"I contend that rigidity, whether physical or mental, i.e. the adherance to a principle to the utter exclusion of its opposite, is contrary to the laws of life. For rigidity in man cannot be obtained without suppressing some activity for which he has the capacity. Thus continued and unreserved adherence to any principle, good or bad, means suppressing some function continuously. This suppression cannot be practiced without impunity for any length of time."
Moshe Feldenkrais, quoted in the preface to his book 'Body and Mature Behavior', which I am reading at the moment.
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