The Alexander Technique: First Lesson

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  • @24davemiller
    @24davemiller 14 років тому +89

    This is NOT the first lesson - it's an introduction to lead you to a web-site for the first lesson.

    • @whollytrained
      @whollytrained 4 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/-IoFyr-PSNM/v-deo.html

  • @KeithKramer
    @KeithKramer 13 років тому +10

    To the negative comments about this video - Alexander Technique is not a cult nor does it represent cultist techniques. It is a method for healing and learning how to use the body in a healthful manner. It is especially useful for musicians and dancers who are dealing with injury, but can certainly apply to anyone.

  • @fratertenc7589
    @fratertenc7589 8 років тому +146

    Hurt is such a great surname for any health care provider.

    • @AzureNative
      @AzureNative 5 років тому +4

      though he's an actor ;)

    • @Me-lb8nd
      @Me-lb8nd 5 років тому +5

      I knew a doctor whose last name was Skinner, and he worked with another doctor whose last name was Tanner.

    • @AlexanderTechniqueMadeEasy
      @AlexanderTechniqueMadeEasy 4 роки тому

      Frater Tenc I knew one called Edge! Dr Edge!

    • @ronkersey1712
      @ronkersey1712 2 роки тому

      @@AzureNative was...

    • @m3zmr
      @m3zmr 3 місяці тому

      Bill hurt? After i visit my doctor, my bill hurts.

  • @mohitkothiyal3481
    @mohitkothiyal3481 2 роки тому +6

    Rest in Peace William Hurt

  • @knarisa
    @knarisa 13 років тому +7

    I wasn't bored at all. I found this incredibly entertaining and actually useful.

  • @creativefundraisingcoachmi7395
    @creativefundraisingcoachmi7395 10 років тому +2

    Love this Jane--I have shared it with a friend and former Reuters bureau chief who is currently on a book tour requiring a great deal of public speaking--he is a convert--

    • @opentrunk
      @opentrunk 10 років тому +7

      How do you create that impressive crossing out of words effect where a reader can still read the underlying msg and thereby understand that you have some heavy weight behind your words and that you are undoubtedly a person to be reckoned with and someone who I should pay to teach me how to raise funds? Oh wait, I get it, that was actually your first lesson in creative fundraising! Nice job.

    • @nataliap2705
      @nataliap2705 8 років тому +2

      Wow, this is what I love about UA-cam comments, occasionally you stumble across something like open trunks

    • @azteacher26
      @azteacher26 6 років тому

      @@opentrunk I want to be your friend.

    • @azteacher26
      @azteacher26 6 років тому

      You creatively raised my funds Michelle ;)

  • @keiranleonard1301
    @keiranleonard1301 4 роки тому +8

    Starts at 1:46

  • @StewartCummings1st
    @StewartCummings1st 14 років тому +7

    Jane Kosminsky is AMAZING!!! She taught me the Alexander Technique in school at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre. Try this out!

  • @CCequalPi
    @CCequalPi 2 роки тому +3

    Rest in peace William Hurt

  • @GaryRRamsey
    @GaryRRamsey 16 років тому +6

    This is a truly inspirational look at a wonderful technique. Everyone who gives this a look will feel inspired.

  • @zenbaxter1
    @zenbaxter1 11 років тому +4

    Blanche is in better shape than i will ever be

  • @HeartwarmingStories
    @HeartwarmingStories 6 років тому +6

    If you speed it up 2x, it sounds like an informercial or morning talk show.

  • @maggiemartinez6647
    @maggiemartinez6647 10 місяців тому

    Wonderful technique 💗

  • @LittleBirdPianoAcademy
    @LittleBirdPianoAcademy 10 років тому +7

    I'm interested in the piano music. Does anyone know who played that, or who the composer is?

  • @xMcWeenx
    @xMcWeenx 4 роки тому +15

    Great intro with the skeleton. I've seen plenty of Alexander stuff on UA-cam but that was the clearest explanation.

  • @LonleyBoy1105
    @LonleyBoy1105 10 років тому +10

    He is a famous actor!

