How Percy’s Bad Back Got Better 

Percy was a friend of mine, 

but he never tried Alexander Technique. 

“I don’t understand what you do”, he said, 

“and besides, my back is not too bad.” 

Then one day Percy’s back got bad. 

Really bad. He was in a lot of pain. 

The doctors recommended surgery 

and that’s when Percy finally called me: 

“Can you help with my back?” he pleaded. 

“It’s hurting all the time now.” 

Percy was a clever guy, 

he was a manager of a post office 

and successful at his work. 

But right now, he could not pick up 

a suitcase, and sometimes 

it took him 10 minutes 

to get out of bed. 

We only did one lesson. 

And Percy’s back got better. 

Not immediately, it took time. 

But Percy videoed my lesson, 

and for the next few months, 

he watched that video every morning. 

He practiced and practiced 

what I showed him, 

he thought about it every day, 

and watched his every move. 

I think I learnt more from Percy 

that he ever learnt for me. 

Percy helped me realize 

that Alexander's discovery 

is actually quite simple. 

You don’t need a university 

education to understand it. 

But that doesn’t mean it is easy. 

It takes a lot of practise. 

Often musicians make the best pupils, 

because they understand the importance 

of practise. You can also learn 

how to play a chord in one session, 

but to play that chord easily, 

and in the right way every time - 

you need to practise every day. 

Most physical pain is a result 

of not co-operating with your body’s design. 

It’s like wearing your shoes on the wrong feet: 

you can still walk, but eventually your feet will hurt. 

because you are not cooperating with your shoe’s design. 

It’s was like that for Percy: 

he could get away with doing  

terrible things to his back 

for a long, long time. But then one day 

his back presented it’s bill: excruciating pain. 

So it was lucky for Percy that he knew 

a teacher of Alexander's discovery! 

ThinkingBody is the plan I used with Percy. 

It's the plan for anyone willing to take time. 

I am opening up my online course for that soon. 

You can register your interest below,  

And be in line for the special deal I offer the first time round… 

ThinkingBody Online 

 

Last time I heard, 

Percy was off on holidays 

but this time, he carried his own bags! 

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