Posture Release Imagery

by John Appleton
(Springfield, MO, USA)

some postural types

I am a teacher of the Alexander Technique who has also developed whole-body mental imagery that I call posture release imagery. I have for much of my adult life been a lower back pain sufferer and know for myself as well as from students I have had, that the imagery works (albeit only temporarily at first). Imagery may seem to be a fluffy solution to a sticky problem like back pain, but our "right brain" subconsciously controls our postural style and habits. Using imagery may be one of the few ways for us to "reinvent," "refresh," or "defrag" ourselves. The imagery momentarily overrides our habitual mind and tells us what to feel, helping us to develop a new baseline for our tactile/kinesthetic sensations.

This may sound like high falutin' talk, but check out the site and it will begin to clarify. Success with the imagery, like anything worthwhile, requires some diligence.

A teaser: the simplest mental image can be stated without a visual image... calm UP and tense DOWN

Here's the site: Posture Release Imagery

Thanks,

John