Using the Alexander Technique in everyday life

It's nearly holiday time and some people may think that they don't need to 'do' the Alexander Technique over the holidays, because they will be relaxed anyway. This is an unhelpful way to look at the Technique, which is far more than just 'relaxation'. If we forget to include the A/T during our everyday activities, it is so easy to slip backwards into our old habits.

However, if you keep being aware of your use and continue practising the lying down procedure over the holiday, your use may even improve and you may become more free and easy in your movements than you have been for some time. Reward yourself!

For those of you who are visiting warmer climes, remember that you can often lie down outdoors when you need to, or just choose to. 

The photo was taken in the New Forest, where this man lay down in semi-supine to ease his back pain. He'd only had a couple of lessons and was perhaps not lying with the ideal height of support under his head but it was good to see the Lying Down Procedure being used so naturally, in such a beautiful setting.