When Trying Harder Stops Working

An Alexander Technique–informed approach for people who are good at control, but exhausted by the cost of it.

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Most people know they should take care of themselves, but when care becomes another task to manage, it only adds to the pressure. What’s missing isn’t discipline or better habits. It’s a way to stay responsive without becoming rigid, meet stress without overriding yourself and remain in control without gripping.

The Alexander Technique is the foundation of this approach.

Learn to have your own back in a world that constantly asks for more.

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Why work with me?

My name is Serena Venditto and I’m an AmSAT certified Alexander Technique Teacher.

I work with high-performing professionals who are good at control but exhausted by the cost of it. People who look like they have it all together, yet live with chronic tension, anxiety, or pain that no amount of pushing through seems to resolve.

Most of the people i work with have been told to “just relax” or try harder to manage stress, which only adds another layer of effort to an already overloaded system. For a long time, I thought those were the only options too. What changed my life was discovering that there was another way. A way that keeps control intact while removing unnecessary strain.

Through my work, grounded in the Alexander Technique and over a decade of teaching experience, I help people become less bound by unconscious habits and more responsive to what is actually happening in their bodies and lives. This is not about fixing yourself or giving up ambition. It is about learning how to work, move, and lead with awareness so control no longer comes at he cost of your health and sense of self.

If you are ready for a more sustainable way to live and work without gripping your way through it, you are in the right place.

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“It is not the degree of 'willing' or 'trying', but the way in which the energy is directed, that is going to make the 'willing' or 'trying' effective.”

— F.M. Alexander

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