The Art of Doing Less with the Alexander Technique

How many times a day do you catch yourself hunched over your laptop? How often does ‘I’m working so hard!’ translate into ‘all my muscles are tense!’? What if there was a way to prevent all those headaches and stiff necks and muscles that feel like rocks? What if you don’t have to learn to do something new, you just have to stop doing all the unnecessary stuff.

The Alexander Technique is a world-renowned mind-body technique that can help you find freedom and ease in whatever you choose to do - both at work and when you’re off the clock. Join Sarah Young, the only NYC-based Alexander Technique teacher certified in the Interactive Teaching Method, to discover how you can stop doing so much and make your working time easier and more sustainable. Work smarter, not harder with this new way to think about how do everything you need to do.

Note that there is the opportunity for some hands-on instruction, where Sarah will work with someone (or more, time permitting) who is sitting. This is not required to attend the event, but volunteers are most appreciated!

Key learning outcomes:

• The idea of “poise” vs position or posture. Dynamic vs static.
• Starting with the head/body relationship as a way to disrupt habits
• Using only as much effort as needed to complete a task
• Common ways we put in too much effort: overestimating how much effort is needed and recruiting muscles that can’t perform the task.

About the instructor:

Sarah Young is part of the first group of Americans certified in the Interactive Teaching Method (ITM), which is primarily taught in Europe and the UK. She earned her teaching certificate in 2025 after completing a four year course. Like many freelancers, she has her hand in many pots, and is a freelance executive assistant and actor as well as an Alexander Technique teacher. Sarah is committed to giving back to her various communities and making the Alexander Technique as accessible as possible to POC, creatives, and people with chronic illnesses. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her partner and two cats. Website:

www.sarahyoung.co/itm

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