The position itself is a useful one and practiced in conjunction with lessons it encourages the changes the Alexander Technique aims to promote. The Position Lie on your back on a firm surface – a carpeted floor is good – with your knees bent upwards so that your feet are as close to your body as is comfortable. Your feet should be far enough apart – about shoulder width – for the legs to balance with minimum effort, your knees neither falling apart nor pulling together. Supp