The Wonderful World of Alexander's Discovery in Yoga

Years ago, as I was building my BodyChance school, I examined the kinds of people who want to explore Alexander's Discovery. 

This could be a description of you!

My experience had shown me that the people who come to BodyChance had some or all of these qualities:

Creative (singers, musicians, actors)
Innovative (original-thinking people - even if not artistic)
Deep-thinking (people who wonder about what life is all about?)
Teachers (who are helping others to do things)

But overall, there was this one common thing – they were risk-takers — people who were willing to be vulnerable to learn something new about themselves.

Vulnerability is your key to development.

It is true with your professional life and your personal life and your love life – especially your friendships, marriage and partners.

Who is the first person willing to say: "I made a mistake"? 

Or: "I love you"?

And more importantly – because Chancer is writing about Alexander's Discovery – what does this have to do with Posture?

And so I will tell you the story of my Yoga adventures.

When you look at promotional material for Yoga, you mostly see beautiful women with big smiles having a great time. Or stern-looking men in loose undies with wise words to say. The pictures are often of people accomplishing amazing asanas – and making it all look so easy.

The promises are of vitality, serenity, accomplishment. 

But within all this there is a dirty little secret – Yoga can hurt.

Yoga can cause injuries. 

Those happy, smiling Yoginis are a little afraid of back-bends, a bit worried about getting an injury. I discovered this because some of them had the good sense to come along to BodyChance and get some advice.

Overwhelmingly, their biggest fear was back-bends.

This takes vulnerability to admit. Admitting when you are challenged, and when you need help – this is the toughest challenge for most people.

Alexander's Discovery helps you most when you recognise you need help - to see that your current methods and ideas need refreshing. This is as true for Alexscovery teachers as it is for anyone else.

Most people are afraid of taking on a new position, or of comprising their personality, which is why Alexander's Discovery is still basically safe – because it starts with the reality of movement.

In BodyThinking at BodyChance – you learn the truth about how you are designed. Your back-ends improve not because of magic teachers or new philosophy; back-bends improve because you understand how you are designed to move.

BodyThinking is all about the design of human movement.

You will understand more than back-bends because any skill that requires mind/body coordination is a candidate for improvement with Alexander's Discovery.

Which just about covers everything you do in a day!

At the moment I am offering my ATSuccess Foundations course, along with coaching with me. If you haven't taken my 12 Step email seminar, maybe it's time you did.

You can sign up for it, and learn more about my Foundations course, on the page at the link below:

https://atsuccess.com/foundations