Inhibitory Directions

Guitar & AT Project
Day 16/40

A new week begins, the energy levels almost fully restored.

Today the focus of my guitar practice was more on the technique (mainly slow speed), so it was easier to give part of my attention to the Alexander Technique principles.

Experiment with the so called negative, or inhibitory directions. The ones I focused most on:

• I'm not sitting down
• I'm not playing the guitar
• I'm not breathing
• I'm not tensing myself
   

I was thinking all those things, while engage in those activities. For example, I'm sitting down and at the same time think: 'I'm not sitting'. According to some AT teachers these kind of directions are very powerful.  

I enjoyed working with them while standing and walking. What I noticed during guitar practice: these directions draw me nearer the state I would call doing nothing.

Warta River