Alexander Technique

Corona-protocol
De Nederlandse Vereniging van Leraren in de Alexander Techniek heeft een protocol opgesteld voor omgang met de lessituatie tijdens de coronacrisis.

Corona-protocol – Dutch .pdf
Corona-protocol – English .pdf


 

What is the Alexander Technique?

The Alexander Technique is an unique and effective way of becoming aware how we use or rather tend to miss-use ourselves in daily life.

Student getting Alexander Technique advice  Wendelien de Jongh Alexander Techniek

Frequently too much muscle tension is used for very mundane movements and actions, having a negative influence on our physical and mental state.The focus of the Technique is on teaching, but the general effect of a lesson is often therapeutic. By learning to stop reacting to stimuli in our habitual way and instead of that engaging in an organized thought process, which encourages a good balance of the head, the neck and the back (called by F.M. Alexander: “The Primary Control”) greater freedom of movement throughout the whole body is created

This general feeling of more lightness and ease has a positive influence on the whole self. The improved balance of the head on top of the spine and decrease of tension in the neck has usually a positive effect on the voice.


See this informational video on what Alexander Technique is all about from the American Society for Alexander Technique

Promotional video .EU domain
Click here to watch a video clip on . EU domains hosted from The Hague. www.alexandertechniek.eu starts at 3 minutes 50 seconds.

Article Science Daily October 5th 2009
Click here to read an article on how body posture affects confidence.

Article BBC
Click here to open BBC article (2008) on chronic back pain.

Article S.T.A.T.
Click here to open the page of the Society Teacher Alexander Technique (STAT) with news flash about chronic backache.

Artikel Volkskrant
Volkskrant_Alexander_Techniek
Read an article over Alexander Techniek (pdf) from de Volkskrant dated 8 March 2008 (Dutch).   Adobe Acrobat Reader