Finding aLiveness At Work

Whether hammering at the work bench, typing at the keyboard, or strumming strands of music from a harp, the focused professional is often unknowingly collapsed and overly engaged in the task at hand. Pulling the head down, locking the knees, narrowing through the shoulders, we often lose physical perspective and cause unnecessary straining as we strive to do our work. This excess tension lands in our necks, lower backs, wrist and shoulders, and sometimes even compromises our performance. There is relief in an Alexander Technique lesson when we learn how to sit easefully and upright, how to hinge at the hips rather than fold at the waist, and how to use our skeletal structure to distribute our weight rather than demand our muscles to hold and overwork.

Charlie’s locked knees and collapsed torso stress his lower back. Sara helps him find freedom in his knees and hips while encouraging his neck muscles to release so his head may float forward and up!

Steven leans into the screen, rounding through the shoulders. Sara helps to lengthen Steven through the chest and back as she redirects his wrist and elbows to a more easeful arrangement at the keyboard.

Sarah Paige addresses the harp with narrowed shoulders and chest. Sara helps her find a sense of expansion through the torso and an upright quality to her sitting as she plays with ease.