Younghwa attended the International Alexander Technique (AT) Congress

Younghwa from our lab attended the 13th International Alexander Technique Congress, held at University College Dublin, Ireland, from August 3–9, 2025.

The Alexander Technique (AT) is a branch of somatics that uses awareness of bodily sensations to release unnecessary tension and support more natural, coordinated, and efficient movement. This year’s congress included a Science Day with keynotes and presentations by Prof. Lorimer Moseley, Mike YiYuan Tang, and Rajal G. Cohen, exploring topics such as AT and pain, as well as AT and neuroscience.

Much about the relationship between the body and the brain is still unknown. It is also not yet clear how our awareness and use of the body influence health. Through this congress, Younghwa gained even greater motivation to pursue research on pain, the brain, and the body–brain connection.