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The Alexander Technique allows for greater comfort and ease in daily life and job related activities. It helps to change habits which cause tension pain, backaches, Repetitive Strain Injury, or generalized stress and tension. Lessons in the Alexander Technique teach students how to release habitual tensions while regaining natural flexibility and freedom of movement. As a result, posture improves along with coordination. Sitting, standing, walking and movements that require bending become easier and less stressful. Vocal and physical stamina improve as excessive tensions are alleviated.

"The Alexander Technique makes working with my massage therapy clients a more pleasant, as well as a more effective experience. By paying attention to how I am using myself in the moment, I become more able to help another person. The Alexander Technique is a wise investment for any somatic practitioner". -- Matt Williams, Massage Therapist and Somatic Practitioner

"Alexander work has helped me achieve much improved freedom of movement through a focus on releasing muscular and joint tension. The work has also resulted in a decrease in joint pain associated with physical activity." -- Lynda Miller, Ph.D, Developmental Learning Specialist

The Alexander Technique is studied by computer programmers, graphic designers and other individuals whose occupation requires a great deal of time using computers. Professionals in medical fields and healing arts such as dentists, dental assistants, doctors, chiropractors, bodywork therapists and physical therapists, greatly benefit from learning how to move more efficiently and with less strain. The Alexander Technique helps to reduce the stress of travel and improves vocal technique and public speaking. Athletic performance and conditioning are also greatly enhanced with the use of the Technique. For almost a century, The Alexander Technique has been one of the foremost methods for psychophysical re-education.

Many prominent individuals have studied the Alexander Technique and have publicly spoken of its benefits. They include: George Bernard Shaw, Aldous Huxley, Nikolas Tinbergen (recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine), John Dewey, Fritz Perls (developer of Gestalt Therapy), Dr. Andrew Weil, Moshe Feldenkrais (originator of the Felderkrais Method), and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, to name a few.