I had a half-written blog prepared on the plane last night, but once I landed in Australia and checked our secret Facebook group (where 43 teachers share as part of the paid area of my blog) I was overwhelmed by the volume of comments to behold!

So instead of posting a blog, I decided to post answers and comments in Facebook. Then I worried that the members may not have caught my torrent of replies in the midst of a messy, scrolling Facebook page, so I decided to post them here. How original ideas are born.

To respect the person you want to attract, you need to stand with them.

Of course to "stand with them" may mean voicing an opinion that causes controversy amongst others. My declarations about chair and table work fall into this category.

Alexander died on October 10th, 1955, but did he really?

He still lives in the minds and hearts of many of his followers. It's a blessing and a curse. Twirling around the air at my school in Japan, you can often catch the phrase…

"Is that really the Alexander Technique?"

Greg Holdaway is in Japan teaching for BodyChance, and yesterday morning we had a wonderful conversation about chairwork verses activity work. He told me about an extraordinary 10 minutes of being whisked in and out of a chair by Patrick Macdonald, just a few years before Patrick passed away.

Julie Rothschild is an Alexander Technique teacher in Boulder, Colorado. She is also a passionate dancer for whom everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. And some things went right – this is her (unfinished) story about the life of a dancer as she first encounters and learns…

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Alexander Technique… My Technique

Today is the 58th anniversary of Alexander’s death.

He died October 10th, 1955. So yeah, his copyright has run out in most places, but not his long persuasive influence on the work. Chair and table work is still the international norm, and a BodyChance purpose is to change that totally over the next 25 years. I want to live to see it.

In our secret Facebook club – I challenge you to find us – I have 32 Alexander Technique teachers and students who have one thing in common: getting serious about creating a full-time, financially sustainable career as a teacher of Alexander Technique.

Is that something you aspire to? Then perhaps you should consider joining us…

Tomorrow, on Saturday September 28th, Cathy Madden officially launches BodyChance’s first school in the United States.

Those participating are entering into the first of 3 x 2 year modules that are prerequisites before entering the 2nd stage of education. 2nd Stage education is where you educate your Self to be a teacher, with BodyChance’s support.

2nd Stage Teaching Practice

I just pitched for a new book in Japan, which will not mention Alexander Technique on the cover, and will instead be "60 Exercises To Improve Your Life".

The idea came from two cheerful lady Editors who love the work, but need to convince their company bosses back in their 24 story building to back a book about it. Their marketing department is telling them that people want to buy "How To" books, so they came to BodyChance's Meguro studio determined to find a successful formula for a new book. This is a powerful, national publisher of considerable market strength.

Missy Vineyard, in a open post on Facebook's AT Global Group, threw in a focused point about the tablework "is it therapy?" question that I raised yesterday. Let me quote: