If you choose to use the Alexander technique, it's important that you find a way to fit it into your
life.
As with any self-improvement decisions such as changing diet or exercising more, there's always a danger
that you will choose an unrealistic goal for yourself and end up not achieving what you set out to do.
The way that you fit Alexander today, you can see your life will be very individual to you.
It helps if you are clear about your motivations, your goals, your schedule and your other commitments.
I would strongly recommend that you find one small goal to use it to start something that you can definitely
achieve.
And it would then give you confidence.
An example could be that you simply take 10 seconds to use Alexander technique, thinking to organize
yourself each time you sit down at your desk to work.
This can be such a powerful force of change in you as it gives you a chance to develop your ability
to inhibit your habitual way of sitting and working.
It gives you a regular opportunity to prioritize self-awareness and to find a little bit more calm comfort
balance and present moment awareness.
This should make you feel really good, and the effects of this will deepen over time, giving you more
and more confidence in your ability to use the Alexander technique to make real changes in yourself.
It's really important that you develop a healthy relationship to the Alexander technique as well.
It should never be something that feels like a chore and there should be no feeling of guilt if you
forget to use it or struggle to apply it effectively.
The decisions become more self-aware and to have an attitude of eliminating poor habits and using yourself
better is a really positive, optimistic, empowering choice in your life.
Progress will be slow or challenging at times, and other times it will be efforts and simple learning
to laugh at yourself is vital, as is recognizing any advance or improvement.
However small.
Some people will benefit from keeping some kind of a learning journal where they can record progress
and others may find that they need the assistance of a teacher to help structure the learning.
Some people choose to use reminders to apply the technique, such as notifications on their phone or
Post-it notes stuck around the house.
As you start to pay more attention to yourself, you may also find yourself making changes to your lifestyle.
For example, choosing to rest more often when you're tired, choosing to spend less time sitting down
or in static postures, adjusting your home or office to encourage better ways of using yourself.
The principal the Alexander technique will help you to make positive changes to almost every area of
your life.
If you choose to do so, you may of course still enjoy slumping on the couch, working too hard on the
computer or any of your other habits.
If you wish, the Alexander is just to give you the ability to choose, rather than just having to unconsciously
repeat the same behaviors over and over.