'Comparison is the thief of joy' - not sure who said that but I made a mental note of it. I do try to set myself achievable goals and reeeeeeeeally enjoy the process. I had a client this week who felt mislead and disgruntled because, in her mid 70s, she'd hoped to straighten out her very hunched back. She responded well to the work and had the option of finding increased comfort, coordination and poise within herself but she wanted a nice posture. I wish I had the complexion

A lot of the everyday things we do involve gripping with our hands. This, combined with haste, the busy pace of life and simply being unaware of ourselves, usually results in massive over-contraction through the flexor muscles of the hands and arms. I teach people to use their muscles in a balanced way for everything - the big tasks and the small. But it takes time to re-educate the neuro-muscular system, so I always like to give tips for the short-term. Top tip: if you remem

Classical dressage purist Daniel Pevsner was a fellow of the British Horse Society and a former pupil of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. He also studied the Alexander Technique extensively and observed many parallels. When a horse is broken in, then ridden awkwardly or forced, it develops patterns of muslcular tension, much in the same way as humans do from years of sitting at school desks etc. Mr Pevsner's approach to dressage was sympathetic - horses weren't forced -

I was just looking at an advert for a back brace on FB which forces the rider into good posture and I can understand the appeal. So many riders suffer from poor posture, why wouldn't you want to wear something that corrects it - a quick fix? Well, because anything that forces a 'correct' appearance is superficial, short-term and potentially harmful. I work with people all the time who are striving for what they think is good posture but are really just adding masses of tensio