Change Your Life with the Alexander Technique | August Berger

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Change Your Life with the Alexander Technique | August Berger | TEDxYouth@NBPS

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5 жыл бұрын

Free yourself from your habits and discover a new way of being and doing with the Alexander Technique. North Broward Preparatory School faculty, August Berger introduces this life changing process and it's core principles.
August Berger is a Teaching Artist who enjoys an active musical life in South Florida. He maintains a busy schedule as both a performer and educator. August is a member of the Strings faculty at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek and also serves as Double Bass Coach with the Florida Youth Orchestras. As a musician, he performs with many professional orchestras and ensembles from the Keys to Palm Beach. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@AC-ql5gb 4 жыл бұрын

Im an actor. I studied the Alexander Technique in my training program over 10 years ago. This was probably the most powerful aspect of my training. I didnt realize that until i ran into a stint of depression. Saved my life. Now i dont go a few hours without checking my points of contact, freeing my neck, allowing my spine to float in its natural curvature and honoring the power of the new moment with each breath.

@seliavlak 2 жыл бұрын

As a fellow actor, thank you for sharing your experience. I'm going to try this.

@WilliamAhlert 5 жыл бұрын

I love how wholesome it is that the bass player wanted to get to the root of the problem.

@PabloVestory 5 жыл бұрын

Lol tremendous musical joke!

@DanielKodiak 5 жыл бұрын

That’s a really good joke 😂 I’m actually here to fix my bow hand (cello) but it’s difficult because I have no idea what they’re talking about

@cmcgloughlin 4 жыл бұрын

I c what u did there

@brattingprincess 3 жыл бұрын

Daniel Lopez same and I'm a violinist.

@ULYSSES-31 Жыл бұрын

A fundamental point

@alkazemimona 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you August Berger for talking about Alexander Technique and saying that it saved your career. The points you highlighted are the most important, in my opinion, and you were really effective in how you interacted with the audience! I wish everyone who benefits from the Technique speaks about it so that Alexander Technique becomes as widespread as it deserves to be.

@NickolasJMcKee-yu3ln 2 жыл бұрын

Alexander Technique is a beautiful practice. I discovered it at the California Institute of the Arts. Thanks Ms. Babette!

@marcuselia5329 2 жыл бұрын

As a 5k runner, rower, and then a classroom teacher I developed painful posture/proprioceptive habits over the years. AT has probably added years of pain-free joint function to my life! Thanks for sharing.

@kiplukewhitehead8522 5 жыл бұрын

It's a fantastic technique which goes deeper and deeper. It's like wings for a musician and sportspeople.

@DennySantos23 5 жыл бұрын

Great talk. Wonderful introduction.

@Alextechmotion 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this very clear introduction. And thanks for sharing how the Alexander Technique has played an important role in your life!

@YelenaIzKislovodska 3 жыл бұрын

I like . AT enthusiast here, potential Alexander Yoga teacher as AT changed a lot in my practice, and my vision. Actually it feels like the concepts Alexander became aware of are pretty much concepts of yoga philosophy, YET because he was a one-person discover, the whole thing is more consise and more specific, which allows it to be more instructable. And more useful, IMHO.

@bohodiak722 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation. Very well explained I had AT lessons decades ago. Tremendously helpful

@markjaye1 5 жыл бұрын

A very nice introductory video on the Alexander Technique.

@RosePetal17 3 жыл бұрын

I've started a singing class online, and the vocal teacher has studied The Alexander Technique. For homework, she asked us to watch "The Art of Breathing" with Jessica Wolf. I realize, as someone who has been more fearful and anxious, how I hold my shoulders up and tensed a lot of the time. It is a muscle memory, and I am now so interested in this method. Yes, it is a lovely introductory video.

@MikeD-hn9hf Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I didn't realise until watching this that there are parallel's been between this method/it's stages and what I'd been consciously applying to my practice of Muay Thai to improve technique and reduce muscle soreness. Makes me want to explore more purposefully

@kerinblack689 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent short introduction!

@XSAoRAD 5 жыл бұрын

221 people allowed their neck to be free.

@backpaingone-fmalexanderdi7798 5 жыл бұрын

great introduction!

@zhujunese 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@dhanushsridhar3772 2 жыл бұрын

wow this speech was great mr. berger, nice job

@timothyhimself 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding.

@renudhasmana84 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much

@karingracey2536 Жыл бұрын

I am a professional horse rider. The Alexander Technique saved my riding career!🙏

@CelestialTrailblazer Жыл бұрын

How ?

@DiegoNavaja 5 жыл бұрын

Nice !

@ChandravijayAgrawal 5 жыл бұрын

this is greatest golden TED talk and only 3k views till now thanks KZfaq i came here whil searching for Alexander technique

@michele8154 4 жыл бұрын

I am a massage therapist and I got absolutely nothing out of this video. I still have no clue what AT is, how it works, how to apply it, why it works....

