by admin | Dec 17, 2017 | Alexander lesson, Alexander Technique, Attention, Self-disovery, Thought, touch
Yesterday, Saturday, a student, a woman who manages an organic farm, came in for a follow-up lesson. She reported the fruitage from a previous lesson, the release of tension in her pelvis on the side of an old injury or issue, the quieting for some time of her hive...
by admin | Nov 24, 2017 | Alexander Technique, neck pain, Posture, Presence, Self-disovery, stiff neck, Uncategorized
Sometimes #neckpain is pathological, a deterioration of the discs that separate the vertebrae. More often it is not, and if so, it is worthwhile to take a look at your posture, the way you hold yourself…telling turn of words. First, the torso via its connection...
by admin | Jan 25, 2016 | Alexander Technique, Attention, Awareness, Prayer, Self-disovery, Waiting
What makes a conductor’s interpretation of a symphony or an opera unique? Tempo, for one. Music aficionados, read über-Nerds, compare the duration of certain works, differing sometimes by several minutes, even tens of minutes. Fun stuff. Second, the exposure of...
by admin | Jan 18, 2016 | Alexander Technique, Attention, Awareness, Creating space, Self-disovery, Thought
In dark and hidden places there shines the (blessing) light, goes an old hymn. Bless the dark and hidden places of your body—your organs, all the hidden sacs and tubes of your torso—bless them with the sunshine of your thought. It may be the most refreshing moment of...
by admin | Dec 1, 2015 | Alexander Technique Exercises, Mindfulness, Self-disovery
Think of letting your hand and arm arise, index finger pointing up, open palm toward your head, five or six inches distant, more or less. Now comply with that wish. Oops, your’e already there aren’t you? Try it again and think it first. Let your right arm,...
by admin | Nov 5, 2015 | Alexander Technique, Breath, Creating space, Gesture, Hands, Meditation, Meeting, Mindfulness, Presence, relatiionships, Self-disovery, touch
Today, create an opportunity to reach out, to touch someone. Reach out, touch, and let your hand remain. And still remain. Notice how both toucher and touched are changed. Do an inventory of your self: shoulder, elbow, wrist, ankles, and hips; and continue to melt...
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