Thanks for all the input guys! Great to hear from some of you who have actually been able to work through it.
How about "The Alexander Technique?" Does anyone know about it or has anyone tried it out? I remember when I talked with a chiropractor in the past and he basically said there was a muscle in one side of my back that I'd never learned to use correctly and so it was somehow underdeveloped. And so every once in a while I do something and that muscle doesn't do it's job so "bam" something just slips and I feel a stretching sensation and I'm done for 3 days to a week.
One time this happened just when I reached out to pick up a toothbrush!
Anyways, based on my experiences with my own back, what the chiropractor said rang true, and I think the Alexander Technique is supposed to be all about retraining your body posture. It's a philosophy and science based on the belief that almost everyone holds their body wrong after a lifetime of bad habits, and that this causes a lot of our issues with our health - it was originally designed as a way to cure singers who kept losing their voices but they later realized it solved a mess of other problems and has a long history of healing chronic back issues. (my knowledge is limited on the subject so excuse me if I'm a little off on some of this)
The training involves sessions with a certified practitioner though, and I've heard it takes about 40 to really "fix" your posture.
Just curious if anyone knows more. It's popped up a few times in my reading of PUA and human potential material, and a friend of mine read some books on the subject and was really intrigued.
How about "The Alexander Technique?" Does anyone know about it or has anyone tried it out? I remember when I talked with a chiropractor in the past and he basically said there was a muscle in one side of my back that I'd never learned to use correctly and so it was somehow underdeveloped. And so every once in a while I do something and that muscle doesn't do it's job so "bam" something just slips and I feel a stretching sensation and I'm done for 3 days to a week.
One time this happened just when I reached out to pick up a toothbrush!
Anyways, based on my experiences with my own back, what the chiropractor said rang true, and I think the Alexander Technique is supposed to be all about retraining your body posture. It's a philosophy and science based on the belief that almost everyone holds their body wrong after a lifetime of bad habits, and that this causes a lot of our issues with our health - it was originally designed as a way to cure singers who kept losing their voices but they later realized it solved a mess of other problems and has a long history of healing chronic back issues. (my knowledge is limited on the subject so excuse me if I'm a little off on some of this)
The training involves sessions with a certified practitioner though, and I've heard it takes about 40 to really "fix" your posture.
Just curious if anyone knows more. It's popped up a few times in my reading of PUA and human potential material, and a friend of mine read some books on the subject and was really intrigued.
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"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling