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The Alexander Technique isn’t humanity’s next evolutionary step, but it really could make an enormous difference if more people applied its principles. The world doesn’t need better posture – as I said, poor posture is a very First World problem. The world needs more people who can inhibit, can pause and reconsider before acting. People who are fre
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There is a relevant concept from Alexander Technique that I love, “faulty sensory appreciation,” which I learned about from Michael Ashcroft. The concept is that habitual tension distorts your sensory impressions—rigid stillness via bodily tension starts to feel like “good posture,” whereas relaxed uprightness feels strange, to the extent you might... See more
But the feeling of effort doesn’t mean that you’re Actually Trying.
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