June is full of important awareness days: PTSD, Men’s Health, and Migraine & Headache Awareness Month. At first glance, these may seem unrelated — but they all touch on areas of health that are often unseen, unspoken, and deeply felt.

As someone who teaches the Alexander Technique, I see how everyday pressures, long-held tension, and survival habits show up in people’s bodies. These awareness days offer an invitation: to pause, listen, and learn how we can support ourselves — and others — with more compassion. I chose these particular “topics” because I thought they were areas that I could assist in.

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PTSD Awareness – June 27

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) doesn’t always look like what we see in movies. It can result from life-threatening illness, accidents, violence, grief, or chronic stress. The nervous system becomes stuck in survival mode — often long after the event.

The Alexander Technique offers a gentle, non-invasive way to explore how trauma might be held in the body. It supports regulation, safety, and presence by helping people become aware of unconscious patterns — like holding the breath, tensing the jaw, or bracing the spine — and giving them tools to soften and release.

“When the body feels safe, the mind begins to follow. That’s where healing can begin.”

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Men’s Health Week – June 10–16

Men are often conditioned to “push through,” stay strong, and avoid vulnerability. But health isn’t just physical — it includes emotional resilience, nervous system regulation, and self-awareness.

When I first trained in the Alexander Technique, I expected my client base would be mostly women. But I’ve been pleasantly surprised — many of my clients are men. It’s become clear that this approach to health and wellbeing resonates strongly with them.

The Alexander Technique encourages a different kind of strength: one rooted in ease, adaptability, and conscious response. It’s particularly helpful for men who are experiencing:

• Chronic back, neck, or joint pain
• Work stress or burnout
• Difficulty switching off

Learning to pause, to notice, and to choose a different response can be life-changing — not just physically, but emotionally and relationally.

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Migraine & Headache Awareness Month

Chronic headaches and migraines are more than just “bad headaches.” They can be debilitating, isolating, and deeply misunderstood.

The Alexander Technique doesn’t offer a medical cure — but many people experience fewer headaches, reduced intensity, and better recovery when they learn to:

• Ease neck and jaw tension
• Unhook from habitual tightening
• Improve breathing and postural support
• Calm an over-alert nervous system

It also helps with the stress-migraine loop — where tension triggers pain, and pain creates more tension. The Technique breaks this cycle gently, with awareness and choice.

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What These Awareness Days Have in Common

Whether it’s PTSD, men’s health, or migraines — there’s often a common thread:
Invisible struggle. Internal pressure. A longing for relief.

The Alexander Technique doesn’t “fix” these things, but it gives people a powerful way to relate to their own bodies with curiosity instead of control, and ease instead of effort.

It’s about learning to be with yourself — even in discomfort — and finding space, breath, and choice where it once felt impossible.

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Closing Reflection

These awareness days are reminders to listen. To soften. To not assume we know what someone else is carrying. And to offer ourselves the same kindness we wish for others.

If you’re curious how the Alexander Technique could support you or someone you care about, I offer 1:1 sessions both online and in person. Get in touch — it starts with a conversation.

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