The Primary Control

Blog post added October 15, 2026

The Neck, Head snd Back relationship is evidence of either disturbance or recovery. It is not something to aim for as an ideal of postural correctness. When the pupil aims for this particular ideal of improvement, the result is a further disturbance of the postural mechanisms, and makes recover less likely than more. This is the true meaning of Alexander’s idea of “Non-Doing”

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