Body Learning: 40th anniversary edition: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique

Moshe Feldenkrais liked to speak about how to find “elegance” in movement, and he didn’t mean ornamentation, but rather an easy attention and reversibility. What goes away from a referenced point returns easily. These are all matters of moving consciously.

shift the primary role from the conscious to the unconscious without blissing out and losing the precision the conscious can provide.

Schleip recommends an attitudinal shift that is clearly beneficial to both manual and movement practitioners. It errs towards fostering self-regulation as the purpose of any intervention, rather than creating dependency upon the teacher.