05 Why is Your Forearm Bent Forward? - Learning to Control Your Arms

We’ve seen that most people are retracting their arms quite significantly. Yet we also see that most people have their hands forward of their body because their forearm angles forward. In this video we make sense of this problem and use the knowledge gained to improve our adjustment of the arm relative to the torso. I offer lessons in the Initial Alexander Technique, which are conducted one-on-one with a teacher over Zoom. They are designed to help you gain conscious control over how you move your body. Most people have no idea what they’re doing with their body, and as they misuse their body, they end up with discomfort, pain, and other issues that they may not even realize are caused by what they’re doing to themselves. But how do you figure out what you’re doing wrong? And how do you change what you’re doing and overcome lifelong habits? In an Initial Alexander Technique lesson, you will record yourself through Zoom, so you will be able to see and understand what you are doing when y