In other news...

[gothick]

In other news, I had my first Alexander Technique lesson today. It was technically a group lesson, but there was only one other student there. I have now forgotten how to walk, have no idea how to sit, and am generally very confused when it comes to standing up. I understand that this is progress.

It all made sense, in that encouraging kind of way that all the best life lessons do: it seems to be basically applied common sense, and the strange bit is how you notice that you've been doing things that are clearly a bit dumb and counterproductive for ages without really realising it. This could be very good for me, if I manage to keep the awareness up, anyway.

Comments

[shereenb.livejournal.com]

I felt similarly confused after my first couple of tai chi lessons. Now I know how I ought to be sitting, standing and walking, I just don't manage it all the time.

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

Mmm. She's obviously used to this, as she basically had us agree that we wouldn't mind getting worse as part of the "buy in" process...

[shereenb.livejournal.com]

Sounds familiar. I recall getting confused by a door one time early on in my tai chi learning. I couldn't remember what I was supposed to do with my elbow to correctly push the door open.