Exercises help people with Parkinson’s to maintain their balance, flexibility, and strength. Applying the Alexander Technique to the exercises would make a big difference in the way the exercise is performed, as well as in the results. Let’s take, for … Continue reading →
Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects the person’s movement. It starts sometimes with some tremor, or with stiffness. It affects facial expression, speech, arm-movement, hand-movement, walking, getting out of the chair, and range of motion: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20376055 … Continue reading →
Most people are aware of the fact that body- tension causes body – discomfort, like chronic neck, shoulders, or back pain. They look at tension as a problem, and their goal is to get rid of it. They feel relaxed … Continue reading →
This on-line class is offered by the CSC (Cancer Support Community) and is available for anyone who has dealt with cancer, or who has a family member, that has dealt with cancer, and interested in looking at tension-habits in simple … Continue reading →
Chronic back pain, shoulder pain, neck-pain, or other body discomfort, are situations that require medical help. Sometimes the cause of the problem is detected and treated. At other times – the cause is unclear, or the prescribed treatment does not … Continue reading →
On Saturday mornings- at 10:30–Kosta Potamianos will teach an hour-long online class, offering an Introduction to the Alexander Technique. All are welcome! The class will meet for 5 Saturdays—Oct. 2, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Oct 30…with the possibility of extending, dependent … Continue reading →
Our head has no movement muscles. The back of our skull is all bones and skin. In the front we have our face-muscles, but these won’t make our head move up, down, or sideways. The muscles in charge of our … Continue reading →
When we relax we tend to do the opposite of tensing-up: We loosen our muscles. The question is: Can we stand, walk, bend down, play a musical instrument, etc while our muscles are loose? How can we use a spoon … Continue reading →
For many people relaxing comes with collapsing, meaning that the body tends to fall downwards as it relaxes from the tension that keeps us up. If we could produce the right amount of tension, in the right places, in the right timing, … Continue reading →