@noasmama The whole purpose of the "exercise" you see in the video is to provide an extra way (through my hands) to notice things I was doing.
The benefit comes because, when I notice what I am doing, I give myself the chance to do something different from my old habit. Its only then that I have the choice of doing something better than the old habit.
@noasmama Your observations are correct. You are wrong in saying I should be more careful about my own body. Alexander would indeed be hard work if I had to do that.
Getting rid of bad movement habits doesn't work like that. In fact, if I were to be trying to be right, I would remain stuck with the same old problems - plus some extra stiffness. How did I progress from the total train wreck that I used to be to what you see in the video? By watching myself and letting the right thing do itself.
@noasmama The whole purpose of the "exercise" you see in the video is to provide an extra way (through my hands) to notice things I was doing.
The benefit comes because, when I notice what I am doing, I give myself the chance to do something different from my old habit. Its only then that I have the choice of doing something better than the old habit.
backmagician 1 year ago
@noasmama Your observations are correct. You are wrong in saying I should be more careful about my own body. Alexander would indeed be hard work if I had to do that.
Getting rid of bad movement habits doesn't work like that. In fact, if I were to be trying to be right, I would remain stuck with the same old problems - plus some extra stiffness. How did I progress from the total train wreck that I used to be to what you see in the video? By watching myself and letting the right thing do itself.
backmagician 1 year ago
ACCIDENTALLY DELETED COMMENT (TODAY) BY noasmama:-
Good, but Magician should be a bit more careful with his OWN body: he has a
slight lordosis, and his spine is slightly removed (and a bit twisted) to his left--
notice his left hand lower than his right and the twist forward of the left shoulder
as he sits. Alexander is hard work, what?
backmagician 1 year ago
Wow. It really works. Keep up the good ideas coming!
swasher1 2 years ago
Thanks Steve. (Steve is writing the book from which I'm learning how to do video). Steve, when you have a link to the book, post it here, ok
backmagician 2 years ago
Almost everybody could benefit from this,
works a treat. I am looking forward to future installments
NKR2020 2 years ago
Thanks ...and now you've got me racking my brains. I'll see what I can come up with.
backmagician 2 years ago
what a great, simple idea! works perfectly.thank you.
shamruck 2 years ago
Simple ideas are ideas are often best. Thank you for helping to spread it.
backmagician 2 years ago