Hello! I'm Michael Ashcroft. I teach Applied Presence, based on the Alexander Technique, of which I'm a certified teacher.

Applied Presence is the practice of noticing and coming off autopilot so that you can experience your life more vividly, function better and make new, conscious choices.

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• On autopilot. You probably live most of your life on autopilot. This isn't a judgement or a criticism, but an observation about how most people seem to function.
• Explaining Alexander Technique to software developers. Just like computer programs, it seems humans have functions. When functions run, the world can get less vivid while reducing your agency.
• The journey back to conscious naturalness. The simplified human development journey I use to make sense of what we're doing here.
• Applied Presence: Foundations. Catch yourself going on autopilot, and choose to come back to full contact with your day-to-day life instead.