Wednesday, April 12, 1978

Head. Look at the angle of the back of the neck. See it and feel it. Also, neck under the chin….

When the tea is back and down, you have to get that head forward….

We adopt what is best for us as we work. There are no set positions for the [teacher’s] hands. Do what works for you.

Normal curvatures are part of your basic structure. Pulling someone’s neck back is not the point. Can you tell which is structure and which is habitual misuse? Sometimes you can’t tell until you work with the person.

When Judy uses strong direction, she is doing it in proportion tot he release the persons is making.

Idelle Packer, MS, PT, mAmSAT, certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, has been creatively exploring its broad application for over 35 years. In her private practice, Body Sense, in Asheville, NC, she teaches the Alexander Technique in context of physical therapy assessment and rehabilitation. She authored the chapter on the Alexander Technique in Springer Publishers’ Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practices (1999). Her current passion is Contact Improvisation, a somatic and athletic improvisation form, to which she has been joyfully integrating the principles of the Technique over the past fifteen+ years.