I have a sense that I'm not enjoying this for sure and it's likely that you all aren't either or don't know ways this could be different. There is a slight vibe knowing I could be wrong um okay there's still a slight I think but I think it's going to be easiest to explain if I go into what this framework that I'm coming from. "The landmark forum is the best mass personal development course the best course personal development course that exists way forward"
Tee has a spirited chat with Lulie Tanett, an independent researcher, Twitter celeb and teacher trainee of the Alexander Technique.
We follow the narrative arc of Lulie’s own self-development journey, somewhat intentionally falling into rabbit holes of all varieties, including:
- (12:35) The Taking Children Seriously (TCS) parenting movement and educational philosophy – “My first words were ‘that’s coercive!’”
- (29:50) Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing “changed her life forever” and is the “foundation of all inner work.”
- (33:10) The surprising (to us) usefulness of the Enneagram – blindspot prediction, character construction, and healthy & degenerative expressions
- (47:25) Enheartened philosophical exploration and debate versus ‘grabby’ intellectualism
- (1:00:45) The Alexander Technique and VIEW (Vulnerability, Impartiality, Empathy, Wonder)
Spicier parts of the episode include spotting hallmarks of the pretense of vulnerability often found within Authentic Relating circles (1:19:52), Tee’s pushback of Alexander Technique-isms (1:18:30), skepticisms about emphasizing a single type of personal development tradition (1:39:28), Lulie disabuses Tee of his bias against ‘mindsets’ (1:41:00)and what Lulie would now say to the previous “floating brain” version of herself regarding bodily processing and energy (2:02:44).