Benefits for the Athlete

Applying the principles of the Alexander Technique to athletics can help you perform better and avoid injury.

You will learn how to work with the natural design of your body so that movement becomes easier, more efficient and less stressful.

The Alexander Technique teaches you to have conscious control of yourself. You will learn to identify and change habits that interfere with performing at your full potential. Changing harmful habits allows you to move advantageously and is like taking the brakes off your game.

You will learn to move with a free neck, a head that leads your body forward and up, and a lengthened spine.

Related Reading

Master the Art of Running: Raising Your Performance with the Alexander Technique
by Malcolm Balk, an Alexander Technique teacher in Montreal, Cananda. This is a great book on applying the Alexander Technique to running.

Master the Art of Swimming: Raising Your Performance with the Alexander Technique
by Steven Shaw is an Alexander Technique teacher in England. This is a great book on applying the Alexander Technique to swimming.

Amira Alvarez, Certified Alexander Technique Instructor
Berkeley, California
510-528-3109
amira.alvarez@gmail.com