Hi Otto, 2009/1/7 Otto Zequeira <[email protected]>
> Dear Kieffer, > > Looked up the Alexander technique. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_technique > > Seems to be an interesting way to connect biological, social and > intellectual quality through mind-body connections. Yes, a primary principle of Alexander Technique is that we are pyscho-physical organisms - so Mind and Body are merely different, but not separate, aspects of the individual. > > Reminds me of yoga, which I practice regularly. A question an instructor > of > mine once asked was whether it was good thinking which led to good physical > health, or whether good posture, position and alignment could also create > good thinking. > Of course, one affects the other. The difficulty comes when a person with poor posture (bad use) seeks to improve that use: when shown a better way of using themselves it will initially feel wrong when compared to their habitual way; Alexander called this 'faulty sensory appreciation' and it is the main reason why Alexander Technique is difficult to learn without the aid of a teacher. I first learned about this technique 25 years ago and my confidence in its effectiveness and that it is based on sound principles has not diminished over the years. Teachers in the US can be found via http://www.alexandertech.org/ -KO Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
