onastery in rural Japan, 
  where I still live, provided the form and direction to the spiritual quest which 
  had been developing since my youth. In 1986, ten years after having entered 
  the monastery, I first came in contact with the Alexander Technique and immediately 
  noticed parallels between it and Zen. Since then I have often reflected on those 
  similarities and in the context of spirituality and Alexander discoveries, I 
  would like to share a few of my observations.</FONT></P>
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