by admin | Nov 27, 2015 | Alexander Technique, Breath, breathing
What would I wish upon my worst enemy were he or she a public speaker or a singer? A long, deep breath before every phrase. Every in-breath creates inspiratory tension. The long, deep breath creates more than most. It’s not what we’re built to do. The diaphragm...
by admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Alexander Technique, Awareness, Creating space, Means not ends, Mindfulness, Posture, Presence
The posture of power is not arming your self; it is disarming your self, and thereby, others. You neither have to adopt it nor put it on. The posture of power is receptivity, your back widening, your torso opening all around. Open pathways will be filled by your...
by admin | Nov 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
My wife Susan and I, like so many of you, have or had a beloved cat. Ours was a certain Casey. When Casey came to the end of her life—all her systems were shutting down—I held her in my arms as a Vet administered a life-ending drug. At the moment of her passing, her...
by admin | Nov 16, 2015 | Alexander Technique, stiff neck, Walking, Workplace safety
When I walk my loaded wheelbarrow down the hill (it’s a steep one) I’m tempted to display my Frankenstein walk, ankle fixed, foot flat, even as I move it forward for the next step. It’s intuitive. And bad. Free your ankles. Let your rear foot peel...
by admin | Nov 11, 2015 | Alexander Technique, Art, gardening, Means not ends
I’m not a master gardener. There have been too many catastrophes this season (don’t mention the squash) to even aspire to mastery. Yet I’ve created some gardens that are productive and I dare say beautiful. And never with a plan in mind. I dig the...
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