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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
How I Discovered The Alexander Technique
September, 2010 “What’s the matter, Luke?” asks the hostess at the end of the meal. “You haven’t said anything inappropriate all meal? We even have two single women here.” I am at Shabbos lunch with friends. I’ve known them for … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, conversion to judaism, Dennis Prager, Neil Strauss, reform rabbi, two little books
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Alexander Technique And The Actor
Alexander Technique and the actor. Part Two. The one Alexander Technique exercise — semi-supine. Part two. Alexander Technique directions. Alexander Technique and the emotions. Alexander Technique and the singer.
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Tagged alexander, Alexander Technique, emotions, exercise, supine
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I Can’t Remember When I Was Last In Pain
People all around me are suffering. They are doubled-up in pain because of their addictions to drugs, alcohol, debt, over-eating, sex, porn, and the like. I’m not immune to some of these things, but luckily my behavior and my finances … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, depressive tendencies, hole in my soul, orthodox judaism, orthodox shul, psycho therapy
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Teaching Alexander Technique To Tattoo Artists
I was asked the other day to give a conclusion to an imaginary seminar I’d just delivered to tattoo artists on the Alexander Technique. “Thank you for coming,” I began. “I don’t think I’ve ever been around so many hardened … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, best of intentions, criminal tendencies, living the dream, tattoo artists, three strikes
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Do You Add Joy?
On his happiness hour Friday, Dennis Prager asked if you bring joy to people’s lives. We all know people who bring gloom. I’m thinking of one person. I can spot him from far away. He is that deformed by his … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, Dennis Prager, doom and gloom, kinesthesia, little joy, necessary tasks
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Tinnitus – Constant Ringing In The Ears
I was sitting around with some friends the other day. They’d all had back surgery and they still suffered from having a bad back. They talked about their aches and pains. They talked about the trauma of surgery. They talked … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, destructive habits, kinesthesia, ringing in the ears, spines, tinnitus
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What Do You Notice?
That’s the most persistent question in Alexander Technique lessons — what do you notice? When you get in and out of a chair, what do you notice? Do you sense your neck tightening and compressing? What’s going on with your … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, alexander technique teacher, holding your breath, persistent question, quiet conversation, stimuli
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My Online Alexander Technique Kingdom
If you Google “Alexander Technique,” you’re going to quickly run into numerous essays, websites and videos of mine. Is this because I am one of the world’s great Alexander Technique teachers? No. It’s because my work shows up well in … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teachers, algorithm, good experience, Google, research topics
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But Are You Working Smart?
In the summer of 1986, I boasted to my boss at KAHI/KHYL radio news about how hard I was working. I was putting in 60 hours a week plus doing landscaping in addition to about 14 hours a week on … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd lengths, Alexander Technique, bad habits, holding my breath, strong point, tunnel vision
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Beliefs Are Unnecessary Muscle Tension
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