When I visited LCATT recently I had a turn from the teacher who was very playful in her approach to teaching the AT. Last night I went on the OCG Aphorisms page and was reminded to remember to play.
I reflected on it in the context of the Alexander Technique. There's a wonderful space of possibilities open here. For me, the key word is spontaneity.
Today I began the guitar practice with directing attention to my body, then quietly proceeded with an empty string exercise. While doing this I went through the body scan: head, shoulders, right arm, left arm, the torso, hips area, right leg, left leg - going into details, also remembering the basic 3 AT directions.
It wasn't planned, yet it worked nicely. At the end of the session I remembered to play, but before I began: stop and listen to what is going on inside...
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