Posture Commands - Why they don't Work


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Apr 1, 2001


If, for example, a student is a typical "slumper" or "sloucher", pulling his or her shoulders forward and down into the chest, Alexander (and, today, teachers of the Alexander Technique) would show the student how to stop producing those downward and inward pulls so that their body expands to its full size.

Students learn how to "get out of the way" of what happens naturally. An Alexander Technique teacher will never ask you to "straighten up" as that produces the useless re-arrangement of tensions Dewey so well described.

This approach has proved itself over the years and today the Technique is regarded by many as the most effective way to improve posture - and the overall quality of physical functioning.

A comprehensive collection to Dewey/Alexander material can be found at the John Dewey and F. M. Alexander Homepage at http://www.alexandertechnique.com/articl...

Alexander's books, and a great many other books, videos, DVDs and audio books can be found at the Alexander Technique Bookstore at http://www.alexandertechnique.com/books

A good source of information about John Dewey can be found at http://www.siu.edu/~deweyctr/

John Dewey and F. Matthias Alexander
        

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2.   Apr 24, 2001 5:43 PM
A good question. Sadly, the answer is "no".

On a personal note, I grew up in a family where Dewey's name came up often. He was blamed by my parents for all the faults of American public education ...

-- posted by alexandertech
1.   Apr 19, 2001 10:40 PM
If Dewey had such influence on American education, one would think that what he learned from Alexander would have filtered through to the educational system. Is there any evidence that it did? ...

-- posted by biogardener



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