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Skill
Can you hang your arms? (movie)
Can you do that? Only 10% of people can do it. If you can't, your use of the arms is disadvantage. It's better for you to adjust your use. I am introducing the exercise for our advantageous arm movement. Check this out! -
Thought
Shouldn’t we try to gain end?
【"End-gaining" idea in the Alexander technique】 I made my comments in a post of a facebook group about "end-gaining". A person solved his/her problem of making excess tension in playing a violin. He/she made excess tension even when he... -
Skill
Fixing “forward head posture” NICE & EASY way (w/movie)
Here is the movie. I will show you how we fix forward head posture nice and easy way. I made a YouTube movie for it, and that's above. Forward head posture is not good. It is not good looking but also leads soar neck or nec... -
Thought
The suboccipital muscles, a point of leverage?
There is discussion in the facebook group, Alexander Technique Global, about the suboccipital muscles, whether they function like a point of leverage or not. It means that if the suboccipial muscles are somewhat released, we are able to ... -
Skill
Chair Exercise (w/Movie)
【Self exercise of standing up and sitting down】 Usually in Alexander Technique lesson, we call "chair work", and a teacher will help a pupil to stand up from sitting position and to sitting down from standing position with hands on. I ... -
Thought
What makes the head up?
【An image of "the head up"】 If we pull a rope (right in the above diagram), the top of a pole moves up in rotation. Our head moves up like this kind of scheme. "Up" is generated by mainly the muscles in the back, working together with ... -
Theory
Effective way of intention for our advantageous use (Part 2)
Paul Norikazu Aoki Miwaza Lesson 3-5-5 Ebisu, Shibuyaku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japan Email: paulaoki@alexlesson.com Feb 1st, 2018 【3. Manage multiple objectives with adequate allocation of intentions.】 Multiple tasks and multiple objectives ... -
Theory
Effective way of intention for our advantageous use (Part 1)
Paul Norikazu AokiMiwaza Lesson3-5-5 Ebisu, Shibuyaku, Tokyo, 150-0013 JapanEmail: paulaoki@alexlesson.comFeb 1st, 2018 Abstract There seems to be a general principle in our way of intention for avoiding excess muscle tension. It is to i... -
Skill
The pelvis and the hip joint : another primary control?
I keep studying about the pelvis and the hip joint. I like to introduce my version of its explanation from mainly kinesiological point of view. The pelvis angle affects the head/neck relationship. This means that we won't accomplish the ...
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