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Alexander Technique & Revolutionary Road

I’m reading this novel by Richard Yates and I’m struck by the number of allusions to Alexander Technique. I have no reason to believe that Yates ever heard of the technique, but here’s a profound insight from his novel: "And … Continue reading

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The Essence Of The Alexander Technique

I was lying down in yoga the other night watching the rest of the class crumple their lower backs by bending backwards 20 degrees. Then I watched them thrash about in all sorts of exercises that debauched their kinesthesia while … Continue reading

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Ten Pretty Young Women Ministered To Me

I was a specimen this afternoon at an acupuncture college. Ten students — all female — asked me questions about my every ache and pain as well as my views on Alexander Technique and Kundalini Yoga. It was the greatest … Continue reading

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I’ve Had My Blackberry Curve For A Year

I don’t know how I lived without it. Thanks to my Curve, I was able to walk into my acupuncture last year knowing that I had been suspended from my shul just before Rosh Hashanah for outing Jewish Journal anonymous … Continue reading

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I’m An Adrenalin Junkie

I don’t drink or smoke or lend my bum to other blokes, but I have a weakness for sex, money and power, particularly when they’re combined in one alluring scenario with a secretary in a power suit, black fishnet stockings … Continue reading

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