{"id":627,"date":"2022-11-06T13:34:36","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T13:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carynkatz.co.za\/?p=627"},"modified":"2022-11-06T16:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T16:48:53","slug":"why-teens-should-alexander-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carynkatz.co.za\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/why-teens-should-alexander-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Teens should Alexander (Technique)"},"content":{"rendered":"

When people ask me what the Alexander Technique is, I can get a little flustered. It\u2019s not easy to describe something that affects every aspect of our being, something that is both so obvious yet opaque.<\/p>\n

My attempt now would be something like \u2013 Alexander Technique is being able to remember or re-learn how easy it can feel to be a human being doing ordinary stuff. It is learning how to cope with the continual barrage of stress and stimulus. It is building a strong and reliable awareness of oneself in the present moment, kindly.<\/p>\n

For those whose syllabus has included Shakespeare, you may recall the famous Prince Hamlet\u2019s reflection:
\n\u201cHow noble in reason,\u2028how infinite in faculties, in form and moving,\u2028how express and admirable in action, how like an angel in apprehension,\u2028how like a god!\u201d<\/p>\n

The human being is a masterpiece of creation. Perfection is not the goal in any Alexander Technique class, but it does feel good and empowering to co-operate with our beautiful design.<\/p>\n

Learning Alexander Technique allows us access to our full scope of resources (ourselves) moment to moment. Real connection. Going in to check ourselves. Going out to meet the world. While driving or typing or hustling or making waves. It feels good and it prevents the wear and tear that is en route to that slipped disc, that migraine, that panic attack, that self-doubt.<\/p>\n<\/div>