Got an extra third of a second or so? You could use it by doing nothing. Not doing anything. Not doing the thing you were going to do, and instead doing something different. Or not that either. Your choice. It's your choice, if you stop your habitual, automatic response and choose. Mind the gap...
In some ways the Alexander Technique helps us get better at doing less. Doing less? This goes against the general vibe of New York City; the City that never sleeps, or even takes a nap. The Alexander Technique challenges the general vibe of NYC and other large cities in many ways. Many of us have been taught to 'do more', 'push yourself', 'no pain no gain', and 'always try harder'...
How are you supposed to read without collapsing forward? Doesn't the book draw you down into it? Is there a way to read without compressing your spine, or holding it rigidly upright? Here in NYC a lot of us spend a good deal of time on the subway. We all seem to be carrying bags, [...]
The Alexander Technique and balance are related on multiple levels. On February 17th, 2008 I was hiking in the woods in upstate New York. There was snow on the ground, the trees were dark and bare, and the late afternoon sky was silver. As I was getting back to where I had parked my car, [...]
