Dances in Water
Hello my friends, It was a hot and sunny day. I’m laughing because that’s a silly way to open a blog post or email. Snoopy sitting on top of his doghouse used to write, “It was a dark and stormy … Continue reading →
Dana Ben-Yehuda
The Trick is Seeing a Butterfly While You’re a Caterpillar
It’s been awhile since I wrote; I didn’t mean to disappear but life has a way sometimes of sitting on one like a pile of rocks…or very big, heavy clunky boots, treading me down into the earth. The past month … Continue reading →
How Can You Turn Bad Posture to your Advantage?
Hello my friends, This is a little tongue-in-cheek blog about using bad posture to your advantage. There are actually ways that it works. There are also ways to organize your posture without tension. I put a mini-Alexander exercise* for you, … Continue reading →
Movement-Based Class for Freedom in the Body and Better Posture
Hello my friends! Happy Spring! Come to a small (6 people max) movement-based class for freedom in the body and better posture without tension. Class runs monthly and the new cycle begins this coming Wednesday, May 3! I have room … Continue reading →
A Gift for You – Free Alexander Technique MP3. Ease Tension from Your Neck and Back
It’s about love. It’s odd because I felt so alone and yet so full of love, today. Earlier this morning, I was thinking about love. I felt it, I let myself mentally roll around in the good feeling, like … Continue reading →
Conversations with My Feet: Soothing the Beast
We are two Alexander teachers, exchanging work. It was my turn to be the student. She worked with my legs and feet. My left foot is healing well but still a little sore, a little frozen and numb. I want … Continue reading →
Alexander Technique and Parkinson’s Disease/ Mind and Body in Movement
Someone with Parkinson’s Disease said something telling. Some time ago, he told his doctor that he “couldn’t connect his brain and his foot to make his foot move.” He is looking for ways to keep mobile and be in balance. … Continue reading →
A New Way of Thinking for an Easier Way to Move
Standing on her feet….she said, “it feels like I’m floating up here (touching her head).” Releasing her neck….her legs and hips…the spine is a springy thing. Take the pressure of either end (both!) and it will open on it’s own. … Continue reading →
Feeling Good in Movement Again: Freedom from Pain
There is knowledge that can free you to move more easily and with less pain. A lesson in the Alexander Technique…moving more easily and feeling good again.
Continue reading →Do Good Things Ever Throw You Off Balance?
How do you keep centered when something nice happens? How do you not get too excited and nervous when good things are on the cusp of coming true? How do you keep anxiety and fear from getting in the way … Continue reading →