by admin | 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,...
by admin | 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...
by admin | 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,...
by admin | Sep 21, 2014 | Alexander Technique, Gravity, Posture
Gravity wants to move through us, right our posture, give our words and actions substance. Gravity wants to ground us, root us deep within the earth. Tension in our joints, though, causes gravity to act differently on each body part, disconnects us from the earth. If...
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