Anxiety is a feeling we all know, and one we would rather not experience. Anxiety, however, is an important human function; it helps us protect ourselves, take action, and even connect with others. It alerts us to potential problems in … Continue reading →
The idea of being conscious of your own breathing and just letting it happen seems like a paradox. This is the conundrum one of the participants in my recent Guided Constructive Rest session presented me with. And she wanted to … Continue reading →
Done right, naps can be a shrewd response to the trough and a valuable break. Naps, research shows, confer two key benefits: They improve cognitive performance and they boost mental and physical health. – Daniel Pink, When My book club is … Continue reading →
Note: This blog is adapted from my newsletter that went out to my mailing list on May 22, 2018. If you already work with me or are part of my BodyIntelligence Community on Facebook, you probably know that last month … Continue reading →
I just had a crash course in this when I visited my parents in Sheffield (UK) for two weeks in January. It’s hard. A bit of background – my mum has Alzheimer’s and has deteriorated a lot since I last … Continue reading →
The simple answer: Self-care. Self-care is one of my seven key strategies for relieving stress and is the simplest and most effective way to PREVENT stress and overwhelm from taking hold in the first place. In fact, it is a … Continue reading →
We are always going to find ourselves in stressful situations. That’s a given. Learning to respond differently – in a way that reduces significantly the amount of stress we experience, before, during and afterward – is key. Here are seven … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago, I wrote about free-writing, and how helpful I was finding it – helpful in sorting out my thoughts, writing blogs, class planning, sifting through problems, and so forth. How such a “purposeless” task, was actually helping … Continue reading →
“I am free to have ease in my heart.” So said one of the participants in my class last Wednesday. It was the first of my local weekly BodyIntelligence small group classes. They are short classes – just an hour … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by Robert Rickover for the BodyLearning podcast about how the Alexander Technique can help women in business. We covered a lot. We discussed some of the specific challenges women face that men generally … Continue reading →
