As babies, initially we can only clench and open our little hands, but the nervous system soon learns to differentiate and perhaps within a few years…. My tai chi teacher says, ‘yards, feet, inches’… With patient practice we move from … Continue reading →
YAWNNNNNNN…. I watch my kitties stretch sinuously, luxuriously, whenever they get up from a nap, before they pad off about their business. It looks like a whole body yawn. We see animals do it all the time. It’s an organic wave … Continue reading →
I’m getting this vague sense that I’m pressing down on myself… There’s a splendid opportunity here! I have a chance to get much MUCH more clear on What I Don’t Want, by exaggerating my tendency and perhaps receiving a burst … Continue reading →
An insider joke in my house comes from an old New Yorker cartoon, in which a man has just arrived home from work and is fumbling with his overcoat. Clearly aggrieved, he says to his wife, “What a day! First, … Continue reading →
We’ve had fun in our AT Spark Zoom classes lately applying AT skills to mask wearing! None of us can avoid having to don ’em these days, so why not embrace the task as the splendid opportunity it is? We … Continue reading →
The older I get, the more it’s true: Alexander awareness is amazingly helpful when we’re young. It’s absolutely essential as we move into the challenges of aging. Apropos of which, here’s a great new article which features several of my … Continue reading →
Alexander teachers are accustomed to giving and receiving huge amounts of subtle information through our hands. In a time when we can’t be near each other, I decided to embrace the new terrain of online teaching by offering classes and … Continue reading →
Extending your exhale is one of the best ways I know to calm a buzzy brain and get peaceful energy flowing through a jangly or stuck-feeling nervous system. This is my favorite exhale journey right now, described below and narrated … Continue reading →
I must confess, I tend to be a bit willfully disobedient during yoga classes when I’m instructed to take a deep breath, or to inhale on command. I love yoga and thoroughly enjoy the flow of movement through postures, but … Continue reading →
Sometimes I’ll hear this from a student: “Darn, I was frustrated to realize that I’ve been tightening my neck (butt, jaw, toes, etc) AGAIN!!” I’m always quick to point out that noticing a habit is a sign of greatly increased awareness … Continue reading →