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Tag Archives: Alexander Technique
I Never Get Together With Guys Just To Talk
A friend had to send his car into the shop, so every day I’d pick him and we’d ride together to school. We ended up loving this arrangement and kept it up even after his car was fixed. We enjoyed … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged alexander, Alexander Technique, etchings, study torah, Yoga
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The Rating Game
Today I was telling my shrink, Dr. Spielvogel, about this new book by Reba Toney — The Rating Game. If you find yourself getting dumped a lot, it’s probably because you’re dating out of your league. If you do the … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, ball park, daf yomi, Dennis Prager, hovel, kurtzman, life position, public manner, spielvogel, torah study, virtual father
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I’m Losing My Life To Distractions
This article rings true to me. I find I’ve become addicted to the thrill of email. I check mine way too much. I got a Blackberry two years ago so I could check my email anywhere. I have friends who … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, deadly consequences, mail phone, mr campbell, productive research, train engineers
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My First Experience Of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
1:20 p.m. I change my shirt to the long-sleeved grey one. Then on with the blue jeans. I slop on some sun screen. I rub it all over my face and then around the back of my neck. Am I … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Am, Israel, Personal, Psychology, R. Adam Kligfeld
Tagged Alexander Technique, cognitive behavioral therapy, horah, linda trip, luke ford, rabbi adam
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I Want To Be Big & Tough
I want to hear, “Luke, you are so big!” I like to walk into a room and feel big. I like to go out with girls and feel big. I like to walk into shul and feel big. I hate … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, little voice, loma linda university, shul, Torah
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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
Posted in Alexander Technique
Tagged Alexander Technique, body tension, christian upbringing, daniel mcgowan, muscle tension, prose style, spiritual quest, straitjacket
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Judaism & Yoga
Alon emails: Hi Luke, Via google, I came across a piece you wrote last year comparing Kundalini Yoga to Orthodox Judaism. As an orthodox Jew who is considering yoga as a means toward greater spirituality, I was curious to know … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Yoga
Tagged Alexander Technique, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, self realization, strange fire, torah perspective
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The Emotional Significance Of Touch
For years, people thought of me as just a big head. I was an intellectual. The rest of life I rushed through to get to what I do best — think. Thanks to Alexander Technique, I am now a complete … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique
Tagged alexander lessons, alexander teachers, Alexander Technique, congress papers, eighth international congress, emotional significance, f m alexander, lugano switzerland, psycho therapist, Woody Allen
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The Startle Response
I’m reading Freedom to Change by Frank Pierce Jones, a professor of Classics at Brown University and a teacher of Alexander Technique. From page 178: The pattern of startle (which has been studied by high-speed photography) is remarkably regular. It … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominal muscles, Alexander Technique, high speed photography, neck muscles, postural responses, response patterns
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Happiness
I’m reading Freedom to Change by Frank Pierce Jones, a professor of Classics at Brown University and a teacher of Alexander Technique. From page 42: Happiness is defined as “doing well something that interests you.” It can be seen at … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Happiness
Tagged Alexander Technique, child at play, facial expression, physical improvement, routine activities, self satisfaction
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