Beautiful Life Ultrasound | Murrieta and Temecula California | Also Serving Riverside and San Diego Counties

The Alexander Technique Introduction

Pregnant?  Do you have back pain or discomfort?  Wondering how to find balance in parenting?

With the Alexander Technique you can learn  to:
•    Sit, stand & sleep comfortably
•    Release muscles to allow easier delivery  
•    Feed, carry, and play comfortably
•    Care for You while caring for Baby
•    Optimize space for digestion, breathing & circulation during pregnancy

The Alexander Technique is a proven solution to back pain resolution. (2008, British Medical Journal)
Free Your Flow…with Christie Johnson

Over 80% of women report back pain in pregnancy.  Trying to balance the added weight of the growing baby can take its toll both physically in sitting, squatting and even climbing stairs, as well as emotionally as hormones shift.  During delivery there is the challenge of maintaining calm amidst contractions.  Then, after delivery there is the awkwardness of carrying baby, the car seat, the diaper bag and possibly groceries all in one load.  How does one maintain balance and prevent injury through all of this?  The Alexander Technique (AT) has been a valuable resource for mitigating these challenges.

A century old method, AT teaches movement efficiency.  Pregnant women have found it extremely helpful in learning how to reduce stress and impact on the body.  As the baby grows, there is a tendency for many women to accommodate the extra forward weight by leaning back.  This can create lower back pain and sciatica.  AT teaches Mom how to make the best use of the internal torso space to provide for better breathing, improve digestion and thus increase her energy.

During delivery AT promotes better balance, breath, coordination and support. Women learn how the pelvic floor is designed to release.  Most importantly, they learn to focus on their body’s natural rhythms during the birthing process and find more resources within each moment versus thinking of just the end result of the birth.  

Parents have found tremendous comfort in learning how to move more naturally with less tension using AT.  Parents also learn to respond in an easier way to stimuli.  This is especially useful in dealing with late night feedings, bathing, dressing and playing with babies.  

Pregnancy and parenting require an immense amount of energy. The Alexander Technique helps redirect excess efforts into more resourceful energy allowing for better balance for all.

Christie Johnson teaches people to discover their unique patterns of thinking and moving in relation to all that they do. She has helped executives and performers mitigate stage fright, seniors and surfers improve balance, gardeners and golfers improve range of motion, pregnant women and their partners expand their comfort, and riders and runners to release muscle tension. Christie has developed Alexander Technique workshops for MSJC, RCC, Cal State Pomona, Babies R Us, The San Diego Flute Guild, The California Association of Professional Music Teachers, The Music Teachers National Association and Loma Linda Veterans Groups, amongst others.  Christie is certified in an extensive three-year, post bachelor, training through Alexander Technique International and has traveled nationally and internationally for additional training.

Workshops: 6:30 - 8:00 pm, 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month

5 classes for $325

“The Alexander Technique remains the best of the self-care strategies to prevent the sequel of poor posture and poor breathing.”   Harold Wise, MD, PC

"Having practiced yoga for over ten years, I thought I'd be able to adapt to the physical demands of new motherhood without falling prey to the common postural pitfalls; I was so wrong! Christie's biomechanical knowledge and ease of communication helped me learn to care for myself while caring for my baby. I walked out of our first session feeling lighter and with significantly less pain in my lowerback- after only one hour! Two sessions with Christie gave me tools I use every day (and night) to keep myself healthy and pain-free and my whole family is grateful!"  Rina - Mom and Yoga Instructor