    • @opentrunk
      @opentrunk 10 років тому +8

      Yeah, I think he spent a little too much time in the sensory deprivation tank in that one movie whose name I can't remember right now.

    • @jimbill9913
      @jimbill9913 Рік тому

      @@opentrunk "Altered States"

  • @RandomLazars01
    @RandomLazars01 11 років тому +53

    his voice is so soothing i can take easy shits with it

    • @duvipearson6251
      @duvipearson6251 11 років тому +4

      Are you really a woman? :O
      pretty girls excrete confectionaries

    • @RandomLazars01
      @RandomLazars01 11 років тому +5

      Matt Petersen pretty girls take shits like any other human being does thank u

    • @Matthiasknorke
      @Matthiasknorke 10 років тому +3

      Amelia Pond
      you're awesome :D

    • @JoshLikeCrazy
      @JoshLikeCrazy 8 років тому

      +Matthiasknorke dude

    • @duvipearson6251
      @duvipearson6251 8 років тому

      JoshLikeCrazy It is called white knighting. How nice guys and cucks survive.

  • @railander
    @railander 8 років тому +79

    By the end of the video it seemed like it would develop into a softcore porn. Would watch that for sure.

    • @mathiasalexander1799
      @mathiasalexander1799 7 років тому +20

      But could you watch it without tensing your neck?

    • @8KILLSTEP
      @8KILLSTEP 4 роки тому

      @@mathiasalexander1799 mathias your god in flesdh

  • @cthe4081
    @cthe4081 3 роки тому

    Did this video go private for a bit?

  • @harrietbarry8874
    @harrietbarry8874 11 років тому +2

    My work of passion and love - The Alexander Technique

  • @shadowdancer894
    @shadowdancer894 14 років тому

    @MrGrevy There is currently peer reviewed research published in British Medical Journal and the Journal of American physical therapy Association.

  • @ThinkingCap_
    @ThinkingCap_ 11 років тому +2

    Where is part two?

  • @venturejay
    @venturejay 2 роки тому

    What was William Hurt doing in this video?

  • @absoprob
    @absoprob 15 років тому +1

    Could I have a citation for 'Alexander's four concepts of good use' please?

  • @jackbryant8095
    @jackbryant8095 3 роки тому +1

    4:50 she got him all fucked up right there 😆

  • @jimbill9913
    @jimbill9913 Рік тому

    This reminds me of rolfing, or that surgery where they manipulate internal organs, what's that called? Psychosurgery isn't it but something like that.

  • @nicolep1727
    @nicolep1727 4 роки тому +27

    I swear All these Alexander technique videos feel like they are about a cult lol

    • @giorgiorosa4402
      @giorgiorosa4402 3 роки тому +4

      I love aspects of the technique, but this cult speak is impossible and so unattractive.

    • @dahmeneekah
      @dahmeneekah 3 роки тому

      Yes. It always has. You can't see nothing much and they're very secretive.

  • @vaneijck
    @vaneijck 10 років тому

    Nice video by why is Hurt holding his hands behind his back?

  • @mathiasalexander1799
    @mathiasalexander1799 9 років тому

    David Garlick: The Lost Sixth Sense. A medical scientist looks at the Alexander Technique.
    Why is this book out of print?

    • @tiffanydutton6145
      @tiffanydutton6145 8 років тому

      +Mathias Alexander Can you tell me a little about this book, I would love to learn more but I can not find out too much information about this book online.

    • @mathiasalexander1799
      @mathiasalexander1799 8 років тому

      Because its out of print. The copyright is held by the London Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique. They don't seem to want to reprint it. Try at-ffm.de/books/0734400017.htm. Also try the on line AT magazine Directions, they have a series of articles about his work.

  • @doctorsoprano
    @doctorsoprano 9 років тому +2

    Hello Jane. Thank you for your beautiful video. Where did you find your skeleton? I've been looking everywhere for one that size, which is NOT on a stand.

    • @PalomaVocals
      @PalomaVocals 7 років тому

      Hey have you found it yet? I'm searching!

