Alexander Technique with Simon Gore I.T.M.

The Interactive Teaching Method

Frederick Matthias Alexander tells us over and over again in his books that his work is based on one over-arching principle: the impossibility of separating the mental and physical aspects of the Human being. A radical idea at the beginning of the 20th century, but even today it's easy to miss the natural consequences of that idea.

"Physical" solutions to "physical" problems are not enough. My thinking must also change if I am going to experience any meaningful, long term improvement.

There are essentially two aspects to a typical ITM lesson:

• Reasoning out the most effective way of achieving our goals and

• The hands-on work which gives an experience of moving differently

The work a teacher does with his or her hands is very gentle. The teacher does not "manipulate" the student so much as make a suggestion with the hands, which the student may, or may not, go along with.

An ITM lesson is designed for the student in the moment, based on the teacher's observations and the student's own story. The interactive nature of the lesson means that the student is very much in the driving seat. So, in a
sense, there is no such thing as a typical lesson.


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