Alternative Healing's Alexander Technique
Carpal tunnel syndrome, back pain, neck injuries, and various other aches and pains are debilitating conditions that affect millions of Americans. But what can Western medicine do to help alleviate the pain of these often mysterious maladies?
Frequently American medical doctors employ the use of painkillers or surgery to remedy ailments that could be better treated with forms of alternative healing. Painkillers can be particularly dangerous to the patient, not only because of their risky addictive properties, but also because in addition to blocking out the pain they also block our body’s natural warning systems.
Instead of just treating the symptoms of migraines, arthritis, sciatica and hypertension, alternative healing methods like the Alexander Technique look at the underlying causes of these painful conditions.
The Alexander Technique “is a method of releasing unwanted muscular tension throughout your body which has accumulated over many years of stressful living.” This alternative healing technique teaches proper ways of “sitting, standing and walking that put less strain on the bones, joints and muscles, thus making your body work more efficiently.”
By re-educating your body and mind you can learn how to carry yourself in a way that restores your natural balance, allowing for more flexibility and movement and free up more energy throughout your body.
Particularly helpful for artists, musicians and athletes, famous faces that have employed the Alexander Technique include Paul Newman, William Hurt, Sting, and two Nobel Prize winners.