Joanna
Schlesinger
Alexander Technique Teacher
Alexander
Lessons in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Area
"The
practice of dentistry requires tightly
focused attention, delicate manual dexterity,
and working in close quarters in difficult
postiions with patients that you could
hurt if not careful enough. With Joanna's
guidance and the Alexander process of self-discovery
of choices of body use, I learned tools
whereby the stress of relentless precision, "tightness, "difficulty," and
risk of "hurting" the
patient can be virtually eliminated.
My future patients may never realize how completely
my practice has been transformed, for their
sake and my own." "Through
a series Alexander sessions with Joanna,
I have become more grounded. I am now more aware, not
to allow the daily stresses and demands
of my life to cause unnecessary tensions
and discomfort. I am now able to assess
for myself and adjust the 'user-friendliness'
of my work place, which often changes as
my projects progress. Being able to work
for long hours at a computer, without stressing
my body and thus my mental well-being and
skills, is a priceless benefit of this
Alexander work."
215.627.2575 js@csstudios.net
My
Work with Alexander Technique
In my approach, Alexander Technique sessions include direct
experiences, insights, learnings, conceptual tools and
methods related to our bodies as we "use" them in everyday
life. This education cummulatively empowers YOU to
prevent or release unnecessary results of stress, injury,
pressures of daily life.
Thus you progressively free up
your energy, creativity, talents and potential by transforming
the way you use your body with greater understanding of
yourself. Although Alexander work most obviously addresses
your well-being through the body, it also directly affects
the well-being of your mind and emotional life since they are
all interwoven.
If you are not familiar with the Alexander Technique and
its benefits for you, please explore this website further
and call me with any questions you might have.
I offer Alexander Technique sessions for individuals, couples and small
groups, primarily in two locations in Philadelphia: my
studio in the Old City neighborhood or in the East Falls
neighborhood. Sessions at other locations can also be arranged.
All my Alexander
sessions are individually tailored to your needs and goals,
as well as covering the range of self-improvement tools and education
comprising the Alexander Technique. The particular activities of your
own daily life become vehicles for learning, and make my approach very
practical with immediate results.
My work focuses on helping people explore and become who
they really are and can become, with greater ease, clarity and expressiveness, regardless of their particular combination of stresses and/or chronic discomforts. The Alexander
Technique helps
that happen in sometimes amazing ways, and I also use
other tools, sometimes in combination with F. M. Alexander's
work.
"Joanna
and the Alexander Technique has led me to discover
a lighter, freer way to interact with my instrument.
I can now sit at the piano for long periods of
time without the former back discomfort or becoming
tense or exhausted. It is amazing how the sound
of the music itself has improved and become more
expressive, and with LESS effort rather than
more. With periodic coaching, the audible enhancements
continue."
– J. C. - classical pianist
– D. K. - dentist
– A. B. - architect
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