Learning to Exhale…Poise and Ease
We start by stopping. That is what I’ve said to my students for years, now. Just pause; literally stop whatever you’re doing and pause. Find yourself on your feet. Where is your weight? Is it … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: tension
Got Posture? Come to the Dark Side
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Fourth of July and Freedom in Movement
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 →
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 →