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Fourth of July and Freedom in Movement

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 1, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 20, 2017  

Do you try and pull yourself up into good posture, only to feel tight? Would you like to look and feel better and more comfortable in your own body? Come join me for the July session of my small group … Continue reading →

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Dances in Water

Dance Without Limits Posted on June 20, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJune 20, 2017  

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 →

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The Trick is Seeing a Butterfly While You’re a Caterpillar

Dance Without Limits Posted on June 4, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJune 4, 2017  

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 →

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Movement-Based Class for Freedom in the Body and Better Posture

Dance Without Limits Posted on April 29, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaApril 29, 2017  

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 →

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A Gift for You – Free Alexander Technique MP3. Ease Tension from Your Neck and Back

Dance Without Limits Posted on April 29, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaApril 29, 2017 3

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 →

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Conversations with My Feet: Soothing the Beast

Dance Without Limits Posted on April 24, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaApril 24, 2017  

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 →

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A New Way of Thinking for an Easier Way to Move

Dance Without Limits Posted on April 8, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaApril 8, 2017  

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 →

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Feeling Good in Movement Again: Freedom from Pain

Dance Without Limits Posted on April 7, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaMarch 14, 2021  

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.

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Do Good Things Ever Throw You Off Balance?

Dance Without Limits Posted on March 26, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaMarch 28, 2017  

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 →

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Freedom and Control in Dance

Dance Without Limits Posted on March 12, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaMarch 12, 2017  

She was here for a lesson, a fairly new student, and commented:  “The thing that helps me the most, is having that feeling of space in my joints. My yoga teacher talks about space in the joints and I thought … Continue reading →

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