What is The Alexander Technique?

NEVER HEARD OF The Alexander Technique? Simply put, it is a system of psycho-physical re-education. It helps people re-learn how to use their whole self (mind and body) so that they can function with greater ease. For more information, check out this website: AlexanderTechnique.com. Also, please check out my first blog post as an introduction to F. M. Alexander.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Tyranny of Symmetry

Last month in my weekend training at Chesapeake Bay Alexander Studies (in Greensboro, NC) my director, Robin Gilmore, mentioned this phrase - "tyranny of symmetry".  I didn't have my note book in front of me so I failed to write down the context of this phrase.  But for some reason the phrase has kept swirling around in my noggin.

A lot of questions have been popping up more than answers:
  • When is symmetry tyrannical?
  • How does symmetry differ from balance?
  • Is it possible to find balance (in my Self) when I'm not symmetrical? 
Right now, I think that I need balance much more than symmetry.  I can be balanced without being symmetrical and I could also be symmetrical without being balanced.  So... symmetry becomes tyrannical when it is the goal (the End).  If I let go of the need to be symmetrical, maybe I will enjoy the process of balance a little more... and actually be more balanced!

I like applying this to other areas of my life as well... I think finding balance is incredibly important in livig a healthy life.

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