"You translate everything, whether physical, mental or spiritual, into muscular tension."
F. M. Alexander
We are both qualified Physiotherapists working in quite different professional fields. Yet, we both successfully apply the principles of the AT in our treatment of clients.
Susanne Ursprung predominantly works with clients suffering from mental health problems referred to her by psychiatric institutions.
Wolfgang Weidinger focuses on treatment of patients with musculo-skeletal problems.
As opposed to "normal" traditional physiotherapy, the Alexander Technique also inherently addresses the mental causes of physical and psychological difficulties.
By means of the Alexander movement teaching, it is possible to involve the client including his thinking, perception and decision making.
Owing to this assumption of responsibility in the course of therapy, the client arrives at better self-knowledge. That is the moment when we support him or her in making a decision that leads to change and possibly to discarding old and negative habits.
By means of this shared insight, the patient can achieve lasting relief.