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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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Tagged coldness of the water, high temperatures, panic attacks, racing heart, rare occasions, wet roads
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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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Tagged own two feet, passionate marriage, rabbi berel wein, rabbi wein, rabbs, weekly torah portion
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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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Tagged alexander teacher, alexander teachers, alexander technique teachers, macdonald school, patrick macdonald, suburban melbourne
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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
Posted in Orthodoxy, San Francisco, Synagogue, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged $1.6 million, Congregation Chevra Thilim, social hall, upgrade
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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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