Monthly Archives: January 2012

How Do You Talk To Yourself?

I think the most common sentence I’ve said to myself over the course of my life has been “You stupid f***!” Not exactly a shining example of helpful self-talk. I was taken aback in my first Alexander Technique lesson when … Continue reading

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Confronting My Fears Of Cold-Calling

I hate cold-calling. I tried a job as a teenager cold-calling people for my insurance agent. After an hour, I quit. I just could not stomach phoning strangers and asking them about their car insurance. A few years later, I … Continue reading

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Judaism’s Views On Modesty

Rabbi Dov Linzer of writes in the New York Times: “IS it possible for a religious demand for modesty to be about anything other than men controlling women’s bodies? From recent events in Israel, it would certainly seem that it … Continue reading

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The Power Of Negative Directions

I was giving a first lesson to a chiropractor the other day and I was having trouble communicating “let your neck be free so your head can move forward and up.” The direction made little sense to my student. The … Continue reading

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What Is Poise?

I was giving a first lesson to a psychiatrist the other day and right at the beginning, he stopped me and asked, “What is poise?” Poise is the opposite of clenched and pulled down. It is the opposite of unnecessarily … Continue reading

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