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This blog has about a hundred Alexander related posture and breathing tips. I started it in March 2010 and added a post every week for about two years. After that I slowed down and now it seems to be completed. I hope you take a look around to find some tips that you like. You can also receive one of these tips every week as an email if you join the Weekly Tip mailing list.
Tip 73 – Video: While Looking Up, Don\’t Pull Down
Looking up? Don’t pull down. Looking up is generally painless, so long as you don’t “pull down” in order to look up. The video demonstrates
Tip 72 – Core/Ab Exercises and the Alexander Technique
Improving your posture and movement is about understanding how to use your body, not excessive core exercises or rippling abs. A New York Times article
Tip 71 – Video: Point Your Shoulders
Rounded shoulders? Don\’t pull them back. Instead, try gently pointing your shoulders away from each other. More on Rounded Shoulders Point Your Shoulders Roger Federer
Tip 70 – Video: For Walking, Think More about Where You Are
To walk with greater stability and power, think more about where you are than about where you are going. After watching this video, visit Tip
Tip 69 – Video: When Walking, Lead with the Crown of Your Head
For improved walking, lead with the crown of your head instead of your chin or chest. This video about improved walking comes from Tip 25. Leading
Tip 68 – Video: Think of Your Body as an Archer’s Bow
Instead of thinking of posture as a straight line, try thinking of your body as an archer\’s bow. There are different ways to help you
Tip 67 – Imagine Your Breath As Ocean Waves
Imagine your breath as ocean waves. In the previous Tip, waves were about posture. This time they are about breathing. A rushed breath, a gasp, is
Tip 66 – Video: Good Posture Is Like a Wave
Instead of thinking of posture as a straight line, try thinking of your body as a wave. This video comes from Tip 13, where you can