    • @brockertteambrockert
      @brockertteambrockert 5 років тому +1

      The family of the person who created it wants so much money no one can afford to produce them. The creator of this model died some time ago. That is what I heard from Alexander teachers.

    • @AC-ql5gb
      @AC-ql5gb 4 роки тому

      @@brockertteambrockert dang

  • @SuperDougie89
    @SuperDougie89 2 роки тому +3

    Rip william hurt

  • @MassiveChetBakerFan
    @MassiveChetBakerFan 5 років тому +2

    Video starts 1:47

  • @k.pacificnw02134
    @k.pacificnw02134 7 років тому +4

    jeez, how tall is Hurt?

    • @kevincostello3856
      @kevincostello3856 3 роки тому

      Hurt is 6' 2" , his instructor there is like 5' 2" inches. I thought the same. Hurt looked like he was 6" 7" .

  • @Monkeytail
    @Monkeytail 7 років тому +2

    Where can I buy that skeleton model ?

  • @K8Nicole
    @K8Nicole 11 років тому

    I love William Hurt.

  • @TheMrplayitsafe
    @TheMrplayitsafe 11 років тому +3

    Was this from the Big Chill days, lol Hurt looks so young

  • @avastyer
    @avastyer 7 років тому +1

    Does she do kids' puppet shows?

  • @LambertBowden56
    @LambertBowden56 2 роки тому +1

    1:45

  • @nonebelievingbeliever3753
    @nonebelievingbeliever3753 3 роки тому +3

    I came up with a similar set of theories in my journey to be great...I personally don't believe you should visit a practitioner as is heavily adviced on every website... it can be done individually if u can't afford it...but the process will require *Hope* and don't fill ashamed of quitting... that's a opportunity to learn from it mistakes and come back stronger....the only reason I'm here is because I accidentally came across this information at school and it was interesting someone had the exact same solutions to the exact same problem as me

  • @debbiezenaida
    @debbiezenaida 6 років тому

    Getting up that way kills my knees!

  • @ggonsg
    @ggonsg 8 років тому +2

    Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with us!!!

  • @markjaye1
    @markjaye1 15 років тому +1

    Hi Billy,
    Every Alexander teacher teaches in their own voice. There is something to be said for calming the person down, though. When I teach I sound like me; NYC accent and all! I agree with you that it's easier to hear someone when they speak in a more 'normal' voice.

  • @spulberstefan3895
    @spulberstefan3895 8 років тому +8

    you are smoking some strong stuff there man... care to share it with us?

  • @kiwiradioNZ
    @kiwiradioNZ 11 років тому

    thanks

  • @mattstrash
    @mattstrash 6 років тому +4

    This was deeply funny

  • @brockertteambrockert
    @brockertteambrockert 5 років тому +5

    For those who are looking for this skeleton model they are impossible to get unless you know someone who is passing one on. One of my Alexander teachers told me the person who created it died and the family wants a fortune for the patent so no one is making them

    • @samuelreiter6412
      @samuelreiter6412 3 роки тому +2

      Don’t patents usually expire after seven years?
      You might look again.

    • @MaxWodarczyk
      @MaxWodarczyk Рік тому

      Someone patented the structure of the human skeleton?

    • @brockertteambrockert
      @brockertteambrockert Рік тому

      No. There are lots of models. I'm referring to the one used in this video. It is flexible as you can see when she demonstrates. There are plenty of life size models out there and one about three feet tall but this one is not available. You can't patent the spine but you can patent a particular model . She is using the one Alexander teachers like to carry with them for teaching and talks

  • @lawrence18uk
    @lawrence18uk 4 роки тому +1

    5:07 weightlessness in motion

  • @AlexanderTechniqueMadeEasy
    @AlexanderTechniqueMadeEasy 4 роки тому +1

    Slight exaggeration there. The head actually weighs around 5kg or 11 pounds. It might be tricky to carry 15 pounds of head!!!

