NOLA ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE–I’M BACK! 7.30.17
As Friday Sept 8 I will be available again, I will be available to teach at Freret Street Yoga from 1 PM till 8 PM. At least I’ll give it a try! I am not sure I am up to … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Alexander Technique
NOLA ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE 6.2.17
I ride the Megabus every Friday to New Orleans, leaving at 4 AM. I have been taking the bus back at 4 PM until recently, but it has been discontinued. The next bus after that is at 10:30 PM, which … Continue reading →
THE DENTIST–I AM NOT TIGHTENING…
I just spent an hour and a half in the dentist’s chair getting a temporary crown to replace my broken tooth. It was entirely natural to say to myself, “I’m not tightening my neck…” etc. When I noticed I was … Continue reading →
TRANSLATING DIRECTIONS 11.29.15
I tried recently to translate negative directions into positive directions, and just couldn’t come up with easy equivalents. It was obvious to me immediately after I started saying “I’m not tightening my neck,” to say “I am not tightening my … Continue reading →
DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS OF ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE 10.31.15
I’m a little bit leery about discussing these outside a lesson but I think they are important and it’s worth the chance. Besides, it’s Halloween! I think each deserves a separate posting, but here’s a tentative list. The first one … Continue reading →
Minimum Practice 6.27.15
This morning was the shortest time I have had to get ready in many years. And I still got minimum practices in, 8 min each tai chi and Alexander. The tai chi has evolved into 2 min of the CMC … Continue reading →
End Gaining and the Wall Squat 6.8.15
End gaining is going for a goal at any cost, without regard to how we get there. It is obviously one of the purposes of the Alexander Technique to improve our means of getting to our goals more efficiently and … Continue reading →
Alexander Technique 4.9.15
Body Intelligence 19 hrs · Alexander Technique is an educational process through which you learn to identify and change harmful habits of posture, tension and reaction From Imogen Ragone, Facebook “How’s it feeling?” Lisa Lutton Good! Al Warsh … Continue reading →
NEW ORLEANS ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE 4.6.15
I’m coming up on my 4th week teaching in New Orleans and it has been a very pleasant experience. Lots of experienced students are coming back and staying, so my slots are filling up. I’ve yet to teach a 5 … Continue reading →
Tai chi/Alexander Technique Mobile 3.20.15, “I suggest you do less.”
10 min tai chi, 11 min AT this morning. I have a student whose knees are shot and has sciatica. And he has decided after three lessons that he can’t do this. I suggested that he shouldn’t do it, that … Continue reading →