The Alexander Technique: Out of the closet

by | Sep 30, 2014 | Meeting

We are all closeted, having spaces within us that are closed. They, we, long to be touched, to flow into the whole. We want to open. Psycho-therapy can facilitate that for some, working back to the time when we first shut the closet door, or Alexander, with its touch,...

The power of presence

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Alexander Technique, Horses, Presence

A little boy with Williams syndrome—akin, I would think, to autism, although I’m certainly no expert—comes in contact with an extremely gentle horse. He seems to be alone with the horse but there’s obviously a camera nearby. The boy is not distracted, just...

Lean in? I don’t think so.

by | Sep 22, 2014 | Alexander Technique, Lean in, Negotiation

I was in a car with a real estate agent and she was silent. I noticed that I was filling that silence with particulars of my real estate and financial situation that she really did not need to know. Finally, I shut up after revealing far too much. Staying back,...