The Alexander Technique: Out of the closet

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

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.

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,...