01 Get to Know Your Legs - Learning to Control Your Legs

We use our legs all the time; to stand, walk, sit, and make many other gestures. But do we understand the different parts of the legs and how they function best? This video will begin our journey into understanding how to self-manipulate our legs for the better, which will also help us improve the condition of our torso and coordinate gestures properly. I offer lessons in the Initial Alexander Technique, which are conducted one-on-one with a teacher over Zoom. They are designed to help you gain conscious control over how you move your body. Most people have no idea what they’re doing with their body, and as they misuse their body, they end up with discomfort, pain, and other issues that they may not even realize are caused by what they’re doing to themselves. But how do you figure out what you’re doing wrong? And how do you change what you're doing and overcome lifelong habits? In an Initial Alexander Technique lesson, you will record yourself through Zoom, so you will be able to see and understand what you are doing when you stand, sit, walk, and perform other simple gestures. With the assistance of your teacher, you will come to understand how you are misusing the mechanisms of your body, and you will gain the ability to choose to use yourself in a more sensible way. You can learn how to use your body without pain. You can break free from long held habits. All you need is a system that works. For more information or to book a lesson, please visit my website: https://mechanicsofpoise.com/ You can contact me at: Delsartelessons@protonmail.com "The weight of the body, it should be noted, rests chiefly upon the rear foot, and the hips should be allowed to go back as far as is possible without altering the balance effected by the position of the feet, and without deliberately throwing the body forward." F.M. Alexander