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.

Malcolm's coming to town!
March 2008 workshops on running.
Click here for details

The Alexander Technique: A Way to Effortless, Natural Tennis
The first of four articles by Gary Adelman, an Alexander Technique Teacher in New Jersey. Much of the information in this first article shows how the Technique can be applied to all sports.

Movement and the Alexander Technique
The second of four articles.

Using the Alexander Technique to Generate Power
The third of four articles.

The Alexander Technique and the Magic Move: The Key to Ripping Groundstrokes
The fourth of four articles.

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