S3E9 of Orange is the New Black: One girl: “It’s like less than magic and more than a hug.” Another girl: “It’s the armor you put on every day, the armor that it takes to get through every day, it gets heavier and heavier as you live your life, especially in here, but when you …
Monthly Archives: September 2016
Releasing Eye Strain With The Alexander Technique
POST:Close your eyes for a moment and notice how tense they are. Do your eyelids close easily? Are your eyes darting around behind them, or are they fixed in place?Place your palms over your eyes for several moments. The contact of your palms and the darkness of having your eyes covered will help them start …
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Why do some students take one or two Alexander Technique lessons and then quit even though they – and others – have noticed major benefits?
In a podcast, veteran teacher Robert Rickover says to fellow teacher Mark Josefsberg: “One answer is that the student got what he needed, so why come back for more lessons? I’ve had students who had a specific issue that was bothering them and it was quickly sorted out with some basic Alexander work and often …
The Set Aside Prayer As The Fast Track To Rebooting Yourself
The fastest way I know to reset my physiology is to let go of all of my beliefs for a few seconds. When I do that (often by picturing myself as a cheetah on the savannah looking for prey), I inevitably find myself letting go of unnecessary tension in my face, neck, shoulders and back, …
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You Can Often Sense Somebody’s Recovery By Their Body Language
For more than four years, I have been going to 12-step rooms for my various emotional addictions. I’ve noticed that you can usually tell where someone is in his recovery by his body language. Those in the throes of addiction are distraught, slumped, tense, defeated, racked by anxiety, fear and pain. Those is recovery tend …
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Time & Tension
The two primary causes of unnecessary muscular tension are feeling like you need to hurry (too much to do and not enough time to do it in) and feeling like you have to be perfect. As I was getting some Network Spinal Analysis the other day, the practicioner told me, “Time is your best friend.” …
The Top 5 Breathing Myths for Singers…Debunked!
Peter Jacobson writes: Reality: It is anatomically impossible to breath into your belly! While many teachers offer this instruction as a metaphor to avoid shallow breathing or shoulder raising, students often take it literally which creates a downward pull in the torso and puts unnecessary pressure on the spine and entire vocal mechanism. Solution: Update …
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What Happens In An Alexander Technique Lesson?
From the ABC: ‘Generally we start by just having a look at your general pattern of use, basically how you use yourself in everyday activities,’ says Robert Schubert, an Alexander Technique instructor. ‘If you’re hurting yourself in some even minimal way in those activities, [if] you do that for years you could end up in …
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Sitting Is Bad For You
Alexander Technique teacher Tom Koch writes: The Washington Post today has a nicely illustrated look at the health hazards of sitting. At the bottom you will see some tips from “the experts”. Approach these with caution! Sitting on a large ball as recommended is no guarantee that you will not slump and slouch into the …
Alexander Technique & Acupuncture For Relief Of Neck Pain
Time magazine: People who practiced acupuncture or the Alexander Technique had greater pain reductions than those who got standard treatment Two alternative therapies get a boost of scientific legitimacy in a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Acupuncture, the ancient practice of needle insertion, and the Alexander Technique, a program that teaches …
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