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« The target that we are aiming at is the state of affairs when neck to be free, head to go forward and up, back to lengthen and widen, knees to go forward and away expresses a belief and an attitude toward life that is perfectly natural. When you have managed to do that, then don’t imagine you have really accomplished very much. All that you have really done is that you are in a situation where some accomplishment is possible. »

« The physical demands that you have taken for granted do become more difficult as you get older, and that is where you really need all the help you can get. Alexander help is particularly appreciated here. In fact, old age really is the testing time from the point of view of the Technique. »

« The danger of telling anybody that walking is falling forward is that everybody thinks of falling down, what else ? They don’t lengthen to go forward. They drop down and shorten to go forward. »

« As long as the preconceived ideas continue to be presented, you must expect to get the automatic response. It is unreasonable to complain about the automatic response when the stimulus is being presented. If you want to improve breathing, you’ve got to deal with the preconceived ideas surrounding breathing. »

« People can get more practical benefit from doing this than almost anything else. With the exception of the breathing aspect of things, if you can do this procedure properly, it just about takes care of everything for you. »

« Feeling always dominates the situation. Unless our rational decisions are in accordance with our feelings, we very, very seldom succeed in carrying our reasoned decisions into effect because our feelings won’t let us. The best way, and perhaps the only way, to reeducate your feelings for the better is through the practice of non-doing. »