Monthly Archives: November 2011

Panic Attacks Kill Triathletes

If you think about your Alexander Technique directions (a free neck, the head releasing away from the torso, back lengthening and widening), it is virtually impossible to have a panic attack. You must compress to panic. If you think about … Continue reading

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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18)

I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7:00 pm PST on the Rabbi Rabbs cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23:1-25:18). * Rabbi Berel Wein writes: “The death … Continue reading

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Interview With Paul Cook Of Direction Journal

Paul Cook is the most successful of the new breed of Australian Alexander Technique teachers. Paul lives on the Gold Coast and owns Direction Journal. Luke: “I remember working with someone from [this] Alexander school and she said they were … Continue reading

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Yisroel Pensack: Work to Begin Tomorrow on $1.6 Million Upgrade of San Francisco Orthodox Synagogue’s Social Hall Building

Congregation Chevra Thilim, which describes itself as “San Francisco’s oldest Orthodox congregation,” has announced that construction will begin tomorrow on a $1.6 million project to renovate and upgrade its large social hall building. The project, expected to be mostly completed by next September in time for Rosh Hashanah, will include a new floor and ceiling, a … Continue reading

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Zen Meditation And Alexander Technique

In an interview with Robert Rickover, Alexander Technique teacher Michael Ostrow says: “Both Zen and Alexander are difficult to pin down.” “Alexander Technique is a way to free oneself from habitual ways of reacting, thinking and behaving that we don’t … Continue reading

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