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Tag Archives: Alexander Technique
The Racism Of F. Matthias Alexander
Aussie F.M. Alexander invented the Alexander Technique, which I study for three hours a day. I was reading through his book "Man’s Supreme Inheritance" (initially published in 1910) because I heard there were some naughty bits. What a motherlode I … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Blacks, Race
Tagged Alexander Technique, alexander technique teachers, english tongue, f m alexander, f matthias alexander, ku klux klan, mental evolution, motherlode, naughty bits, physical evolution, savage animals
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A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Relapse
My CFS makes the outside world a frequently scary place because I am just not strong enough, much of the time, to tackle it. Despite all my yoga and Alexander Technique and healthy eating and meditation and therapy, I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in CFS, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, hovel, relapses, scary place, side mirror
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Marty Turkel Died
I expect that name means nothing to you. He was a Jew in an industry I covered for 12 years. He was a pioneer in that industry. During the 1960s, he was shooting loops for display on 42nd Street in … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged 42nd street, Alexander Technique, azusa, jew, turkel, vca
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I Did My Therapy Today In Front Of Six Interns
I left my Alexander Technique class 15 minutes early today so I could get to my therapy at 12:45 pm. My therapist and I entered a room I had not been in before. We sat in front of a mirror. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, chronic fatigue syndrome, clinical supervisor, private therapy, social interaction, stable source
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Can I Read Auras?
I was talking to a beautiful woman the other day at yoga about my study and practice of the Alexander Technique. How I was becoming a teacher of the Technique. She asked if it enabled me to read auras. I … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique
Tagged alexander, Alexander Technique, beautiful woman, becoming a teacher, gnarly
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I’ve Got A Clean Story
I was walking today with several students of the Alexander Technique when I made a sudden announcement, "Hey, I’ve got a clean story." Everybody turned to me and stared. And then they started laughing. After I relayed my story, about … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged alexander, Alexander Technique, inhibition, jewish girl, sudden announcement
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Surprised At The Library
I was sitting at the library Thursday evening exchanging torrid emails with a young shiksa via my Blackberry. On my lap was the sacred text of the February issue of Commentary magazine. I sensed something ominous to my left and … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Rabbis
Tagged Alexander Technique, drugs and alcohol, flexible women, holy hell, seeker of truth, talking to girls
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Maybe The Rabbis Don’t Deserve My Rage?
So I’m sitting in class and I’m thinking, why am I here? I already know all this. I attained enlightenment years ago. I’m way ahead of these people. I could teach this class. I sit there in mounting frustration for … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, counting cards, flesh and blood, harvard medical school, luke ford, new friend, orthodox judaism, protagonist, Rabbis
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My Latest Shame Attack
No, it was not at 5:11 pm when my boss called me "scumbag." It was between 12:30 and 12:40 this afternoon. I had just finished my three hours of Alexander Technique. I was parked outside my local acupuncture college for … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture, Personal
Tagged acupuncture college, Alexander Technique, girl nobody, peanut butter chocolate, quaker chewy, right outside my window
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