Pause and reconsider your sitting behavior. Sit on your hands and notice the bony prominences which are the lowermost part of your pelvis. These are your sit-bones. Rock forward until you are perched on top of the sit-bones. If you can't do this because your chair is too high, get a lower one, move forward to the front of the chair, or put a small step under your feet (a thick phone book might be enough).

Balancing on top of your sit-bones, notice if your spine lengthens and you get taller. Can you feel your neck lengthen? Can you allow your head to find a new balance on top of the spine? Explore the choices of rest and movement that you have while sitting at the computer. You might even notice you become more alert and your breathing becomes easier when you move up out of

Perhaps you are sitting with your low back arched and tight- too straight. If so, release your low back muscles so that your pelvis can rock back a little, allowing you to really rest on your chair. Now, your whole torso can balance over the sit-bones of your pelvis.

Think of all the things you never think about- how you walk, talk, stand, eat, brush your teeth, drive. While these activities seem rather mundane, they form the foundation for our more complicated endeavors, such as playing a musical instrument, riding a horse, playing golf, skiing, singing in the choir, sitting at a desk all day, and the list goes on. Beginning Alexander students might think, "Oh, I do everything wrong!" Don't lose heart. Don't be overwhelmed. Noticing all the wrong ways of doing things is a great step to becoming aware, and with awareness comes an opportunity for positive change.