Healing happens in every moment.  Healing happens below the surface and is not always visible to the naked eye while in process.  Some injuries are slight and only require a short period of healing.  That’s when we feel healthy and believe that our body is functioning well.

However, the healing process is often more complex and myseterious than we realize.  For more serious injuries and chronic ailments our healing process may appear convoluted and even non-existent.  Traditional medical treatments as well as alternative and complementary procedures may appear to be failing us.  When healing is not immediately forthcoming, most of us become quite discouraged and even despondent.

But there is a profound wisdom in our body.  We may not currently know why our body is holding on to an ailment but there is always a reason.  The solution is to pay attention to the minute sensations that may reveal something to us that larger, grosser movements do not.

F.M. Alexander, a Shakespearian actor in the early 20th century, had lost his voice and was not healing by traditional means.  He decided to study his own body to find the solution.  Looking in the mirror, he discovered that his chin was protruding.  Through meticulous, carefully orchestrated, tiny movements, he unravelled the holographic body mechanism that was interfering with projection of his voice.  That was how he started The Alexander Technique, a body therapy method that has helped actors, dancers, athletes, musicians and people in all walks of life to overcome and heal from chronic physical problems.

Are you currently struggling with a physical problem that just won’t heal?  Have you ever taken the time to observe yourself making tiny, tiny movements?  Have you created a simple dialogue with that body part or organ system to reveal to you some previously unknown meaning?  Many people have overcome seemingly insurmountable physical problems through tenacious self-discovery, self-reflection and making small almost imperceptible movements in the direction of ease.

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