Louise Morgan was a remarkable and unique woman. She did not have lessons, instead she decided to discover the Technique for herself, following in Alexander's footsteps. In this book she provides an account of her discoveries.
Louise Morgan describes the key principles of the Technique through examples of everyday activities, such as how to sit, how to bend, lifting, walking, achieving sound sleep, and speaking clearly and without fear. She is concerend with the fundamentals of the practice: how not to waste your energy, and how to move with less effort.
The fundamentals of the Alexander Technique - the 'forward and up' of the primary control, conscious control, the principle of 'stopping' as the basis for changing any habit - are described in straightforward and jargon-free language.
As mind-body is a unity, posture and movement are not isolated from psychological factors, and Louise Morgan asks the reader to examine his or her attitude in different situations.
As Louise Morgan met and interviewed Alexander she had the opportunity to put on record some extraordinary stories from his experience of living and teaching the Technique. Alexander read her manuscript for the book shortly before his death in 1955.
The book also contains the inspiring case history of Miss 'G.R.' whose lessons in the Technique turned her life around.
