Sublime

So, what is the Alexander Technique? The best formal definition is that offered by Dr Frank Jones, former director of the Tufts University Institute for Psychological Research. He described the Technique as ‘a means for changing stereotyped response patterns by the inhibition of certain postural sets’.1 He also described it as ‘a method for expandi

Alexander Technique).

His experiments showed that his voice functioned best when his stature lengthened and that this could only be achieved when he used his head in a way that he described as ‘forward and up’ in relation to his neck and torso. From this came his later discovery that the dynamic relationship of the head, neck and torso is the primary factor in organizin