Alexander Technique

Alexander technique is a somatic method for improving mental and physical functioning. excessive tension from both mental and physcal restricts the movement and create the pressure in the joints , breathing mechanism, spine and all other organs.

The originator of this technique is Fredrique Alexander. He was born in 1869 in Tasmania, australia.

This technique will help for the reliveing of stiff neck and migraine headaches.

The Alexander Technique will help you if :

• You have a backache and stiff neck and shoulders.
• You are an artisit like singer, actor, musician or athlete and if you feel not performing upto your satisfaction.
• You become uncomfortable if you are unable to sit in your computer chair for a long period of time.
• You suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive strain injury.

Alexander Technique is a technique in which one transforms in observing how to recognise and overcome one's habituated limitations in a persons manner of movement and thinking. It is mainly concentrated about the unwanted muscular tension.

It educates the students sense of Kinesthesia or proprioception. This sense will identify from one's body about the movement that is required for the body.

The application of this technique will help humans to have a built in proprioceptive blind spot people become habituated to repeating any response. Repititious circumstances may lead to the humans to create the habits to adapt to the circumstances. These habits may contain lot of responses which may include the physical movement patterns with learning strategies. Asa person change over the habits, the disadvantage may train themsleves to also repeat many side effect like tension, cumulative stres, over compensation it addresses.

Since the habits may be so automatic, the sensation of performing fully formed habit gets lost.
Forgetting what they have taught themselves to now do , this drawback encourages people to feel convinced that whatever effort or ways they now use to move to respond is customary, even when it is beyond normal.