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Tag Archives: spines
The Debauched Life
All of us adults have debauched kinaesthesia (a favorite phrase of the Alexander Technique to indicate a faulty kinaesthetic sense). Through paying attention to your habits and letting go of ones that hurt you (such as unnecessary tightening and compression), … Continue reading
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Tagged abusing drugs, alexander technique teacher, drugs and alcohol, favorite phrase, prescription drugs, spines
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What Do You Do In The More Advanced Lessons?
I was talking about the Alexander Technique to a new friend today. I said it was a way to notice your responses to stimuli and to let go of those responses that don’t serve you. He asked me how is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, bio feedback, crowded room, half a dozen, spines, stimuli
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Tinnitus – Constant Ringing In The Ears
I was sitting around with some friends the other day. They’d all had back surgery and they still suffered from having a bad back. They talked about their aches and pains. They talked about the trauma of surgery. They talked … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, destructive habits, kinesthesia, ringing in the ears, spines, tinnitus
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Why Don’t People Want To Take Responsibility For Their Own Use?
I have a friend with a bad back. He had surgery on it a year or two ago. And by the way he uses himself, I can tell he’s going to have nothing but trouble with his back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncturist, Alexander Technique, nothing but trouble, spines, transformation system, zero interest
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