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Endgaining
Already 100 years ago, Alexander diagnosed a disease of our times that he called end-gaining: The habit of working towards an intended state, a purpose, without thinking of the "means-whereby". By the time most of us reach school age, we have to learn that the result is important and that the process leading there is but a cumbersome necessity.
"Write beautifully!"
"Write beautifully!", they say to us - no matter how much this leads to cramps; or "You must finish this calculation quickly!" - even if we become nervous and tense. We have been taught to think of the next activity, or even the one after that, whilst performing a task. Our thoughts start to run, our movements become uncoordinated, our breathing loses its natural flow.
Poise
What a big difference it is to watch a person who is still in contact with her-/himself and her/his environment: the natural grace when s/he is doing everyday routine activities - everything at its time, each movement embedded in a rhythm. The Alexander Technique can bring back some poise into your life and the joy that comes from opening up anew to each moment.
