The Alexander Technique was developed in the late 19th century and its popularity became widespread. This technique by Alexander was an actor from Australia who was born in Tasmania and ended up living in London towards the end of his life. The technique that bears his name is generally has to do with the ability of human beings to change their habits. It was discovered by Alexander and perpetuated by other authors who took up his ideas and added to them. He first discovered the malleability of human behavior in a self experiment related to his vocation as a Shakespearean orator. The story goes that he would often lose his voice on stage and finally decided to observe himself with mirrors. Over time, he discovered that he had certain tics of behavior that would occur directly before he began to speak that were directly affecting the power and staying time of his voice once he had begun to speak on the stage. He became a teacher of this technique, first with actors and later with more scientific individuals.
This technique is vitally important with a discussion on Ergonomics. When he first discovered the particular physical tic that was keeping him from controlling his...
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