"The greatest benefit he got from lessons, Dewey said, was the ability to stop and think before acting. Physically, he noted an improvement first in his vision and then in breathing. Before he had lessons, his ribs had been very rigid. Now they had a marked elasticity which doctors still commented on, though he was close to eighty-eight."
Alexander's ideas are well worth exploring by anyone concerned about the issues raised in this article.
RESOURCES:
Ergonomics.org http://ergonomics.org explores the relationship between the science of ergonomics and the Alexander Technique
The John Dewey and F. Matthias Alexander Homepage http://www.alexandertechnique.com/articl... has extensive information about the connections between these two great twentieth century thinkers.
The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique http://www.alexandertechnique.com provides comprehensive information about the Technique
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