The ‘golden nugget’ of a new idea
Blogs can be powerful things, if they get you to think a new thought, or to come at a familiar situation from a fresh angle. If I read even one tiny thing in a blog or essay that gives me … Continue reading →
Stress? Take it lying down!
Visit the website of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Techique in the UK and you will see this splendid advice: “During Alexander Awareness Week (9 – 15 October) the Society and 3,000 teachers worldwide will be encouraging everyone … Continue reading →
Get Ready, Get Curious…Engage!
While dining with my niece and her family a few weeks ago, I watched my great-niece eat a noodle. She observed it, felt it, tasted it. She painted some on her bib and in her hair. As we chatted, she sang … Continue reading →
Upward Mobility: guest blog
My guest blogger for this post is my mom’s Alexander teacher, Michaela Hauser-Wagner! As I was writing about my work with older students, I changed the newsletter title to ‘Upward Mobility’. As much as it made me chuckle, it seems a poignant description … Continue reading →
The Life Giving Magic of Standing on One Leg
Challenge Your Balance for Fun and Profit! Here’s some inspiration for you: One of my colleagues, the effervescent Mary Derbyshire in Rhode Island, gives Alexander lessons and exercise classes to senior citizens, many of whom are in their nineties. Mary … Continue reading →
AT journal: recovering from an injury
This blog is inspired by two of my excellent colleagues: Jeanne Barrett in Seattle has written movingly about her long recovery journey following a severe knee injury. Brooke Lieb wrote a terrific post just the other day about using the … Continue reading →
Core support from an Alexander point of view….
Engage your core! Is that what it takes to have a strong spine and good posture? What the heck is ‘the core’, anyway?! Let’s be Alexandrian and take the holistic view. We don’t work as a collection of parts, but … Continue reading →