Comments on: The good and bad of relax http://posturereleaseimagery.org/archives/215 Developed by John Appleton, teacher of the ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, Springfield, Missouri, USA Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:29:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: John http://posturereleaseimagery.org/archives/215#comment-913 John Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:37 +0000 http://posturereleaseimagery.org/archives/215#comment-913 Jozef or XY, This is a great concept. Thanks. I have thought about this a bit and I think the complete relaxation is intended for the core of the body and the 100% alertness is intended for the edges of our body, what I call the dorsal-ventral seam. Trying to be "100% relaxed and at the same time 100% alert" automatically sends the thoughts to the appropriate locations. Thanks again, John Jozef or XY,

This is a great concept. Thanks.

I have thought about this a bit and I think the complete relaxation is intended for the core of the body and the 100% alertness is intended for the edges of our body, what I call the dorsal-ventral seam. Trying to be “100% relaxed and at the same time 100% alert” automatically sends the thoughts to the appropriate locations.

Thanks again,

John

]]> By: Jozef Deconinck http://posturereleaseimagery.org/archives/215#comment-912 Jozef Deconinck Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:49:12 +0000 http://posturereleaseimagery.org/archives/215#comment-912 How to maintain the right balance between relaxation and tension I discovered in a statement about how the mental and physical state of a person who tries to meditate should be: "Try to be a 100% relaxed and at the same time a 100% alert (or aware)." If you relax completely you will fall a sleep and the body will collapse. The opposite of this is being completely tensed and rigid. So if you combine the two and melt them toghether into one image,fully aware but totaly relaxed, you have the right feeling. XY How to maintain the right balance between relaxation and tension I discovered in a statement about how the mental and physical state of a person who tries to meditate should be:

“Try to be a 100% relaxed and at the same time a 100% alert (or aware).”

If you relax completely you will fall a sleep and the body will collapse.
The opposite of this is being completely tensed and rigid.
So if you combine the two and melt them toghether into one image,fully aware but totaly relaxed, you have the right feeling.

XY

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