Stress Reduction

We all experience stress. We can’t always control the amount of stress in our lives, but we can learn to respond to it differently. By teaching you how to respond more effectively, the Alexander Technique will help you relieve or even eliminate many stress-related conditions.

We instinctually react to ordinary stress as we would to a threat of danger—this is a natural, adaptive response marked by a tight neck and contracted body. We no longer face tigers or bears. Yet our fight-or-flight response seems to be hard-wired in us. When the body does not unwind from this contraction, but maintains a constant state of emergency, we pay a physical price. We suffer from chronic back pain, digestive disorders, respiratory and vocal dysfunction, headaches, repetitive strain injuries, nervous disorders, depression, and heart disease.

Studies on stress have been unable to find the cause, effective prevention, cure, or even how to predict who may be vulnerable to stress-related conditions. It is not surprising that this stress epidemic occurs at a time when our lifestyles are both sedentary and conducted at breakneck speed.

In the rush of each day, you may forget to attend to your body’s signals. But paying close attention to what you do and how you do it is crucially important. The Alexander Technique will teach you new ways of coping with stress, and so improving your mood, and the shape, tone and feel of your body. You can learn to re-stabilize and recuperate from stressful situations and respond with more choice.

In this era of constant change, people want and need the ability to be flexible in demanding situations and move with confidence into the unknown. The Alexander Technique will enable you to expand the boundaries of your usual field of attention. You will be able to handle multiple concerns without freezing up or contracting into your old patterns of stress. You will be more effective and more resilient.

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