@beeveearr 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've found that nowhere online gives any proper detail

@lanedehnel587 4 жыл бұрын

This is a TED talk, not an instructional video 🤷‍♀️

@kojokubii 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what i was thinking 😂 Am a physio and nowhere actually says what AT is... Its like a cult haha

@patmureithi 3 жыл бұрын

Try a session

@ametrineambrosia4929 3 жыл бұрын

@@kojokubii so I'm not the only completely confused person who doesn't get how this is any different from just having good posture??

@McChrister 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting🙏🏼👋🏼🇨🇦

@shubhangijoshimusic 3 жыл бұрын

Who's here from the ASMR community, thanks to Diana Devitt Dawson? :D

@VeronicaB70 3 жыл бұрын

Me!!! Greetings from Cancún, Méx!!!

@lawsthatattract_ 3 жыл бұрын

shooketh

@tattooartbytony631 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video !!

@masvas1 5 жыл бұрын

This video just inspired me to look some more into this. I think it's going to help me with a couple of uncomfortable ongoing physical issues. Thank you for this video.

@MaryOKC 5 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for it...and nuttin.

@bakaraymoo7389 4 жыл бұрын

Nice duck face boomer. Mega cringe

@shane9525 4 жыл бұрын

BakaRaymoo look at your comment and name 😐

@Sajtkukac25 5 жыл бұрын

And remember to love before hatred will prevail :)

@kzlarmalezzettarifleri6708 Жыл бұрын

Türkçe çeviri ekleyebilirmisiniz

@AlexanderTechniqueMadeEasy 3 жыл бұрын

It’s all true!

@ametrineambrosia4929 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that the same as simply having good posture??

@markscountlessbarks 3 жыл бұрын

No.

@OldManDave1960 Жыл бұрын

Yup

@express375 4 жыл бұрын

Great, now to find a TEACHER?

@menib7574 3 жыл бұрын

Why does he sounds like the exotic butters guy

@MrDillon45 3 жыл бұрын

This dude sounds like sal from Kahn academy.

@JolinHard 2 жыл бұрын

Can someone explain. He sounds too smart

@lyalldavis2405 4 ай бұрын

Quackery 101

@theodorevegh6030 2 жыл бұрын

Why don't they teach all K12 kids the Alexander Technique? 🤔 - TAV ♥️🇺🇸🌎👍

@MisterOpera 2 жыл бұрын

because there is no scientific support for it whatsoever, despite AT supporters investing significant time and energy in studies trying to show some sort of benefit.

@theodorevegh6030 2 жыл бұрын

@@MisterOpera The Alexander Technique reminds me of Delsarte. Google "Genevieve Stebbins and The Delsarte System of Expression." The K12 schools should teach all students to be Orators. Speech is the highest expression of emotion. - TAV ♥️🇺🇸🌎👍

@bodhique7626 3 жыл бұрын

geez that sounds like ryan gosling speaking

@alsterg 2 жыл бұрын

Where is the supporting peer reviewed published evidence? Looks and sounds very much like pseudoscience mixed with proper science so that it's difficult to tell apart

@helenbowns96 2 жыл бұрын

From the BMJ study: "The effect of 24 lessons in the Alexander technique was greater at one year than at three months, with a 42% reduction in Roland disability score and an 86% reduction in days in pain compared with the control group "

@Its_aallii 3 жыл бұрын

how is no one here bc of school

@GoogleIsAPieceOfShit2023 Жыл бұрын

The exercise of putting your fingers in your ears does absolutely nothing except that you can’t hear what he says!

@kellysooth602 3 жыл бұрын

This was a waste

@you-cf7df 3 жыл бұрын

My life did not changed

@investment7553 4 жыл бұрын

Blonde milf in blue was loving it.

@numi1141 2 жыл бұрын

you doing it all wrong,you have to grap the floor with your feets.

@delicious_seabass 4 жыл бұрын

0% science, 100% delusion.

@MagnumDB 5 жыл бұрын

Okay, um... he’s hurting so he’s just asking himself if he’ll need surgery and what good would it do if the pain came back? Here’s an idea: GO TO A DOCTOR. Someone who would actually know what the issue was. Someone that could tell you if you needed surgery and if that surgery would permanently fix the problem. “I needed to get to the root of the problem.” I don’t believe you because otherwise you’d have gone to the doctor to find out.

@carolinehooper524 5 жыл бұрын

Wow ! How sad to have such a narrow outlook on the world around.

@carolinehooper524 5 жыл бұрын

@magnumdb

@tomdean829 5 жыл бұрын

Doctors don't care about the cause. They just write you prescriptions or perform surgery.

@floydmillar2875 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that mate

@TheTurulhawk 4 жыл бұрын

Nice that you have such faith in the medical profession. Are you a doctor? Medical student? How many doctors have I been to who couldn't tell me what the root of the problem was. Completely useless. Ultimately, it's postural and surgery wouldn't do a thing for that. And guess what, he resolved his problem without surgery by following this technique. Weren't you listening? My chiropractor has helped me more than any MD - no surgery and guess what, it's postural.