Welcome to my
Alexander Technique practice
in Amsterdam IJburg
My name is Maaike Aarts and I’ve been training the Alexander Technique since 1999 and teaching it since 2002.
To make an appointment, click here.
To know more about me, click here.
I also organise retreats.
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Benefits
- relief and prevention of neck-back-shoulder-pain, joint pain and RSI
- more inner calm during your daily life activities
- release of unnecessary tension
- full, free effortless breathing
- efficient, easy, supple movement
- better learning and improved concentration
- more self confidence, mental strength
- easily balanced, tense-free sitting and standing
You’ll learn how to:
- change and prevent unhelpful habits
- connect your body, mind and emotions
- expand and develop your self-awareness
- respond more consciously to whatever life throws at you
- re-coordinate unhelpful movement patterns
- improve performance in music, dance, drama, sport
- improve the use of your voice
- improve concentration, focus, mindset
- prevent injuries
- be more calm, balanced and energetic
- support yourself during pregnancy and childbirth
- deal with difficult emotions & stress
What’s unique about the Alexander Technique?
When you take Alexander Technique lessons, you learn a practical technique you can use for the rest of your life during all your daily life activities.
You learn to calm yourself, re-coordinate yourself, let go of excess tension, breathe fully and freely, expand your focus and choose your responses more consciously whenever you want.
You can apply the Alexander Technique to walking, bending, computer work, sleeping, exercises, speaking, (performance) anxiety... you name it!
Do you want to know more about the Alexander Technique?
Continue reading here.
Or watch my short intro video ‘What is Alexander Technique?’:
App
To help you re-create the wonderful Alexander Technique feeling of calm, balance and ease I created an application called Think Up Alexander Technique. My Think Up app contains 100+ audio guides and is available for iPhone and Android.
For more information click here.
Reviews
Pedro Raposo, double bass player academy Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
“Maaike is a wonderful teacher and an inspiring person! I have been attending her lessons for about 1 year and my general well being improved immensely since then. Thanks to her guidance I also feel closer to reach my full potential while learning and performing as double bass player.“
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