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Category Archives: Alexander Technique
Would A Former Drill Sergeant Make A Good Alexander Technique Teacher?
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The Setting Sun
Saturday. 3 pm. He walks east on Robertson Blvd and within two blocks he’s already outside of Torah Town. He passes a small Chabad and then a tiny Knesset Israel and then there’s no sign of Yiddishkeit. The sun drops … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, beverlywood, knesset israel, public dialogue, sun drop, torah judaism
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Would A Former Drill Sergeant Make A Good Alexander Technique Teacher?
OK, new recruit, stand up straight. No slouching or slumping. Other programs might allow you to get away with that but we don’t hold with that here. Where I come from, when we catch somebody tightening their necks and pulling … Continue reading
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Alexander Technique Machine
Matt emails: hi luke, i’ve watching your videos and you seem a pretty open kind of alexander teacher to ask this question to. i’ve been going to alexander technique for 5 years and i love it. but i still get … Continue reading
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Building My Blogging Kingdom
Dr. Spielvogel, in the fall of 1995, I decided I needed to publish a book. And then in July of 1997, I developed my first website. I went after these goals with complete intensity. I gave my life up for … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 months, alexander technique teacher, Alison Armstrong, highs and lows, massage therapist, new sheriff in town, professional identities, spielvogel
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Alexander Technique Brings Me Tranquility At The Shabbos Table
I have Shabbos lunch with friends. I’ve known them for about a decade but haven’t been to their home in a year. “What’s the matter, Luke?” asks the hostess at the end of the meal. “You haven’t said anything inappropriate … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, alexander technique teachers, habitual reactions, holocaust survivor, inappropriate remarks, peace and tranquility, psycho therapy, shmuck, unnecessary tension
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Empathy & Shame
Throughout my life, I’ve had my narcissism interrupted by tides of empathy. I would suddenly see things as they really were for those around me and I would see how I was doing things that were unnecessarily hurting others and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, economics professor, eye on the prize, lightning flashes, Narcissism
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When Do I Trust My Feelings?
I think the only time I trust my feelings is when I determine whether or not I want a particular woman. No matter how good and kind and smart she is, if I don’t want her, there is no point … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, chemistry, feelings, internal organs, pencil, poise, rabbs, romantic relationship, straitjacket
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‘Constructive Awareness: Alexander Technique and the Spiritual Quest’
I picked up this book and I did not expect much. On the back cover, it reads: “Daniel McGowan has personally introduced more than 7,000 people in the U.S. and Europe to Alexander Technique since 1983.” That kind of talk … Continue reading
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Conductor Gustavo Dudamel Injures Neck
Well, of course he pulled a muscle during a concert because he’s always clenching and compressing his neck. The bloke badly needs lessons in Alexander Technique.
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