With one-on-one guidance from an attentive teacher, you start to recognize the amount of energy you use to perform simple tasks. As the level of awareness rises, the effort used for the same task is minimized. An innate kinesthetic process is activated; you regain the sense of freedom and poise that you experienced as a child. Your whole organism is enhanced. Thus begins a path to healthier living.

A proven approach to self care, the Alexander Technique is a method that people of all ages and abilities can learn to relieve the pain and stress caused by everyday misuse of the body.

With the Alexander Technique, you learn

• how to change habits that cause stress and tension
• to get to the root of your discomfort
• how to balance your mind and body and take charge of your own health
• how to improve your coordination

The Alexander Technique teacher, a professional trained in the art of observation and expert guidance, leads you through a one-on-one learning process tailored to your needs. Over a course of lessons, your teacher helps you release muscular tension and restore your body's original poise. As you address your entire body — not just segments — you learn to improve your overall functioning.

Noted actors, musicians and athletes have used it for over 100 years to enhance performance and stage presence. Among them are:

• William Hurt
  
• Jeremy Irons
  
• James Earl Jones
• Kevin Kline
• Paul McCartney
• Paul Newman
• Maggie Smith
• Mary Steenbergen
• Sting
• Robin Williams
• Sir Colin Davis
• and members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
  
  Noted institutions that include Alexander Technique in their curriculum:
  

• The American Conservatory Theatre
  
• Brussels Royal Conservatory of Music
  
• The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
  
• The Juilliard School
  
• Manhattan School of Music
  
• New York University
  
• The Old Globe Theatre
  
• The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  
• The Royal College of Music
  
• San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  
• University of California Los Angeles
  
• Yale School of Drama