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 make more coordinated movement, i.e., we use all of the body and functions well. I don’t think…
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 the muscles in front. The head actually moves…
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 best practice of the primary control if we leave the disadvantageous pelvis angle. One reason is…
The reasons for our thinking of the head First, I describe here that the reasons why we had better think of our head while we move. Thinking of the head helps us to place the center of gravity of the body at the adequate position and to render the moment of force of the body…
An Advantageous Way of Using Our Body
Fixing “forward head posture” NICE & EASY way (w/movie)
Effective way of intention for our advantageous use (Part 1)
Holding vs Placing
Chair Exercise (w/Movie)
What is the primary control? – A hypothesis of its mechanism
The reasons for our thinking of the head and support
Try “lying down work” with your partner! (w/movie)
Effective way of intention for our advantageous use (Part 2)
What makes the head up?
Hi, I am Paul Aoki and a certified AT teacher. I give lessons in my own studio called “Miwaza Lesson” in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. I have taught the AT since 2010 and live with just teaching it. I teach the AT with my original approach, which is quite effective. I share this approach in this blog site. More profile is here.
