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Technology of the Self, No. 17

by admin | Apr 23, 2020 | Alexander Technique, Awareness, Blog, Power walk, Self care, Technologies of the self, Walking

Power your walk. Lead with your lower dantian and let your eyes look toward your goal or an intermediate point. Let your eyes drift down to guide your step, but just the eyes, not your head ,as your back stays...

Technology of the Self, No. 14

by admin | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog, Mindfulness, Power walk, Walking

When you’re walking uphill, no matter how far, no matter how steep, let your back know the foot of the hill. Your pace and progress will change. Take...

Technologies of the self, No. 12

by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Alexander Technique, Attention, Awareness, Blog, Technologies of the self, Walking

Walking the great dog yesterday, I began to imagine that just under my sternum, I was pushing the handle of a pram, translation, perambulator, translation, baby carriage, in front of me, not with my hands, but with my torso. My back woke up. I felt an imagined...

Powering up your power walk

by admin | Jan 11, 2016 | Alexander lesson, Alexander Technique, Power walk, Walking

Want to reinvent your walk? Step back. Literally take a step backward onto the toe of one foot or the other. Remain there a bit, letting the foot opposite your moving foot soften into the floor, making sure the knee is not locked. Wait. Remain on that back toe for...

Alexander Technique and your Frankenstein Walk

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...

Today, a walking meditation

by admin | Jan 16, 2015 | Alexander lesson, Alexander Technique, breathing, Meditation, Presence, Self-disovery, Walking

I used to imagine my body as a façade, a two-dimensional picture of my self that I projected forward in space. I was equally self-important as self-deluded. Now, after 10 years of earnest study of the Alexander Technique, I imagine my body as a façade, a...
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