A personal insight into the meaning of the "Alexander Technique" by a STAT-trained AT teacher. The Alexander Technique is a philosophy as well as a great means to acquire body knowledge. It's great fun and life-enhancing. If you ever achieve perfection, you will only hold on to it for the briefest moment of time. See my web site at http://www.useoftheself.org or follow me on Twitter
On a psychological level, the change in poise, posture and attitude that AT brings about affects people's perceptions of you and that, in turn, changes the way you perceive your own life and increases your self esteem and happiness. I never had any major issues with self-confidence but my former stress levels caused me to appear a bit too assertive and overbearing. Now, I think people perceive a happier, more contented Jeff and instead, they tend to see me as amusingly eccentric. I'm pleased about that. Of
One of my hobbies for the last 19 years has been studying esoteric and existential philosophy: more specifically, the nature of human consciousness. This led me to a new scientific theory of consciousness and as a consequence I have spent time getting to know some of the religious views about it . Not wishing to subscribe to any of the major religions or (in the case of Buddhism) philospohies, I have always looked within my own being for a deeper understanding of mind. This was a factor in making AT look li