I had sciatica and back pain for years after I became a teacher of Alexander Technique.

Turns out, it was how I was using my Self, but until I met Marj, no-one knew to point that out to me. One day this huge hand appeared from space, repeatedly whacking me psychically on the chest, as I heard words that echoed through the days and years that followed:

"What are you doing that for!?"

On September 26th, 2012 I decided to start blogging.

I didn't decide then to do it every day, but in my enthusiasm to communicate, that's what happened.

It took up time, a lot of time, but I loved doing it. I also realized, that I was carrying around in my mind a vast amount of information that was unique: how to power a business that was solely based on Alexander's Discovery. That's what I have been doing all my life: figuring out a business model for Alexander Technique teaching.

Cool and trendy people in Tokyo read Cocoro, or at least the younger ones do.

A few years back they sent a curious journalist along to BodyChance to catch the word on Alexander Technique. My introductory group – that my journalistic visitor witnessed - turned out to be especially varied: a dancer exploring a leg lift, a shopkeeper concerned about his cash register manner, a salaryman fearful of his boss and a yoga exercise on the floor; among many others over the course of 90 minutes.

Out of retreat and in London with my children. It's 9.30pm and my two girls are finally asleep after a long flight from Tokyo. I am sitting at my desk in the Savoy, excited to be soon offering my workshop to a good gathering of students, teachers and friends on August 4th in Regents Park. Are you coming?

It's going to be the School of You: you are the doer of your business, not your business the doer of you. Anyway, saying I am all "refreshed" delivers a distorted image of what I was up to the last 9 days!

"I will never try to know you, I will forever try to see you."

Writing now after witnessing the final workshop of Tommy Thompson in Japan, and hugely impressed by the way Tommy has given a voice to Alexander's discoveries in a way that totally accords with the Buddhist view of Self – the lack of anything inherently existing from it's own side. In my comments below, I may be misrepresenting Tommy's viewpoint, so please hold the idea that these are my impressions of Tommy's ideas.