The Alexander Technique can be considered as a mental discipline that helps individuals to undo a lifelong accumulation of activities and habits of body misuse on a continuous basis.The technique focuses on the ways in which the individual would be able to let go of the factors contributing to this body misuse, including slackness of body muscles, chronic tension, unbalanced/distorted postures and overuse/underuse of different body parts etc. All these factors are addressed by the technique in order to address the wellness of the body as a whole instead of just a single part.The Alexander technique is not restricted to certain individuals. Rather, everyone irrespective of a physical/mental problem can practice it.
AT can be considered as an effective way to get more out of life on both physical and mental level. Practicing the technique would therefore minimize the risks of physical/mental problems in the later years. Anyone who is prone to a stressed life and has challenging physical coordination demands can benefit greatly from AT.
AT can also benefit individuals who feel that their bodies have already been wasted without any chance of a revival. AT can help these individuals bounce back on the right track physically/mentally. The technique aims to let the body use whatever it has to the maximum, no matter how damages or deformed the latter may be.For instance, AT can be used to provide temporary relief from conditions like scoliosis in which one of the legs appear longer than the other due to a slight curve in the spine that tilts the pelvis to one side.
Although the Alexander Technique cannot get rid of scoliosis totally, it aims to relate to the root of the issue (in this case, poor grounding causes scoliosis).As such, the technique would focus on enabling an individual with the condition to clear out emotional issues and traumas stored in the mind. This would eventually enable the concerned individual to dissociate himself/herself from the so-called parasitic lost souls (the root cause of all emotional issues that the individual himself/herself may not be aware of). In the case of scoliosis, the individual would tend to experience a slight pain in the hip as the condition eases. This pain would usually disappear over a month or two.
