How To Sit Down Correctly (Alexander Technique)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- How to freely move your derriere to a chair.
Contact me at Adrian@alexander-technique.london
As I mention in the video, I'm not actually interested in you doing something correctly, but freely. Ideally I wished I'd expanded on that a bit in the video (the pitfalls of improvised content), so I'll take the opportunity to do so here. To do something freely means to do something without reaction. The most common place we observe that reaction is in the startle reflex, the pulling of the shoulders up and the neck muscles pulling the head so it tilts backwards. There may not be actual movement visible in the head/neck relationship, but there will still be an undue tightening of the muscles.
What's important here isn't the physicality though, that's just an outer manifestation that there's been a change in your thinking, and that's the reaction. Essentially, going to sit should be as inconsequential as scratching your nose; Wholly unremarkable. It's about moving yourself through space without upsetting the quality of your nervous system and thinking, and in doing so you'll find the movement itself easier. It's like carrying a full glass of water without disturbing the contents so it doesn't spill, where your very being is the water.
The action of sitting and standing is so rich in exploration of human behaviour that we use it as a contrivance and metaphor for all movement in teaching the Alexander Technique. It's a "vanilla" flavoured movement we use as a teaching tool and and as a starting point. Individual teachers may have a specialist niche in other movements, such as playing an instrument (I play guitar and often work with fellow guitarists ) or sports activities, but the same behaviours and attitudes can be observed in "vanilla" movements as can be seen in more specific ones.
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Thinking in Activity: Almost spells AT in reverse.
Can't wait for the full squat video!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Hi Adrian
I'm new to Alexander Technique.
Thank You for being Here!!
I am here to learn (watching everything, you'll see me like what I've watched) and practice the techniques as a non medicated, non surgical, pain management skill. I will show ya my MRI one day if needed.
I currently, due to reasons (homeless for 10 months and starting from scratch), have a milk crate with a cushion to sit on at my low table, not coffee table height, not dining table height... and I think I like it even more now.
I was born malnourished in womb with a sacral dimple, mild-moderate scoliosis and lumbarisation (S1 not fused) .. I have had 2 occasions that may have resulted in my T11-T12 fusing with ankylosing spondylitis and I'm pretty sure the discs that bulge in my neck are from the 12 years of nerve suppression "therapy" that I was released from in mid 2021... peripheral neuropathy is my very loud cue to stand straight like my life depends on it.
I am in stable rental lease studio unit accommodation for 12 months. I am not on pain medication. I do yoga and I walk (a lot). Sitting up really straight has reduced migraines, however I don't drive, no mopping, no talking with phone to my ear, no long hair to style, even the picking up rubbish to help our Earth and nature photography that I love to capture while walking have reduced coz of the numbness and pain that happens.
I sleep with a towel rolled as a pillow. I quit smoking cigarettes, no alcohol, great food choices, hydration, yoga, all inflammation reduction options, including aloe vera juice are my friends.
So .. I found you here.
I'm here to learn.
I am grateful.
I will watch everything and be in contact for fine tuning.
Lifted crown and chin tucked ..
Squatting like a rice paddy farmer. 😀 👍 can do
That's right... get your body weight over your feet because that's where it needs to be lol.
Comment S'accroupir .... Ah!
Decided to do my next video on full squatting 🙂
@@AdrianFarrell Please do! I can't wait to get your wisdom on squatting...and also on running!! It's an under-explored application of AT, judging by the dearth of AT teachers actually addressing it. Yes yes, Malcolm Balk and Lawrence Smith, but we need your take on it, Adrian!!
@@Robb3348 hi Robb, will do 🙂
Btw, I took running lessons from Malcolm Balk, so I don't really have anything new to add, but I could still talk about my experience.
@@Robb3348 here it is, video on squatting 🙂
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Jolly baity!
Well explained
Thank you 😊
Do you play piano?
No actually, I play guitar, but I bought the piano stool as it's perfect as an Alexande Technique teaching tool.
The Case of Mary Bond & PD
I think I remember you saying something about PD being a particular interest of yours, I like Mary Bond, so I could not resist making you aware of her case. Ignore this if I'm wrong. Link th-cam.com/video/FI-pffb7O4o/w-d-xo.html
I wasn't familiar with Mary Bond, I see she's a Rolfer, so we have very different views on movement as the Alexander Technique is primarily about thinking in activity.