One of my new acquaintances in the 80’s was Dr David Garlick, a Professor in the Faulty of Medicine at the University of NSW in Sydney. He had a particular interest in exercise physiology, had come across Alexander’s Discovery and was astonished at the insights and relevance of his work.

In 1981, Garlick put together a symposium - Proprioception, Posture and Emotion - at the University of New South Wales. Alexander Technique teacher Dr Wilfred Barlow and Neuroscientist and advocate of Alexander’s discovery, T. D. M. Roberts, both attended and presented papers.

Dad announced his death to all of us, although we didn’t know it at the time.

It was at my sister’s wedding, and he gave the strangest speech. He talked about his life and where he should be buried. He apologised for the pains he had caused us all, but promised that life would always do something for you if you asked clearly enough.

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