There's a website (http://www.alexandertechnique.com/) which has a bunch of links, but it's sort of an experience thing; self-teaching is a little tricky -- though I suspect a motivated geeky type could pull it off.
Basically an AT teacher walks you through relaxing your muscles, and then through repeated exposure you learn via muscle-memory what "relaxed" feels like, and what sorts of motions to use for sitting, standing, walking, etc. to avoid tensing up muscles unnecessarily. I only got as far as walking before I ran out of funds to continue lessons, and I've mostly forgotten what I knew...but it seemed to work while I was able to apply it. (I still apply what I learned, but not on a minute-by-minute, reflexive basis like I think the goal is.)
re: housemates -- I guess I missed a > -- hfcougar is the other one who you didn't meet.
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Date: 2005-09-22 06:05 pm (UTC)Basically an AT teacher walks you through relaxing your muscles, and then through repeated exposure you learn via muscle-memory what "relaxed" feels like, and what sorts of motions to use for sitting, standing, walking, etc. to avoid tensing up muscles unnecessarily. I only got as far as walking before I ran out of funds to continue lessons, and I've mostly forgotten what I knew...but it seemed to work while I was able to apply it. (I still apply what I learned, but not on a minute-by-minute, reflexive basis like I think the goal is.)
re: housemates -- I guess I missed a > --