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Got Posture? Come to the Dark Side

Dance Without Limits Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaDecember 26, 2017  

Hello my friends, Have you been fighting Nature? I do it daily. I sweep my patio only to look at the path next to it, buried in leaves, knowing someone with a leaf blower will come around and blow half … Continue reading →

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Eight Days a Week

Dance Without Limits Posted on November 2, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaNovember 2, 2017  

I’ve missed you! Really, life and dancing got busy and I have missed writing to you. I hope sharing is a way of making it up to you. I was dancing…and an opportunity to dance in a showcase appeared. The … Continue reading →

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How Did Hunters Sit Still for so Long? Didn’t it Hurt? How Do You Sit for So Long? What to Do?

Dance Without Limits Posted on October 30, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaOctober 30, 2017  

Every now and then I wonder how early hunters sat silent and still for hours on end in their duck blinds, or crouched silently in the bush waiting for deer to come down the trail. Didn’t their bodies hurt? Never … Continue reading →

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Feel Better – Balance and Ease

Dance Without Limits Posted on August 26, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaAugust 26, 2017  

Hello my friends, I wanted to share an example from my group class and connect the dots between Alexander Technique and doing what you love; Dance, for one 🙂 . Ostensibly, this week’s class was about learning to sit comfortably … Continue reading →

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Transformational Butterfly Coaching: Seeing, Believing, Becoming

Dance Without Limits Posted on August 18, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaAugust 26, 2017  

Hello my friends,     Thank you for being here. I have a story for you today. It is a true story about breaking through to have what you really want – and what it takes to get there. A … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Seven!

Dance Without Limits Posted on August 2, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaAugust 2, 2017  

Hello my friends, I like feeling a sense of expansion rather than compression. Here’s something that works for me.   Your body takes up a certain amount of space.   Here’s a thought-experiment to expand your awareness to include the … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Six!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 31, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 31, 2017  

Hello my friends, Here’s a tip as you start the week. Use as needed!   Letting your head be light, up on top, eases your neck and will help your posture.  Here’s a mini-exercise to help:   Find your feet … Continue reading →

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Freedom in the Body and Better Posture / Alexander Technique and Movement Class

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 28, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaAugust 2, 2017  

Hello my friends, I offer a small group, movement-based class for freedom in the body and better posture. It melds movement and the Alexander Technique. I’d love to invite you to join in. You can read what students say, below, … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Five!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 27, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 27, 2017  

Hello my friends,   Do you sit for long periods of time? If you do, there’s often a tendency to curl down the front of your body and lose good posture.   Here’s a mini-exercise to counteract that:   Pause … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Three!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 23, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 22, 2017  

Hello my friends,   Here’s a tip to ease your neck.   Picture your neck; if you think about its structure, your neck is cylindrical. Can you see that if you were looking down from above the top of your … Continue reading →

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