  • @annaknowsu
    @annaknowsu 12 років тому +1

    How come some people saying this scares them? It's just basic Alexander stuff. Did I miss something?

  • @oldgoat75
    @oldgoat75 7 років тому

    Oh William. Were you bad? Was this community service?

  • @patmureithi
    @patmureithi 16 років тому +1

    THANK YOU!! Inspiring indeed.
    One's postures can make him royalty.

  • @daddywhatchucookin2924
    @daddywhatchucookin2924 3 роки тому

    Can’t believe General Thunderbolt Ross is in this video. Wow i wonder if he even remembers it!

  • @duellingscarguevara
    @duellingscarguevara Рік тому

    Mindfulness, seems to be the trick to our existence..

  • @PalomaVocals
    @PalomaVocals 7 років тому +1

    Does ANYONE know where to get a model skeleton that's flexible like that?

    • @brockertteambrockert
      @brockertteambrockert 5 років тому

      Only from someone who owns one

    • @opentrunk
      @opentrunk 4 роки тому

      Go on safari deep into the darkest jungle of Africa. There you will find a small village with tiny inhabitants known as Pygmies. Select a sturdy looking specimen and throw it into a cauldron of boiling water for 6 hours. Remove the remains from the pot and voila, you have your very own skeleton.

  • @youragencywillsavetheworld
    @youragencywillsavetheworld 4 роки тому

    Great

  • @asmraggregate4932
    @asmraggregate4932 7 років тому +6

    Gonna have a hard time taking Captain America: Civil War seriously now.

  • @JarrBay
    @JarrBay 13 років тому

    @danijmay11 Jane is my teacher, and she laughs like Liza, too. She's absolutely lovely.

  • @TheFraffer
    @TheFraffer 11 років тому +6

    What exactly did you learn from this? It wasn't massively informative.

  • @opentrunk
    @opentrunk 10 років тому +69

    Blanch appears to be the skeleton of an aborted fetus. Or else a member of a tiny tribe of pygmies. Either way she deserves a proper burial instead of being displayed as a circus performer. I weep for you Blanch.

    • @bassoon5175
      @bassoon5175 9 років тому +17

      you sir/madam/ are a true compassionate individual, thank you for your kindness to us small folk. discrimination of midgets is never right

    • @Me-lb8nd
      @Me-lb8nd 5 років тому

      I want one of those skeletons! (But not if from a baby or a pygmy...).

  • @zochbuppet448
    @zochbuppet448 9 років тому +6

    the kids are spending too much time on UA-cam. Can a adult put out the kids so they can go play....please explain to that what the green stuff sticking out of the ground is (grass)

    • @Wtahc
      @Wtahc 7 років тому +1

      what?

    • @pm3268
      @pm3268 7 років тому

      totally

  • @SamprazDoodles
    @SamprazDoodles 11 років тому +30

    lol shit from the ninties is so weird and unreal. the way these people talked seemed way too calm. they pretend like they're in heaven.

    • @_waxed
      @_waxed 11 років тому +2

      it beats pretending that you're in hell

    • @SamprazDoodles
      @SamprazDoodles 11 років тому

      it does but its so misleading. the guy and the girl in this vid looked so awkward.

    • @_waxed
      @_waxed 11 років тому +6

      they are literally high on life, so if you're not used to that, it may seem pretty awkward

    • @SamprazDoodles
      @SamprazDoodles 11 років тому

      true, white people are really good at that

    • @_waxed
      @_waxed 11 років тому

      okay, what's your point? i think you're just beating around the bush with the fact that the chick's eyes were moving around a lot and it looked uncomfortable

  • @mathiasalexander1799
    @mathiasalexander1799 7 років тому

    The comments don't seem to be about the the AT. I agree these people talk funny.

  • @Mafon2
    @Mafon2 9 років тому +10

    thumbs up if vocal couch brought you here.

    • @fratertenc7589
      @fratertenc7589 8 років тому

      Think so originally years ago.. it's a nice compliment or alternative to chiropractic. Check out the chiropractor who does long lectures here on youtube John Bergman.

