The Principle of Opposition
The theme of this year’s season of events turns on one of the core principles of the Alexander Technique — the principle of opposition or as FM Alexander called it, ‘antagonistic action’ — which is gradually disappearing from the teaching and practice of the work. Our aim is to revisit this essential principle as teachers of the Technique and to renew our understanding of its manifestations in work and life. Opposition creates the conditions for the generation of the upward flow of energy along the spinal column. Antagonistic action enables balance and freedom in movement. Head forward and up against the back back and up, and the hips against the knees… these are words which can easily bear a lifetime of exploration.
Workshops for this Event
Opposition as Harmony
YEHUDA KUPERMAN
Saturday 18 May 2013
Sunday 19 May 2013
The meaning of opposition in the Alexander Technique, as I understand it, is harmony. It is a connection that emphasises independence and appears as a result of it.
Opposition
SHAIKE HERMELIN
Saturday 16 March 2013
Sunday 17 March 2013
The understanding of the principle of opposition is an important factor in Alexander’s work.
Staying Back to Go Forward: Working with Musicians in the Alexander Technique
SELMA GOKCEN & JUDITH KLEINMAN
Saturday 16 February 2013
Sunday 17 February 2013
The principle of opposition is of crucial importance to musicians. To learn to stay back and to embody stillness in movement are the challenges of a lifetime and should inform a musician’s work from the beginning of their training.
The Alexander Technique in Practice and in Life
ELISABETH WALKER
Sunday 30 September 2012
STUDIO ONE is honoured to present Elisabeth Walker in a morning of work and conversation about her years with FM Alexander.