{"id":120585,"date":"2018-02-18T17:15:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T01:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=120585"},"modified":"2018-02-19T06:29:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T14:29:28","slug":"lets-learn-alexander-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=120585","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Learn Alexander Technique!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mEmfZc6nzi4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/alexander90210.com\">http:\/\/alexander90210.com<\/a>: Alexander Technique helps us to become aware of how we respond to stimuli and it shows us how to let go of those responses that don\u2019t serve us. For instance, many people get stuck in the fight-or-flight reflex (head thrust forward, shoulders rising up, neck and torso compressed). While that might benefit us in certain emergencies such as when a fist heads towards our face, it does not help us in 99% of life. Instead, it makes movement, thought and emotion more halting.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all head, neck and back pain comes from needless muscular holding, said JFK\u2019s physician Dr. Janet Travell. With Alexander lessons, we can learn about our habits and drop the ones that hurt us.<\/p>\n<p>A person who moves awkwardly is more likely to think and feel awkwardly and to relate to others awkwardly. By contrast, somebody who\u2019s poised will likely connect with others in a poised way. Just ask yourself \u2014 would I rather hang out with people filled with weird tension patterns or with those who are at ease?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/alexander90210.com: Alexander Technique helps us to become aware of how we respond to stimuli and it shows us how to let go of those responses that don\u2019t serve us. 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