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LIVING THE ALEXANDER WAY OF LIFE by Liz Jeffries Get your motor running... Head out on the highway. This little ditty was particularly relevant to me recently, as I was invited to attend a Speed Awareness Course. For those of you not in the know, you receive such an invitation if you have been driving above the speed limit and get caught on camera! No, I was not doing a ‘Princess Anne’, i.e., going at 93 mph in a 70 mph zone. I was, in fact, doing a rather sedate 68 mph on the M25; I just forgot that I was in one of those 60 mph variable speed limit zones. Frustrating certainly, but in fact the course was really illuminating. I learned a lot and I really feel that these courses should be made available to non speedos. The one theme going through all the information we received was how our awareness plays such a large part of how well we drive and how we need to be alert to everything going on around us. A lot of what we do is habit. For example, who, when they see a green traffic light, doesn’t speed up just a little so we don’t have to wait? Habits follow us around in whatever we do and are very often responsible for pain and postural problems. We don’t usually start out in life with pain and posture difficulties. Think of a toddler and how they move, squat and run with such ease and balance. So we develop postural habits later on that may be stirring up problems for us in later life. Here’s one to think about. Look at how people text on their mobile ‘phones. The mobile is usually held more at waist height and the head is bent down over the ‘phone. The head is very heavy, around 6/7 kg. That weight could be causing damage to the neck/ spine as it struggles to deal with that weight. Far better to bring the mobile up more towards eye level. However, in order to break a habit we first need to become aware of what we are doing which is forming the habit. So awareness is key and the only way we can change. As we are on a driving theme, next time you start to drive, think about where you put your hands on the steering wheel. Most of us were taught left hand at 10 and right hand at 2. However, this can cause tension in the neck and shoulders. By putting your hands at 9 and 3 it relaxes them a little whilst still being safe. Oh and the next time you are becoming frustrated by the driver in front, sticking carefully to the speed limit, don’t get too cross; it may be someone who’s just been to a Speed Awareness Course and if they get caught again within the next three years, it becomes a £100 fine and three points on their Driving Licence! By the way, in case you’re trying to remember, the lyrics above are from “Born to be Wild” by Steppenwolf The Alexander Technique helps with pain, postural and balance issues. You can learn individually or in groups. Do get in touch, without obligation, if you would like to know how it could help you. www.MovingU4ward.co.uk 01424 465838/07929 725156 Golden Times offer: The first three people to contact me quoting Golden Times can come along for individual free introductory forty minute session 24 Find us online at www.goldentimes.co.uk
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