Contemporary Alexander Work is a practical, kinesthetic, hands-on study of our innate human design for movement and support, our habits of awareness and response, and our ability to make new choices. The Work teaches you how to relieve pain, tension, and habitual life patterns, and rediscover excellence, ease, strength, flexibility, grace, joy, and choice in every activity of life.

Through simple observation a teacher watches you do what is important to you, and what is not quite working the way you want it to work. It could be walking up or down the steps, or singing a song, or playing the cello. It could be relating to people at work, or at home. For some it is speaking in front of people, or being more comfortable at your computer. It might be practicing Gyrotonics, Pilates, or Tai Chi. Maybe what is important to you is swing dancing, or tango, or weaving, or pottery, or painting.

With kindness, a teacher sees what you are doing well, and perceives what is interfering with what you want to do. The teacher help you notice your interference. It might be a subtle tightening, or holding your breath, or it might be an idea you have about how to do your task. Often using touch, a teacher supports alternative choices to your pattern geared toward pleasure, comfort, and ease.

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