Lessons in Uncertainty
I feel in limbo – not quite able to move forward. Here’s the situation: I’m in charge of the sale of my parents’ house in England following my father’s death in April and my mother’s move into a care home. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: balance
Don’t Sit Up Straight!
This may seem like an odd statement from someone whose last blog post was encouraging you to improve your posture. However, if you got even as far as the second paragraph you would have read this: To be clear, the … Continue reading →
How to Improve Productivity, Project Confidence, and Be Comfortable with your Computer Posture Part 2: Balance
For you to sit and work at your computer in an easy, upright, open posture that feels good AND helps you feel and look confident, it’s important to be in balance – literally. When we’re not in balance we basically … Continue reading →
Stop the Busy-ness and Be More Productive Part 2 Crazy Busy? Or a Life That’s Full and Interesting?
In my latest musings on “busy-ness” and productivity, I’ve been thinking about how we, well, think about being busy. There seems to be a growing tendency to “glorify” being busy in a way that emphasizes not only how “productive” we … Continue reading →
Smart Phone – Smart Body
We love our smart phones, but our bodies don’t always love the way we (ab)use them while we’re texting, surfing the internet, playing a game, or even making a phone call! I’ve been planning on blogging about this for a … Continue reading →
The Advantage of Poise
Would you like more poise? I would. And no, I’m not talking about the “Bladder Leakage Pads” that show up in a Google search of the word “poise.” What I’m interested in is the “graceful and elegant bearing in a … Continue reading →
Shoveling Snow with the Alexander Technique
We’ve already had snow, ice, freezing rain and a “Polar Vortex” this year, and it’s only the beginning of January! This got me thinking about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help us in the winter. Shoveling snow is … Continue reading →
Getting Comfortable with the Alexander Technique
“I am comfortable in my uncomfortableness.” These were the wise words of one of my Alexander Technique students. But what does he mean? And why do I call them wise? This student had come to realize that although his postural … Continue reading →
The Challenges of Walking on a Windy Day
Recently I was taking my daily walk on what turned out to be quite a windy day, with the wind sometimes gusting very strongly – enough to take me off balance or push me along if I wasn’t careful. I … Continue reading →
What is the Alexander Technique? Take Two!
“What is the Alexander Technique?” is a question I am often asked, so a few weeks ago I wrote a blog giving fifteen simple, one-sentence descriptions of the Alexander Technique. I’ve been posting these, and others, on my Facebook, Twitter … Continue reading →