  • @JemimaDoesASMR
    @JemimaDoesASMR 7 років тому +10

    ASMR :D

  • @steveuria3428
    @steveuria3428 2 роки тому

    the human head weighs about 11lbs, not 12-15lbs

  • @LiorSagie
    @LiorSagie 15 років тому

    Thia actually works

  • @don77frye
    @don77frye 11 років тому

    No no , you are mistaken, I love William Hurt

  • @melktert1763
    @melktert1763 5 років тому

    Wow

  • @DayHunch
    @DayHunch 5 років тому

    Hey its general ross

  • @anakinsaephanh2134
    @anakinsaephanh2134 11 років тому +1

    Honestly, I think i would still be bored about this unless i was curious myself about this... This doesn't exactly have any effect for education, unless you're to advance in some sport or do martial arts.

  • @Poemsapennyeach
    @Poemsapennyeach 13 років тому

    I do not see anything in the least scary about this video...it was deliberately slow and calm so people have time to take things in....

  • @itzajdmting
    @itzajdmting 12 років тому +2

    Great video, really clear explanation. God that guy seems tall at the end! Lol

  • @FloydManFloyd
    @FloydManFloyd 15 років тому

    that was wonderful :D

  • @tetraedronico
    @tetraedronico 12 років тому +1

    They're scare to try something new and scared of knowing they been abusing their body for so long.

  • @marblerye123
    @marblerye123 11 років тому

    Haha I know yeah. I currently resemble the letter c.

  • @TopCatsBack
    @TopCatsBack 2 роки тому

    Sorry mate heard the news

  • @jamesb2236
    @jamesb2236 4 роки тому

    Thunderbolt Ross wtf 🤣

  • @Wtahc
    @Wtahc 7 років тому +1

    These comments...

  • @shapsugh1864
    @shapsugh1864 4 роки тому

    Fucking school disks and 15 minutes brakes

  • @jaioflaherty6720
    @jaioflaherty6720 6 років тому

    3:53 haha

  • @mikeb9638
    @mikeb9638 2 роки тому +1

    A good indicator of pseudo-medicine is the excessive use of the term "work".

  • @Nixien99
    @Nixien99 4 роки тому

    Hatari brought me here

  • @TheMrplayitsafe
    @TheMrplayitsafe 11 років тому +2

    that skeletons got an enormous skull

  • @claysmith4909
    @claysmith4909 5 років тому

    Transformation society events, like nxvm cult culture membership personal development.

  • @mraffabilityGB
    @mraffabilityGB 5 років тому

    Fat lot of use that was.

  • @rexbanner5958
    @rexbanner5958 11 років тому

    Still better than Richard Hurt

  • @attatae
    @attatae 6 років тому +1

    He is standing very awkwardly in beginning therefore I trust his interpretation less

  • @binness
    @binness 6 років тому +1

    When anybody starts to talk in such a pretend manner, then you know it is going to be a costly session, it may work, but they are over egging the pudding, almost snake oil, yes I know good posture will help and improve your health, but it should not cost the amount they charge

  • @TheMrplayitsafe
    @TheMrplayitsafe 11 років тому

    Like if you're here because of Girls

  • @Hammerfamily7
    @Hammerfamily7 11 років тому

    Hahaha... because you were in History class... not theatre.

  • @addk3
    @addk3 11 років тому

    because we have to be educated to go and buy medicines

  • @marblerye123
    @marblerye123 11 років тому

    Yeah why are all posture experts and chiropractors so weird and condescending? It's as if they think we couldn't care less about our bodies.

    • @mcmjr405
      @mcmjr405 5 років тому

      Phil Lynch because most don’t and expect those who you say are condescending to take care of them without any personal responsibility.

  • @azteacher26
    @azteacher26 6 років тому

    This comment section is more jewish than a bagel shop on BOGO Tuesdays.

  • @pexfmezccle
    @pexfmezccle 9 років тому

    thumbs up if Half-Life brought you here.

  • @mathiasalexander1799
    @mathiasalexander1799 9 років тому

    d