Getting Rid of Tension

In the beginning, we asked, "How can you teach this FM Alexander Technique to others?"
My teacher, Kitty Wielopolska and her friend, Lulie Westfeldt were in attendance in the first teacher training course in 1929. Lulie was a Southern Baptist, FM was at least "non-religious."
One of the things that FM did to "liven up" the atmosphere was say things to irritate. On one occasion, looking to push Lulie's buttons said, "Belief is a matter of customary muscle tension!"
Can you think of any better way to put down someone's faith?
On the other hand, if we look at this statement without the faith-bashing overtones, thinking about Alexander's main point, we can see that how we do things - speak, work, move - is all in terms of what we believe is important to get the job done. That boils down to customary muscle tension. In the video posted just before this, we see an Alexander teacher who believes that in order to speak convincingly, it is important to pull the head back and stiffen the suboccipital muscles, shortening the stature and creating excess rib compression.
For vertebrates, that activity impairs optimum function. Things don't work right if you keep that up for long. The neat thing about Alexander is that he says, "Stop it!" Having a teacher to help you learn how to stop it is a good thing.
So are you ready to open the door to reducing muscle tension?
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