All my pain is selfish - I discovered that again today. Per usual, just a glimmer - but a liberating glimmer that I want to underline by writing about it…

My hurt, whenever it arises, feels to me like it is because of you. There was an action from your side, a reaction on my side, and I give it a false linear causality: you affected me.

People ask me: why am I so against tablework, hands-on practise and teaching individually?

Good question.

I ask it to my Self often, because it appears I am against the flow of an entire profession. All three of these are revered and valued, yet here I am stating unequivocally that I do not support this vision of our work.

No wonder I get attacked.

I don't see it as attack though, I see it as people defending their own position. Fair enough. What else can you do when someone (like me) appears to be undermining all that you hold valuable in your work?

I am creating quite a ruckus in Japan these days - I announced that we will now call what we do BodyChance Method, not Alexander Technique.

What?!!

Students are exclaiming: we came to learn Alexander Technique!

Yes, well - of course. I do get that.

But how do you define Alexander Technique?

There are two ways to define Alexander Technique:

1.Alexander Technique is what Alexander discovered.
2.Alexander Technique is a way of teaching what Alexander discovered.

The longer you do anything, the simpler it appears.

My message to Alexander Technique trainees and teachers has been crystallizing in my mind since September 26th, 2012 when I started blogging about what I had learnt building BodyChance in Japan. At that time I thought I knew a lot - turns out I didn't know much at all. I lost of lot of money trying to test my ideas in the real world - the ultimate classroom for a serious entrepreneur.

Most of the comments from the last two weeks are directed to specific situations of ATSuccess participants, so I keep those comments behind closed doors. Sorry it is so brief this time. Join up if you want to know more!

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Quiet (for me) this month as I took a self-imposed holiday from producing content. Back in Tokyo now, about to start the annual residential of all our students, teachers and friends. Busy times ahead. ATSuccess is now gearing up for an extended period of focused attention on how to grow your AT biz. If you are thinking of joining, now's a great time for that…

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My Personal Facebook Group

My feeling within ATSuccess this week is that we can do away with Alexander Technique thank you very much, but NOT the work. The old man said it had to evolve, but into what? There's the rub - when it stops looking like what he did, the traditionalists worry. It's right that they worry, but not helpful to them, helpful to me. Why? I know I am doing something different when the feeling all around is "No - that is wrong." Hang on - isn't that exactly a indicator of change? (But not a good one I hear them yelling!)

Sometimes the hardest time to stay awake is when there are no dramas; when the work of keeping your biz fed, well-exercised and healthy is a smattering of small tasks, a consistency of focus and a remembrance of why you are doing it all in the first place. ATSuccess was like this the last week - many people thinking of leaving, taking a break. I think that's the dumbest decision you could make. And I respect your right to make it. I am not here to make you feel good, I am here to share what I have learnt: when the light is dimming, you don't turn it off. You turn it up.

These are the results of vigorous discussion in our ATSuccess Facebook group, with threads that sometimes reach epic proportions! Fabulous and pertinant information. Of course, not everyone follows all threads, but if a topic has an interest for you, you will read from actual AT teachers how they are implementing these new ideas in their practice. Of course even more exciting than that, is reading about the steady results that are flowing from this focused attention. If you are a regular of my blog and not in my coaching group, consider trying it out this a month...

Think of your biz as a mobile, hanging from the roof so that every part influences the whole. This is a principled way of holistic thinking that applies as naturally to your business as it does to your co-ordination. The name of your biz of one of those moving parts that influences the whole.

In my comprehensive 12-part system for building a niched Alexander Technique business, your name is a critical: a name that communicates instantly the identity you are crafting within your niche. Think of some famous biz names…