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• I cringe at the tendency to look for a single "key" to good or bad use. I also cringe at the tendency to place high value on various theories floating around in the 1920's and 30's, just because they happen to overlap with Alexander's tim…

  in Lack of facial and cranial development Comment by alex July 2009
• "...only a poor pupil" I would trust your judgment as a pupil - Alexander teachers don't have a scientific explanation for what they are doing (yet). "the only fly in the ointment (apart from rapid change in one's environment) wou…

  in does the right thing do itself? Comment by alex July 2009
• You are bringing in several topics here, all interesting. 1) what is the point of sit-to-stand? 2) what is the most "efficient" way to learn AT - time wise and cost wise? 3) How do the methods of "giving the student an experience&quo…

  in does the right thing do itself? Comment by alex July 2009
• I'm quite satisfied with your last post because you define "true self" in terms of a sense of being comforatble. I.e. it is a working definition that does not assume the layered model we were discussing above (whether or not the layered m…

  in does the right thing do itself? Comment by alex July 2009
• Nice piece. I can see now where your preferences are. You seem to be saying that there is a true self to be found, just not via the classical Alexandrian intensive hands on approach. Actually, I think that there are dangers to any approach. Stif…

  in does the right thing do itself? Comment by alex July 2009
• " . . . If this is the case, maybe I need to rethink my beliefs." That is my point. I already know the standard model, which you describe, and I am challenging it. You give the typical description of a kind of layering process. The &qu…

  in does the right thing do itself? Comment by alex July 2009