Richard BrennanAlexander Technique

Change Your Posture, Change Your Life

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What is the Alexander Technique?

AwarenessChoice

Freedom

How can the Alexander Technique

help you?

Benefits of the Technique

Preserves HealthReduces PainReduces StressEnhances PerformanceIncreases Enjoyment of the PresentImproves Posture

Preserves Health

Experienced teacher Elisabeth

Walker pulling another person out of a chair at the age of 90!

George Bernard Shaw took lessons from Alexander himself when he was 80! “Alexander established not only the beginning of a far reaching science of the apparently involuntary movements we call reflexes, but a technique of connection and self control which forms a substantial addition to our very slender resources in personal education.”

George Bernard Shaw

Reduces Pain97% of people with back pain could benefit by learning the Alexander Technique – it is only a very small minority of back pain sufferers that require medical intervention such as surgery.

Dr Jack Stern, spinal neurosurgeon and founding partner of Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York, USA

Conclusion of Southampton University Research: One to one lessons in the Alexander technique have long term benefits for patients with chronic back pain.British Medical Journal - 18th August 2008

Reduces Stress

Improves Performance

The following people have all benefited from

Alexander lessons:

Greg Chappell - cricket

Daley Thompson - decathlete

LinfordChristie

- running

Sally Swift - equestrian

Jeff Julian - golf

John McEnroe - tennis

Improves breathing and the voice

Julie Andrews

Paul McCartney

Madonna

Sting

Improving performance -

Acting

PaulNewman

William Hurt

Hillary Swank

Keanu Reeves

Judi Dench

Kelvin Kline

TerenceStamp

Jennifer Saunders

Robin Williams

John Cleese

Prevents Chronic Muscular Fatigue

James Galway

Julian Bream

MairtinO’Connor

Increase Enjoyment

of the Present Moment

Improves Posture How would you define the word posture?The way you hold yourself?The way you carry yourself?The position or shape you are in?orThe relation of one or more parts of your body to the rest?The outer expression of how you feel inside?

Dictionary definition of the word Posture is:

the relationship of one or more parts of your body

to the rest

Good posture happens when that relationship is free

Poor posture happens when that relationship is fixed

Good posture is enjoyable

poised

flowing

balanced

relaxed

attentive

all of the above!

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

Posture is also an outward expression of how you feel inside

New book by Richard Brennan

Available

January 2012

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by exploring www.alexander.ie

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