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Slide -2 bianca (What is the Alexander technique?)
The Alexander technique is a way of learning how you can get rid of harmful tension in your body. It is a way to feel better, and move in a more relaxed and comfortable way... the way nature intended. It can be applied to many daily activities such as sitting, lying down, walking, and lifting.
Slide 3- ant (How was it founded?)
F.M. Alexander was an Australian actor who began to experience chronic laryngitis whenever he performed. This nearly ended his career. To solve his problem, he studied the use of his own instrument—himself! What he found was that his use of his vocal mechanism was connected to his posture, emotions, and his thoughts. He had a bad habit to tense and contract when he recited. To fix his problem, he slowly developed a technique to get rid of the habit. Since his health improved so much, his friends and several of the doctors he had consulted before he developed the technique persuaded him to teach others what he had learned.
Slide 4- Bianca (How is it applied?)
The Alexander Technique can be applied any part of your body. It retrains the body to work as it was designed to!
Some examples of bad habits that we can apply this to are: (look at pictures) – Slouching – hunching – throwing the head back – clutching a pen • basically its working on your basic movements.
Slide 5- explain and demonstrate how it works!!
Slide 6- ant (who practices the Alexander technique?)
All types of people can study the technique. Most of the Alexander techniques clientele are athletes, singers, dancers, or people who are having back trouble and any sort of ache in their body. For example: the Alexander technique can help musicians improve the quality of their physical movements involved in playing an instrument or singing. A violinist's stiff shoulders and arms will make it harder for them to perform at their peak when it is most it is most important; a singer's tight neck or jaw may cause his vocal cords to become weaker, a football strained back may cause him to miss a game or a college student's strained hand may cause him or her to miss a class

Slide 7- Bianca (as a profession) • There are several thousand Alexander teachers worldwide • Typically, to be a professional requires a successful completion of a 3 year full-time study program at an accredited teacher training course which is about 1500-1600 hours of instruction. • Many have come from the performing arts, such as dance, theater or music. Some are physical therapists, massage therapists or teachers in another field. • • Many Alexander Technique teachers have to take other part-time jobs. They often work for themselves, choosing hours that suit their individual needs . They may earn about £12,000 a year initially, increasing to £25,000 with time and experience. • The biggest is the inconsistency of income. • After training you can work from home, at colleges, in therapy and commercial offices.
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