Eight Days a Week
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 →
Category Archives: Applied Alexander®
How Did Hunters Sit Still for so Long? Didn’t it Hurt? How Do You Sit for So Long? What to Do?
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 →
Feel Better – Balance and Ease
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 →
Transformational Butterfly Coaching: Seeing, Believing, Becoming
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 →
Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Seven!
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 →
Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Six!
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 →
Freedom in the Body and Better Posture / Alexander Technique and Movement Class
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 →
Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Five!
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 →
Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Three!
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 →
Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Two!
Dear Friends, It’s day two and here’s a tip for you! We spoke about thinking, and words. A good thought to drop in is a thought of space in all your joints. Pause a moment, and postulate a … Continue reading →