for pain-free backs
This video is a little light-hearted demonstration of how easy it can be to walk in high heels — to walk well, gracefully and with excellent posture.
The reason it becomes difficult is that most people don’t balance well enough. To learn how to walk with poise, read the article: How to look good wearing high heels.
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Medical Study proves lasting effectiveness of the Alexander Technique for low back pain.
Published in the prestigious British Medical Journal on 19 August 2008, this randomised controlled medical trial compares Alexander Technique lessons, exercise and massage for chronic and recurrent back pain.
British Medical Journal video
“My teacher is Philip Pawley and I can thoroughly recommend him: he’s patient, kind and knows what he’s doing. He’s given me a new life.”
“My interest in the Technique came from my interest in yoga. At the time when I heard about it, I thought that this would be a useful thing for me to learn — just a development of what I understood yoga to be.”
“Since starting with the Alexander Technique, it has boosted my confidence tremendously. It does so much more besides just helping you with the osteoporosis.”
“I have got enormous benefit out of a series of thirty-minute sessions with Philip Pawley. My whole stance has improved and I’m singing better.”
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