Richard Brennan Alexander Technique Move through life with

Richard Brennan Alexander Technique Move through life with greater ease www. alexander. ie

What is the Alexander Technique?

Awareness Choice Freedom

How can the Alexander Technique help you?

Benefits of the Technique Preserves Health Reduces Pain Reduces Stress Enhances Performance Increases Enjoyment of the Present Improves Posture

Preserves Health Experienced teacher Elisabeth Walker pulling another person out of a chair at the age of 90!

George Bernard Shaw took lessons from Alexander himself when he was 80! “Alexander established not only the beginning of a far reaching science of the apparently involuntary movements we call reflexes, but a technique of connection and self control which forms a substantial addition to our very slender resources in personal education. ” George Bernard Shaw

Reduces Pain 97% of people with back pain could benefit by learning the Alexander Technique – it is only a very small minority of back pain sufferers that require medical intervention such as surgery. Dr Jack Stern, spinal neurosurgeon and founding partner of Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York, USA Conclusion of Southampton University Research: One to one lessons in the Alexander technique have long term benefits for patients with chronic back pain. British Medical Journal - 18 th August 2008

Reduces Stress

Improves Performance The following people have all benefited from Alexander lessons: Greg Chappell cricket

Daley Thompson - decathlete

Linford Christie - running

Sally Swift - equestrian

Jeff Julian - golf

John Mc. Enroe - tennis

Improves breathing and the voice Julie Andrews

Paul Mc. Cartney

Madonna

Sting

Improving performance Acting Paul Newman

William Hurt

Hillary Swank

Keanu Reeves

Judi Dench

Kevin Kline

Terence Stamp

Jennifer Saunders

Robin Williams

John Cleese

Prevents Chronic Muscular Fatigue James Galway

Julian Bream

Mairtin O’Connor

Increase Enjoyment of the Present Moment

Improves Posture How would you define the word posture? The way you hold yourself? The way you carry yourself? The position or shape you are in? or The relation of one or more parts of your body to the rest? The outer expression of how you feel inside?

Dictionary definition of the word Posture is: the relationship of one or more parts of your body to the rest

Good posture happens when that relationship is free Poor posture happens when that relationship is fixed

Good posture is enjoyable

poised

flowing

balanced

relaxed

attentive

all of the above!

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

New book by Richard Brennan Available January 2012

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