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How Tiring Are Alexander Lessons?
I felt great leaving my first Alexander Technique lessons. I felt free and light and happy. Then I noticed myself getting very tired a few hours later. This is normal. You’re relearning how to do everything. You’re relearning how to … Continue reading
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When Your Leader Is A Plagiarist
I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist. I was taught that our founder, Ellen G. White, was a prophet of God who had visions of divine revelation that the Church was God’s true chosen people and that He was sending Jesus … Continue reading
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How Many Alexander Technique Lessons Do You Need?
I’m practically convinced I want to try Alexander but from my understanding you need to put in a lot of time before you see any results is that true? you get some results right off think of a 1% improvement … Continue reading
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Tight Muscles Don’t Feel
Adam Bailey has a a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He’s also a teacher of Alexander Technique. In an interview with Robert Rickover, Adam says: “The Alexander Technique involves a learning process. When … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, ego psychology, harvard graduate school, harvard graduate school of education, robert rickover, wilhelm reich
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What Does Concentration Look Like?
Most people think they need to tense to concentrate. You can look at them and see the furrows on their brow and the tightness around their eyes and the hunching of their shoulders and you think they’re trying really hard. … Continue reading
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Do Michelle Bachman’s Migraines Disqualify Her From The Presidency?
I read this news report yesterday and thought, “She’s toast.” I don’t get how someone can be routinely incapacitated by stress and serve as president of the United States. Perhaps she just needs Alexander Technique lessons? On his radio show … Continue reading
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Nothing Can Substitute For Presence
And nothing can substitute for Alexander Technique lessons in developing presence. Otherwise your constricting habits take over and no amount of doing, no amount of yoga, will get you back to the grace and poise you had as a child. … Continue reading
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I Can’t Remember When I Was Last In Pain
People all around me are suffering. They are doubled-up in pain because of their addictions to drugs, alcohol, debt, over-eating, sex, porn, and the like. I’m not immune to some of these things, but luckily my behavior and my finances … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique lessons, depressive tendencies, hole in my soul, orthodox judaism, orthodox shul, psycho therapy
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Teaching Alexander Technique To Tattoo Artists
I was asked the other day to give a conclusion to an imaginary seminar I’d just delivered to tattoo artists on the Alexander Technique. “Thank you for coming,” I began. “I don’t think I’ve ever been around so many hardened … Continue reading
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Do You Add Joy?
On his happiness hour Friday, Dennis Prager asked if you bring joy to people’s lives. We all know people who bring gloom. I’m thinking of one person. I can spot him from far away. He is that deformed by his … Continue reading
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