Yes it�s the P word.� It�s almost a dirty word to some Alexander Technique teachers, but why?� It�s the word that resonates most effectively with the general public, and improved... The post Posture and the Alexander Technique appeared first...
Yes it�s the P word.� It�s almost a dirty word to some Alexander Technique teachers, but why?� It�s the word that resonates most effectively with the general public, and improved posture is certainly a lovely side effect of learning the Alexander Technique. One problem is that when people think of �good posture� they see someone stiff and upright, and stiffness is precisely what we are trying to UNdo when we�re taking lessons in the Alexander Technique.�Perhaps it�s also the problem of implying that there is a��right way� to stand and sit and move.�Searching for perfection will just create stiffness.�FM Alexander said there�s no such thing as the right position, only a right direction. I have no real problem with the word posture myself, or with friends admiring my posture.�It should be good.�And I look around in London and see plenty of examples of what people quite reasonably could�refer to as bad posture, like slumping in a chair in front of a PC all day and hyper-extending the lumbar spine until the discs have no option but to start slipping. There�s no avoiding the word, so why not embrace it?�And then when you do have the opportunity to actually teach someone the Alexander Technique, there is your chance to get them used to all the�language we use.�But until such time, posture is just fine.
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