Alexander Technique in South London and the City - Tanya Shoop
Alexander Technique in South London & the City. For good posture, strong back and to feel at ease in mind & body.
Last week I worked with staff at Wandsworth Prison giving Alexander Technique taster sessions. Seeing so many people in a day showed up how back pain is so prevalent in society. Nearly everyone I saw had some sort of back pain which was generally related to posture or occasionally from an … [Read more...]
I started to become more aware of my habits when I went to Alexander Technique lessons for back pain. As a short person, I had my car seat as far forward as possible. But tuning into my body as well as the car, I saw that I was arching my back to change gear. The seat was too far forward. I … [Read more...]
Does this sound familiar: stand up straight, chin up, chest out, shoulders back, tummy in ? It's very tiring to stand like this. I call it the "soldier posture". Pushing the shoulders back may widen in front of the shoulders but it narrows and shortens us across the back. Tilting the … [Read more...]
There are opportunities for both good and bad posture with the iPad. Let's start with the good news. If you read a lot from a desktop computer and stick your head forward like a turtle, it can cause neck and shoulder strain. With the iPad, if you hold the screen up like a book, you can see … [Read more...]
How heavy do you think the head weighs? How many bags of sugar? It's about 10-12 lbs or 4-6 kilos. About 5 bags of sugar. That's why in the Alexander Technique we're very focussed on freeing the neck. The head is a big weight but is able to balance freely. Usually it doesn't. If we … [Read more...]