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 →
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 →
Do you like to exercise? I do and I don’t. My preferred types of exercise tend to be gentle. I love to walk, especially out in nature, and I do so virtually every day for about 45 minutes. I also … Continue reading →
Posture is important for everyone, of course. There are, however, reasons why improving your posture can be especially helpful for women. To be clear, the kind of posture I am interested in is not stiff or held, the way so many … Continue reading →
“I don’t have time!” Sound familiar? When it comes to self care, finding time for it in our busy schedules seems next to impossible. In my experience self care is something many women find especially hard to prioritize. Maybe we … Continue reading →
Computer Posture – or rather Computer Poise – is still on my mind. Not only because I’ve been doing a lot of computer work recently – even more than usual – but also because I’m currently creating a course on … Continue reading →
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing my friend, Amira Alvarez, on how the Alexander Technique helps her in the running of her business. I originally got to know Amira in her previous life as an Alexander Technique teacher, and … Continue reading →
I’ve been thinking recently about all the ways the Alexander Technique supports and helps me as a self-employed woman in business–a solo entrepreneur (or even “solopreneur”) as we seem to be called these days. This may seem pretty obvious–after all, … Continue reading →
