- https://PayPal.Me/lukeisback
"Luke Ford reports all of the 'juicy' quotes, and has been doing it for years." (Marc B. Shapiro)
"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
Tag Archives: Alexander Technique
‘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
Comments Off on ‘Constructive Awareness: Alexander Technique and the Spiritual Quest’
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
Comments Off on Judaism & Yoga
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
Comments Off on The Emotional Significance Of Touch
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
Posted in Alexander Technique
Tagged abdominal muscles, Alexander Technique, high speed photography, neck muscles, postural responses, response patterns
Comments Off on The Startle Response
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
Comments Off on Happiness