Amira Alvarez, Alexander Technique

Working with Amira has given me the tools and awareness to improve my quality of life dramatically. I broke my back years ago, so I assumed I was doomed to live with discomfort and odd posture – not so! After just a few short weeks of group lessons, what used to be constant pain is now a very occasional occurrence.
Whether sitting, standing, walking, lying down, playing my instrument, or working at my computer, I am now far more comfortable. Instead of constantly fidgeting with my body’s aches, I am able to look up and enjoy the world around me!
Highly recommended.

I have had the pleasure of 2 short sessions with Amira and the Alexander Technique and can honestly say that how I think about standing and sitting is now radically altered — for the better. Amira is incredibly intuitive and her touch remarkably informed and gentle. What she was able to see and help me gently change has me sitting and standing in new, effortless ways I never knew were possible. In fact, I never knew that my sitting and standing patterns were contributing to my body aches until Amira taught me how to use my body differently — and effortlessly.
If you neck aches, your back hurts or you are just uncomfortable in what you do all day, you should check out what benefits you can get from Amira and the Alexander Technique. You will be glad you did!

I have been wanting to take Alexander classes for a couple of years now, but could not afford individual lessons. I found Amira’s Integrated Walking Workshop and it was wonderful! This was a small, intimate setting where everyone got individual attention and could learn from the others in the group. I have been working on my posture for many years to alleviate back and neck tension, but Amira’s guidance is different and I believe more long lasting. I look forward to my next workshop!

Quite simply, Amira is a gifted teacher. I recently completed a 12-​week series with her — it was an excellent complement to my yoga and Pilates practices because it focused on how I use my body off the mat. During each lesson, I learned so much about my habits and ways to use my body correctly, thanks to Amira’s knowledge and perceptivity. I’m fortunate that I was able to study with Amira and will definitely return for refresher sessions.

I had heard of the Alexander Technique, but wasn’t really sure what it was… now, I feel so lucky to have found Amira! She is a natural born teacher, which makes sense, because sessions of the Alexander Technique are called «lessons» and they teach you how to move and use your body correctly and with ease. You may be thinking to yourself, «Hey! I’ve been moving my body on my own for years, thank-​you very much», but the truth is, most of us develop habits of moving, or being, in our bodies that are inefficient and result in tension and pain.
Amira worked with me on some basic movements, such as sitting and standing initially, and then she had me bring in my ukelele, and helped me learn how to stand and play without collapsing my chest and the front of my neck. Her studio is full of mirrors, so you’re able to see how you habitually hold yourself and the corrections she makes.
The Alexander Technique is a great tool for musicians or performers who use their bodies in their art, as well as desk jockeys on the computer all day. Give Amira a call, try one of her workshops and see how much better you can feel in your body!

I’ve really enjoyed my Alexander Technique classes with Amira. Alexander Technique has made a definite improvement in the way I sit and move, and I can also see remarkable changes in the other people in the class. After a class with Amira, I feel better, and her suggestions stay with me all week long. There’s really nothing any better than feeling good. So I say, ‘give Alexander Technique a try!’ Check out Amira’s workshops and classes — they are a great way to get started!

Don’t underestimate the power of the Alexander Technique! Under Amira’s excellent teaching and support, I’ve been able to consciously choose better ways to hold and move my body — and I’m pain-​free for the first time ever! Perhaps even more powerful is that I now feel calmer within myself, and more intentional in my thoughts and actions — life-​changing! Working with Amira has been a pleasure. She’s personable, professional, knows her stuff, and clearly takes great satisfaction in the successes of her clients. And her touch is magic — how DOES she do that?!

Amira is a great resource for you if you have neck or back pain that is habitual. With remarkable gentleness and skill, she teaches you the right way to sit, stand and walk, to relieve the points of tension you hold. For me, it was the back of my neck. I thought it was because I was a tense person, and that it was emotional holding. But what I found with Amira, was that the ways I had learned to sit and stand (mostly in ballet class) was causing a continual «crunch» in the back of my neck. Her teaching is wonderful.

If you want to change the way you feel in your body for the rest of your life, give yourself the gift of the Alexander Technique. Amira is the best! I’ve experienced her awareness-​raising touch myself and I’ve witnessed others in a classroom setting. I’ve seen people be transformed… in body and spirit… by learning how to live with less effort through Amira’s work. Amira is professional, light-​hearted, honest and persistent.

After 11 years of doing hair, I have acquired certain, shall we say, ahem, «habits». My posture sucks, my lower back kills and my entire upper back is as tight as a piano wire. I have heard about the Alexander Technique and didn’t know quite what it was. I had my first session with Amira Alvarez last week and she totally opened my eyes! I have been implementing some of her suggestions and I tell you what, I am starting to feel so much better. I am looking forward to our next meeting. I can’t wait to hear what she has to say this week! If you have any issues regarding your head, neck, spine, posture, etc., please, do me a favor, call Amira. She rocks!