unresponsive.
Have you slipped into bad habits? It is easier to see bad habits in others than in ourselves. And even if we do recognise our own bad habits, it is very hard to see in ourselves where to begin to make changes.
Is it an effort to get through the day? Most of us work harder at everything we do than we need to, without realising it. When we’re tired or under stress, counterproductive habits are exaggerated.
The Alexander Technique can help.
The Alexander Technique gives you the means to alter those habits you choose to change. Better poise and balance leaves you more responsive, calm, and better able to make decisions. You learn to be more aware of balance, posture and coordination in everyday activities. The Alexander Technique is not a therapy, a cure, an exercise regime or a quick fix. It is not about posture, although improved posture is often a beneficial side-effect. The Alexander Technique is a method of re-education though which we learn to use ourselves more effectively - enhancing stamina, health and well being.
So you’ve got this far: What now? You can find out a little bit more about my teaching style or about the Alexander Technique.
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Last updated June 2009 © copyright Shelagh Aitken 2006 - 2009 email Shelagh or ring 07900 823 045 |
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Why do I need a teacher? Why can’t I
learn it on my own or from a book? The best way to learn a new
language is from someone who already speaks it. The same is true of the
Alexander Technique.
F. M. Alexander was a remarkable person: it took years of observation
for him to discover what he was doing that caused his problems in public
speaking. Skilled teachers shorten the learning process. AT deals with
long-standing habits which are so ingrained we aren’t even aware of
them: it takes a skilled teacher to gently direct us toward other possible
ways of ‘doing’ and ‘being.’