§5. Spinal Twists (Walter Carrington, Thinking aloud)
« The reasoned-out indirect approach may take many forms, but it is the constant principle upon which to work, and it will take you further than any end-gaining attempt. »
Thinking aloud
§4. Lengthening in Stature (Walter Carrington, Thinking aloud)
« It’s terribly easy to form a concept and imagine something and kid ourselves that we really know all about it and what it is like, when we can’t possibly know all about it until we’ve actually realized it. »
§3. Generating the Energy to Go Up (Walter Carrington, Thinking aloud)
« You’ve got this ongoing flow of energy that is seeking to take you up against all the downward forces, and going up is what happens when you release the neck. »
§2. At our Mother’s Knee (Walter Carrington, Thinking aloud)
« So much of our thinking, like so much of our movement, and so much of our life, tends to lack energy. »
§1. Wishing, Willing, and Fairy Tales (Walter Carrington, Thinking aloud)
« People imagine that their bodies are disobedient and unreliable at carrying out their wishes, whereas nothing could be further from truth. »
Introduction (Walter Carrington, Thinking aloud)
« 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. »