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Cathy Pollock
AmSAT Certified Teacher |
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"Unless
we change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are
headed."
Old Chinese Proverb |
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phone
801.230.7661 |
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Who was Alexander?
- General Information |
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The Alexander
Technique was developed over 100 years ago by Frederick Matthias Alexander,
an Australian actor. Chronic laryngitis nearly ruined his career,
and after many unproductive doctor's visits, he took it upon himself
to find the source of his vocal problem. Using mirrors, Alexander
carefully studied the way he used himself while in the midst of speaking
and found that he was creating excessive tension throughout his body
that indirectly depressed his larynx, consequently causing him to
lose his voice. He used his personal discoveries to cure his laryngitis.
Alexander became known as the `breathing man', at first using his
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to help those with breathing or vocal disorders, and then teaching
his technique to many people with musculoskeletal and stress-related
problems. For the next nine years, he developed and refined a practical
method for eliminating harmful tension patterns and establishing in
their place poise, efficiency, and ease in any activity. |
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