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		<title>Tip 71 &#8211; Video: Point Your Shoulders</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rounded shoulders? Don\&#8217;t pull them back. Instead, try gently pointing your shoulders away from each other.</strong></p>
<p><strong>More on Rounded Shoulders</strong></p>
<p><a title="\&#34;Point" href="https://freeyourneck.com/weekly-tip-6/">Point Your Shoulders</a></p>
<p><a title="\&#34;Be" href="https://freeyourneck.com/leland-valls-weekly-alexander-technique-tip-53/">Roger Federer</a></p>
<p><a title="\&#34;An" href="https://freeyourneck.com/an-arch-made-of-arches-2/">An Arch Made of Arches</a></p>
<p><strong>Extra</strong><br />
A Podcast from Robert &#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rounded shoulders? Don\&#8217;t pull them back. Instead, try gently pointing your shoulders away from each other.</strong></p>
<p><strong>More on Rounded Shoulders</strong></p>
<p><a title="\&quot;Point" href="https://freeyourneck.com/weekly-tip-6/">Point Your Shoulders</a></p>
<p><a title="\&quot;Be" href="https://freeyourneck.com/leland-valls-weekly-alexander-technique-tip-53/">Roger Federer</a></p>
<p><a title="\&quot;An" href="https://freeyourneck.com/an-arch-made-of-arches-2/">An Arch Made of Arches</a></p>
<p><strong>Extra</strong><br />
A Podcast from Robert &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href="https://freeyourneck.com/leland-valls-alexander-technique-tip-71/">Tip 71 &#8211; Video: Point Your Shoulders</a> appeared first on <a href="https://freeyourneck.com">Alexander Technique with Leland Vall</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tip 53 &#8211; Be Like Roger Federer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Oppositional relationships are an important part of Roger Federer&#8217;s excellent use.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26024" src="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer.jpg" alt="Tip 53 Roger Federer" width="938" height="715" srcset="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer.jpg 938w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer-300x229.jpg 300w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer-768x585.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px" /></a></p>
<p>Alexander Technique teachers talk about <em>using</em> the body well or poorly, and Roger Federer certainly displays excellent <em>use</em> in the above image. One component &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://freeyourneck.com/leland-valls-weekly-alexander-technique-tip-53/">Tip 53 &#8211; Be Like Roger Federer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://freeyourneck.com">Alexander Technique with Leland Vall</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Oppositional relationships are an important part of Roger Federer&#8217;s excellent use.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26024" src="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer.jpg" alt="Tip 53 Roger Federer" width="938" height="715" srcset="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer.jpg 938w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer-300x229.jpg 300w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Tip-53-Roger-Federer-768x585.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px" /></a></p>
<p>Alexander Technique teachers talk about <em>using</em> the body well or poorly, and Roger Federer certainly displays excellent <em>use</em> in the above image. One component &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href="https://freeyourneck.com/leland-valls-weekly-alexander-technique-tip-53/">Tip 53 &#8211; Be Like Roger Federer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://freeyourneck.com">Alexander Technique with Leland Vall</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tip 6 &#8211; Point Your Shoulders</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>For broader shoulders, gently point point them away from each other.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25889" src="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders-300x143.jpg" alt="Shoulders Pointing Away from Each Other" width="300" height="143" srcset="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders-300x143.jpg 300w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>Without a doubt, this is my most viewed and controversial tip. Avoid pulling your shoulders back. Pulling your shoulders back narrows the back of &#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://freeyourneck.com/weekly-tip-6/">Tip 6 &#8211; Point Your Shoulders</a> appeared first on <a href="https://freeyourneck.com">Alexander Technique with Leland Vall</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>For broader shoulders, gently point point them away from each other.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25889" src="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders-300x143.jpg" alt="Shoulders Pointing Away from Each Other" width="300" height="143" srcset="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders-300x143.jpg 300w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Shoulders.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>Without a doubt, this is my most viewed and controversial tip. Avoid pulling your shoulders back. Pulling your shoulders back narrows the back of &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href="https://freeyourneck.com/weekly-tip-6/">Tip 6 &#8211; Point Your Shoulders</a> appeared first on <a href="https://freeyourneck.com">Alexander Technique with Leland Vall</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tip 5.5 &#8211; An Arch Made of Arches</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 19:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25884" src="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-300x247.jpg" alt="Arches in the body mirrored" width="300" height="247" srcset="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-300x247.jpg 300w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-768x632.jpg 768w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2.jpg 1132w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>I mention this idea in almost every lesson.  The body is a spring  made of springs, or an arch made of arches.  This is true in every structure and every combination of structures within the &#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-25884" src="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-300x247.jpg" alt="Arches in the body mirrored" width="300" height="247" srcset="https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-300x247.jpg 300w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2-768x632.jpg 768w, https://freeyourneck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/archesWcaption2.jpg 1132w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>I mention this idea in almost every lesson.  The body is a spring  made of springs, or an arch made of arches.  This is true in every structure and every combination of structures within the &hellip;</p><p>The post <a href="https://freeyourneck.com/an-arch-made-of-arches-2/">Tip 5.5 &#8211; An Arch Made of Arches</a> appeared first on <a href="https://freeyourneck.com">Alexander Technique with Leland Vall</a>.</p>
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