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The Alexander Technique: Move Better with Anne Waxman
The Alexander Technique is a method of education that helps individuals develop awareness of their movement, posture, and coordination. It is not a treatment or exercise but a re-education of how you use your body in daily activities, allowing for greater ease, efficiency, and reduced strain.
What Happens in a Lesson with Anne?
Lessons focus on identifying and undoing habitual patterns of tension that interfere with natural movement. Through gentle guidance and verbal instruction, you learn to:
- Recognize and release unnecessary muscular tension
- Improve alignment and coordination without force or strain
- Enhance respiration to increase endurance and vocal resonance
- Develop a greater awareness of how thoughts and movement are interconnected
- Apply the Technique to everyday activities such as sitting, standing, walking, talking, or other specialized skill
It’s Not Just About Hands-On Guidance
While Anne uses gentle, hands-on guidance, the Technique is ultimately about expanding awareness of your own body and inefficient, yet automatic movements. It encourages curiosity about how your thoughts influence movement and invites you to question your unconscious habits, opening the door to more ease, confidence, and improved performance in creative endeavors.
Lessons Anne Waxman Offers
Private Lesson
One-on-one instruction tailored to your specific needs. These lessons provide personalized direction to help you develop better posture, coordination, and movement efficiency.
Group Lesson
Experience the Technique in a collaborative environment. Group lessons offer instruction, observation-based learning, and partner exercises to deepen understanding and practice.
Master Class
Presented in a group setting, a master class features a volunteer receiving Anne’s attention and guidance during their performance for the benefit of fellow musicians, actors, dancers or other artists. It is sometimes offered in collaboration with a noted expert in the particular discipline being studied and is designed to raise artistic technique and practice to a finer level.