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Tag Archives: psycho therapy
What Is My Primary Mission In Life?
For most of the time since I was eight years old, I’ve felt like my primary mission in life was to write. I started blogging in 1997 and started weekly psycho-therapy in 1998. All of my therapists have seen vast … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, keen observations, orthodox jew, psycho therapy, public writings
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Give Up Your Sticks!
A familiar and painful emotion I feel frequently is shame. It got instilled in me early in life that I was bad. That I didn’t measure up. That I was a real rotter. I was letting everyone down. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique
Tagged alexander technique teacher, bristol england, painful emotion, psycho therapy, self abuse, teaching room
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How The Alexander Technique Can Enhance Psycho-Therapy
Juliet Carter is a psycho-therapist and Alexander teacher in London. Britain has several psycho-therapists who are also Alexander teachers. I don’t know of any such combo in the States. The Alexander Technique is better known in Britain and in Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander teacher, alexander teachers, f m alexander, psycho therapist, psycho therapy, robert rickover
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Create The Life You Want
The San Francisco Bay Area’s most successful new Alexander Technique teacher is Amira Alvarez who headlines her website with the statement “Create the Life You Want”. At first I thought she committing Alexander heresy by marketing the benefits of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alexander Technique, Psychology
Tagged alexander technique teacher, carpal tunnel syndrome, common denominator, new alexander, orthodox judaism, psycho therapy
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How Shul Reminds Me Of Psycho-Analysis
I’m struck by how at age 45, I keep playing out my family dynamics in the wider world. I keep relating to people through the prism of the way I learned to relate to my parents. Shul dynamics remind me … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient tradition, family changes, fellow jews, holy rituals, psycho analysis, psycho therapy
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I Walked Around Pico-Robertson In Jeans Friday Night
Friday was my graduation day. I had a friend in from the Bay Area. I had my psycho-therapy. And I did not have much spare time. So when my buddy came over at 5pm, I was still in my jeans. … Continue reading
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Tagged graduation day, jewish law, orthodox jews, psycho therapy, shabbos candles, split pea soup
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Money In The Bank Equals Peace Of Mind For Me
I just got a local call. Not sure who it was from. I thought at first it was a wrong number. Caller: “Are you ok?” Luke: “I’m great. This is Luke Ford.” Caller: “You haven’t written anything for two days … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, freak out, jewish mother, luke ford, money in the bank, objective feedback, obsessive sex, privacy screen, psycho therapy, unrealistic expectation
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I Always Thought I’d Turn The Corner And Become Righteous
I was just looking at video of myself from Loma Linda University last year and I winced. Oy, I was harsh! Makes me introspective and a tad mournful because I always thought there would come a time when I’d leave … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, cataclysm, loma linda university, oy, psycho therapy
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Low-Cost Ways To Rev Up Your Life In Los Angeles
Are you interested in inexpensive acupuncture? YoSan (on Washington Blvd in Culver City) and Emperors College (in Santa Monica) have community clinics that charge about $40 per session. You can get low-cost psycho-therapy from $16 on up (depending on your … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles, Sex
Tagged emperors college, jews sex, psycho therapy, religious overtones, step recovery groups, women sex addicts
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The Different Parts Of My Life Are Now Working Together
I’ve lived a life of separate worlds. I had friends at school and friends at work and friends from childhood, but I never introduced them. Instead, I lived many lives. It was easier that way. I could do what I … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique teacher, orthodox jews, psycho therapy, separate worlds, writing group
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