Elliot was 5 years old and he loved plugs.

And cords, sockets, wires – anything that carried a current. I took him to the zoo – all day he kept inspecting the plumbing. Giraffes, elephants, lions – he wanted none of that. Just show me where the water taps are…

Fear is legitimate, but not smart.

There’s a book by Seth Godin called Linchpin which talks about the reptilian brain, and how fear in that area is hard to rationalize or understand. We all know it. The deep-bellied gnawing sensation that eats away confidence, vitality and life. I had it this morning for no specific reason. I could think of many reasons why I felt that, still do a little, but none of them add up to what I experience. I don’t have any “causally related” feeling that says “Oh that’s why.” It just is.

After I produced and launched this website with paid membership plans – on a free 3 month trial basis -  an acquaintance passed on an email she received from a fellow teacher – who had been following my blog - that complained that when “Jeremy asked for money” this was just “too much” and the writer was “completely turned off.” It fascinated me as a response.

As I will be doing over the next 11 Sundays, these are the follow up reports from the original 12 teachers that offered to have their own situation analyzed by me. Part One is here, and Part Two is here, and this is Kit's reply to my outrageous suggestions.

Isn’t that a good description of you?

Many years ago, at the Sebel Townhouse Hotel in Kings Cross, I had the honour of meeting Sir Ralph Richardson (1902~1983). Many of you won’t know who he is, but along with John Gielgud and Lawrence Oliver, he was considered one of the great actors of his time. I think he was in Australia appearing in the Kingfisher, one of his final performances.

Hikikomori is a name they use in Japan for a person who won’t leave their home, who will not venture into the world. These people can spend years living at home, often in their bedroom, even refusing to speak. It is an epidemic problem in Japan that touches most people. I have known of several, both through my family connections and through BodyChance Japan.

For those of you that followed my series of emails on the planning of BCLA, I am happy to report that Brett started today working as the first BodyChance entrepreneur swinging his tongue in America. I flew in from Mullumbimby in Australia this morning, then drove down to San Diego today chatting with Brett about the new studio. We met up with others for a late night chat, and now I am finally a getting to my blog (although I already wrote another one to-day - see below).

I am reposting this blog with my comments added. Today, Franis added a comment below, starting with the question: "It sounds like a plan, doesn't it?" and my basic answer is "Not yet." You are on the way, but until you get specific about finding the real people who can be spoken to without having a budget the size of Apple to find them, your plan is incomplete. I think Franis is an interesting and creative person, and the perspective of my comments is focused on how she can make a living as a teacher of Alexander Technique.

1. What drives you towards this career?

I heard to-day that I was not to be invited to a meeting of teachers in LA next Sunday to talk about how they might support each other getting their Alexander Technique practices a little busier. On that day I am in LA, I am available and I (was) willing to attend.

I had heard about this meeting two weeks ago, and I believed I could help them with specific advice to their questions, so I rearranged my schedule in Japan – spending money to change the date on my Japanese return ticket – so I could be in LA for that Sunday meeting.

I needed someone to kick me into wakefulness and there you came, slowly but surely, with your daily insights into your own emotional world and how you go about it, I never thought it was dark, it was always engaging, enlightening maybe people too close to you were that, too close, when you are more detached it might be easier not to be upset.