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mark indigo
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RE: Alexnader Technique Site (in reply to guitarbuddha)
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ORIGINAL: Ricardo Sorry but they have no clue what alexander technique really is. just kidding. quote:
You bring up a good point. But it doesn't really matter where I am at with the technique in my opinion or in anyone else's. "THEY", he said "THEY", not YOU! quote:
Finding a good teacher is a good idea for anyone who is interested. agree quote:
I enjoy the podcasts and Robert has links to lots of teachers. I haven't listened to any of them yet, so can't really comment, but I did look up Robert via the "Alexander Technique of Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada" link at the bottom. From there I wandered around and ended up finding this article (honest, I wasn't looking for this, I was just curious and checking out the site) http://alexandertechnique.com/articles2/onyourown/ I don't really think it matters if you start with reading something, or start with a teacher, like Gerardo says in the picado section of his Encuentro vid, "Just start"
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Date Aug. 22 2013 22:56:32
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manicfingers
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RE: Alexnader Technique Site (in reply to guitarbuddha)
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You might want to change the thread title to AlexANder (not ..nader..), so it comes up in future searches. I can't add much to the discussion itself, but I have done 6 AT sessions in Valencia, and it is *amazing*. Only 6 - I had to stop after that because I was in such a mess with my neck, but I recovered and continue practicing what I learnt. The whole tension-feedback system of my central nervous system is now alive again, so I can detect any tension in my body without even thinking. Sitting, standing, walking. And thanks to the floor techniques, I can now do it the other way around.. just tell my body to completely shut down all my muscles while lying down. It makes me a couple of minutes in each position to release all tension, and I have 3 different positions.. one on my back, and one for each side. Then after that, I am 'clear', I walk better etc., and the tension feedback mechanism is woken up again for the whole day. If I fail to 'release' myself each morning, then tension can creep in, and the feedback mechanism is less effective. I can now play guitar without tensing the shoulder and arm muscles, so there is never any tension to take away afterwards. Just a quick 'release' session, just in case there is any tension there. If I had known all this stuff 20 years ago.. you can just take all your body tension away by concentrating in a certain way. And without the tension, you don't get back/neck problems. I couldn't speak spanish that well, so I think I missed out on a lot of the theory.. I just took what I could from it, which is the above. Edit:PS: Feel free anyone to PM me on this.. I'm not an expert, like I said, and I suspect everyone's perceptions of the process are different. But I know that I am tension and pain free (for 3 years now).
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Date Aug. 29 2013 19:34:17
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mark indigo
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RE: Alexander Technique Site (in reply to guitarbuddha)
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ha ha, most fun I've had on here since the AT first got mentioned, a whole seven and a half minutes of chuckle.... but is that what you think we're doing? petty, puerile point scoring? do I have to labour the point over again, that that's not what I'm about at all? I have at no point tried or intended to offend or insult you and I'm sorry if I have accidentally done so. Discussion and debate are in my view entirely consistent with Alexander's work, and I have at all times tried to "play the ball, not the man" i.e.. discuss the Alexander Technique, and not to attack you personally for your opinions where they differ from mine. I have also tried to explain as clearly as possible what I have meant where I have thought that misunderstanding has arisen. But I also wonder if the discussions here on the Foro of Juan Martin vs. Paco de Lucia, old vs. new, Fakemenco, Ottmar Liebert, what to learn, how to learn, etc. etc. put anyone off flamenco? Or if the discussions in the luthiery section put people off making guitars? Or the current thread on guitar mics/pick-ups put people off amplifying their instruments? If people want a long-term solution to back pain, neck pain, tendonitis, RSI, etc. etc. or if they just want to improve their co-ordination and performance, they should check out the Alexander Technique. There are different approaches and interpretations of the work, but there is benefit to be had from any and all of them.
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Date Sep. 1 2013 23:38:32
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