The way he used his head and neck was affecting the functioning of his vocal and respiratory mechanisms. The close connection that exists between use and functioning was a significant discovery. Convinced that he was on the track of a solution, he continued to work. He came to notice that any use of my head and neck which was associated with with a depressing of the larynx was also associated with a tendency to lift the chest and shorten the stature . Tightening the neck, pulling the head down onto the body, in a way that causes a shortening, tensing and distortion of the whole body is a common misuse that is easy to see.
Most people do a similar thing to themselves in activity.
This is a serious problem, because it shows that in order to change coordination, to relieve pressure or improve performance, not only is it necessary to prevent the misuse of the specific parts, but in order to do so, it is necessary to prevent the misuse of the whole body . By now Alexander had reasoned out that he needed to create a lengthening of his stature, and that in order to do this he must allow his head to release forward and up from his body. Let my neck be free so that My head moves forward and up, in such a way that My spine lengthens and my back widens, and My knees release forwards Take a moment to sense how you are sitting as you are reading this. When anything is pointed out, our only idea is to go from wrong to right. In spite of the fact that it has taken us years to get wrong, we try to get right in a moment.