The Amazing Thing (not) About Awareness – Part I

This is not science; this is Chancer's own empiricism.

First, THE SPURIOUS PROBLEM (which means not the real problem)

When it comes to being aware, one of the most common complaints you hear is: I don't remember. Or "I keep forgetting to include my... legs/arms/head etc." Or "I know what I am supposed to do – I just can't remember to do it" or some such troffle.

Second, THE SPURIOUS SOLUTION (which means not a real solution)

Just remember!

How many times have you been told that?

Well sweetheart, you don't need to remember. The problem is not memory.

Third, THE REAL PROBLEM

Lack of recognition.

Means – lack of awareness to recognise what you need to react to.

Recognition is essential before any change can happen.

It is true at a cellular level – your respiratory system must recognise a high level of CO2 to trigger an in-breath for more of that delicious O2. It is true at a psychological level: A person must recognise that they have an addiction or problem – to stop being in "denial" about it – before they can embark on the journey to be free of their addiction.

Fourth, THE REAL SOLUTION

Wait. Follow my story first...

I discovered this via my legs. 

My legs went through a rather harrowing life event – they were tied up above me while I lay on a bed. I was left like that 24 hours a day for three continuous months. It was an ordeal that left many scars. 

I did not want to recognise my legs.

I was in a hospital, and that procedure saved my life - because I had suffered 3rd-degree burns. My legs needed to be immobilised while my skin grafts took hold.

But try explaining that to a 2-year-old – which was my age at the time.

I was happy to ignore my legs for a long, long time after that. 

Once I started my Alexander training, I realised I needed a relationship with my legs again. I'd keep trying to remember then, then promptly forget them again — this went on for years.

How I finally recognised my legs, and the remarkable way I discovered them is the subject for my next email. 

My story is also the story of BodyThinking – how functional anatomy led me to transform my knowledge of my Self.

Until December 31st, you can purchase permanent access to my BodyThinking Online course. In BodyThinking Online, you will find tools you need to march into the depths of your coordination; i.e. into the depths of your whole Self.

This is what is on offer:

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