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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 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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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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How Can You Turn Bad Posture to your Advantage?

Dance Without Limits Posted on May 7, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaMay 7, 2017 4

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 →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Life Stories | Tagged Alexander Technique, anti-aging, body awareness, consciousness, Mind-body, Mindfulness, posture | 4 Replies

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 →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Applied Alexander®, Dana's Dance Diary, Life Stories, Mindfulness | Tagged Alexander Technique, ballroom dance, body awareness, Dance, Mind-body, Mindfulness, poise, tension | 3 Replies

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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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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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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Up on Your Toes – No Effort. Is it Possible?

Dance Without Limits Posted on March 4, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaMarch 12, 2017  

Here’s the thing. How do I share something that might be useful to a dancer with you?   What if you could come up on your toes more easily, with less effort, just float up there like a child’s game? It’s … Continue reading →

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