Eutony is a natural health and healing mind-body discipline created by Gerda Alexander based upon the experience of one's own body. It develops the ability to be aware and able to regulate muscular tone, adapting it to any life situation. The term eutony comes from Greek Eu: good, - and of Latin Tonus: tension, the grade of tension or elasticity of muscle fibers. It was coined to express the idea of a harmoniously balanced "tonicity in constant adaptation to the state or activity of the moment".

Eutony uses the knowledge of one's own body as a way to develop an appropriate use of its structures and the possibility of flowing among levels of good tension (i. e., the appropriate level to face every-day activities). There is a component of the muscular tension of which most people are not conscious.

"Good" muscular tone, characteristic of the eutonic state, provides flexibility and adaptability. On the contrary, to be "distonic" means either to remain in a state of excessive tension (hiper-tone), or feeling heavy or without force (hipo-tone), or the impossibility of fluctuating outside of a normo-tone in diverse situations.

Eutony takes place in group classes or individual sessions. The eutonist accompanies the student in the recognition process and personal exploration without to interfere neither to influence it, allowing the development of its own potentialities.

Eutony leads to a better self-understanding increasing cognitives and emotional capacities, harmony and the possibility of being attentive. By developing the capacity to observe oneself, accepting what happens without judging, the individual transforms into a witness of his/her own actions and life. Turning into a sharper, non judging observer, allows him/her to achieve deeper knowledge of both oneself and the others.

Principles of Eutony: In Eutony the word "principle" has a particular meaning. The principles constitute methodological tools to be used in the classes or sessions that facilitate the student to recover the fluctuation of tone.
Such principles are:
* awareness of the skin
* awareness of the internal body space
* awareness of the bones
* conscious contact
* experience of transport (conscious straightening reflex)
* "repousser" (to reject-to push)
* active and passive movements
* micro-movements (movements of decompression of the articulations)
* control positions (sequences of movements that allow to evaluate the state of muscular flexibility)
* eutonic movement
* vibrations (vocie and bones)

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