I asked my 12 – 18 year old High School students what they thought they were learning in Alexander Technique classes. Here are there amazing replies.<\/p>\n
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– Observation of self and others<\/p>\n
– Anatomy, functional, useful and practical<\/p>\n
– A kind of X-ray vision, seeing the internal structure<\/p>\n
– Balance, dynamic poise, co-ordination<\/p>\n
– Letting go, noticing tension, noticing habits<\/p>\n
– Improved performance<\/p>\n
– Being able to move more freely<\/p>\n
– Awareness, spatial and personal<\/p>\n
– How thinking effects functioning and vice versa<\/p>\n
– Time to think about what’s around you<\/p>\n
– Enhanced sensory perception, increase in sensitivity<\/p>\n
– Increased confidence<\/p>\n
– Improved relationships with self and others<\/p>\n
– How to stay calm in situations, stress relief<\/p>\n
– How to deal with nerves<\/p>\n
– Helps with relationships, can stay calm even if others are hyper<\/p>\n
– The difference between doing and non-doing<\/p>\n
– Listening skills, to your own body and to others<\/p>\n
– Releasing held muscle, releasing stress<\/p>\n
– Looking after yourself, knowing what is efficient body use<\/p>\n
– Finding yourself, finding your individuality<\/p>\n
– Teaching skills<\/p>\n
– Mind into\/over matter, less is more<\/p>\n
– Learning control over body, using mind to get rid of habits<\/p>\n
– Initiative<\/p>\n
– Dynamic rest, releasing muscles into length and width<\/p>\n
– Functional physics of being alive, gravity, forces and what you do with it once you know it. How to apply it<\/p>\n
– Understanding what parts of body are weight bearing and what’s not<\/p>\n
– Synchronising – with each other and self, interacting calmly<\/p>\n
– Socialising and co-operation skills<\/p>\n
– Looking after yourself, being able to ask for what you need<\/p>\n
– Communication skills, working on self and communicating process with each other. Thinking about what you are doing and learning to communicate it.<\/p>\n
– Developing imagination, discovery<\/p>\n
– Accessing a dream state, an endless road, but still awake<\/p>\n
– Using imagination to ease out<\/p>\n
– Being able to switch off quickly<\/p>\n
– Thinking about connecting you body with activity, instead of just your ‘to do’ list<\/p>\n
– How to work on yourself<\/p>\n
– How to let go of shoulders etc, and how to teach others to do it<\/p>\n
– Easy interaction between people<\/p>\n
– Stretch and Release<\/p>\n
– Hand eye co-ordination<\/p>\n
– Patience, pausing, taking time<\/p>\n
– Awareness of timing, spatial timing<\/p>\n
– How to stay calm in emotional situations<\/p>\n
– The ability to breathe freely<\/p>\n
– How to convey your perspective of things in life and listen to others<\/p>\n
– How to be comfortable around other people<\/p>\n
– Learning to be yourself<\/p>\n
– Going with the flow<\/p>\n
– Getting better at walking<\/p>\n
– How thinking effects movement instantly<\/p>\n
– Using the floor and gravity to let go, understanding weight<\/p>\n
– Learning to ignore distractions\/ stay in your own zone focus<\/p>\n
– Kinaesthetic movement awareness<\/p>\n
– How breathing can be inspirational. How to ‘kick start’ better breathing<\/p>\n
– Enhanced performance skills<\/p>\n
– Getting out of your own way<\/p>\n
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I asked my 12 – 18 year old High School students what they thought they were learning in Alexander Technique classes. Here are there amazing replies. – Observation of self and others – Anatomy, functional, useful and practical – … Continue reading