Performing, Visual, and Creative Artists
Athletes and Fitness Enthusiasts
Martial Artists
Public Speakers
Body Workers
Health Care Professionals
Computer Users
Business Executives
Office Workers
Day-to-Day Activities: Reduce tension and stress in the body.
Examples include
- Sitting
- Standing
- Walking
- Bending
- Reaching
- Hand-writing
- Driving
- Household Chores
- Gardening
- Lifting
- Carrying
- Reading
- Kneeling
- Cooking
Occupational Activities: Many jobs, where one has to do a lot of sitting, standing, and extensive use of arms and hands, make one at risk for back problems, aching shoulders, tight neck, wrist pain and fatigue. Learn to improve the overall use of your body so throughout the work day, your body remains poised, balanced, light, easeful and comfortable. Examples include:
- Potters
- Writers
- Painters
- Teachers
- Cashiers
- Sculptors
- Designers
- Mechanics
- Carpenters
- Conductors
- Hair Stylists
- Office Workers
- Computer Users
- Waitresses/Waiters
Performance Skills: Many of the most distinguished performance arts training schools include Alexander Technique in their curriculum to help students perform and practice more effectively by reducing unnecessary tension, improving awareness to notice misuse or overuse, enhancing performance skills to be more effective on stage, and preventing injury.
Athletic Activities: Unlearn habitual patterns of tension to increase the overall functioning and efficiency of your body to optimize endurance and flexibility and enhance performance. Examples include:
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