Comments on: Alexander Technique Slumping, Shlumping http://markjosefsberg.com/posture/alexander-technique-slumping-shlumping The Alexander Technique - New York Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mark Josefsberg http://markjosefsberg.com/posture/alexander-technique-slumping-shlumping/comment-page-1#comment-2189 Mark Josefsberg Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:19:46 +0000 http://markjosefsberg.com/?p=4048#comment-2189 I couldn't agree more. I sometimes think that oppositions (head away from spine, knees forward opposing heels back and down etc.) could be applied to other people too. When I see someone in a harmful downward slump, I want to use them as an opposition to go up. I also say to myself 'that's me' even if it's to a lesser degree. I couldn’t agree more. I sometimes think that oppositions (head away from spine, knees forward opposing heels back and down etc.) could be applied to other people too. When I see someone in a harmful downward slump, I want to use them as an opposition to go up. I also say to myself ‘that’s me’ even if it’s to a lesser degree.

]]> By: Franis Engel http://markjosefsberg.com/posture/alexander-technique-slumping-shlumping/comment-page-1#comment-2185 Franis Engel Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:16:52 +0000 http://markjosefsberg.com/?p=4048#comment-2185 One of the disadvantages when you study Alexander Technique is you come to notice those people everywhere who are suffering from what Alexander Technique teachers say is completely unnecessary. It seems to be such a shame that they do not have a clue why...and you know what could help them. Anyone can see this sort of attitude is unnecessarily negative. By their actions, the person doesn't seem to want to do anything about it, not even be civil to a stranger. If you care about them personally, with some Alexander lessons, you'll learn what to say to help them out. Attitude adjustments work from the outside in as well as the inside out. It is true, that using Alexander Technique will make a "bad mood" go away, pretty much immediately. But you must accept a hard lesson: you can't change people, even if you're a teacher. You can't help them if they aren't motivated to be helped. It's a shame, but that is the way it is and you must allow them to be the way they are because you know they are clueless there is a solution. When you see someone like this, (pretty much everywhere!) all you CAN do is give yourself an attitude adjustment right then and there. Paradoxically, people with a bad attitude can only remind YOU be happier by using Alexander Technique for yourself - right then. One of the disadvantages when you study Alexander Technique is you come to notice those people everywhere who are suffering from what Alexander Technique teachers say is completely unnecessary. It seems to be such a shame that they do not have a clue why…and you know what could help them. Anyone can see this sort of attitude is unnecessarily negative. By their actions, the person doesn’t seem to want to do anything about it, not even be civil to a stranger.

If you care about them personally, with some Alexander lessons, you’ll learn what to say to help them out. Attitude adjustments work from the outside in as well as the inside out. It is true, that using Alexander Technique will make a “bad mood” go away, pretty much immediately.

But you must accept a hard lesson: you can’t change people, even if you’re a teacher. You can’t help them if they aren’t motivated to be helped. It’s a shame, but that is the way it is and you must allow them to be the way they are because you know they are clueless there is a solution.

When you see someone like this, (pretty much everywhere!) all you CAN do is give yourself an attitude adjustment right then and there. Paradoxically, people with a bad attitude can only remind YOU be happier by using Alexander Technique for yourself - right then.

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