F. Matthias Alexander observed that the “relativity in the use of the head, neck, and other parts” constituted a “primary control of the general use of the self” (The Use of the Self, 1932). With the observations made in this groundbreaking book, Alexander heralded a discovery of far-reaching importance—one that, over a hundred years after Alexander’s initial observations, is still far ahead of its time.

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As a profession, we in the Alexander Technique must come to terms with Alexander's observations into human functional design. A core goal of the Dimon Institute is to clearly define the primary control.