Category: Blog

What Does Posture Have to do with Sight-Reading Music?

My sight-reading miracle. As an Alexander Technique teacher, I’ve had the experience of people learning what I do and then suddenly feeling like they have to stand up straighter! While I’m happy that they’ve heard of the work, I feel frustrated that what’s trickled through the collective understanding is that the AT is mostly about […]

We’re Always in Movement

We’re always in movement. Even when we’re standing or sitting still, we’re not really completely still. We can usually sense some movement in our bodies, including our breathing, digestion, circulation, balance, and more. There are also so many internal processes that are below our awareness. One thing that can lead to pain and discomfort is […]

Pause for a Change

New students of the Alexander Technique sometimes ask me (usually after experiencing more lightness or freedom in movement in one of their lessons) how best to apply what they’re learning to daily life. There are a number of ways to answer this…

Curiosity Leads the Way

I caught myself in an old familiar pattern the other day; ruminating about all of the reasons why something I was planning might not go as hoped. Then, I remembered that I could see it as an experiment, and suddenly I felt much better. Without the pressure to make “all the right decisions”, I could […]

Anything Can Be a Practice

Hand-Washing Meditation Almost anything can become a practice that shifts our attention from rushing and worrying to being a little more present. Instead of counting to twenty or singing Happy Birthday, try this… The next time you wash your hands, pause for a moment and remember that you have time. Quiet your thinking a bit. […]

Surviving the Screens

The glowing screens through which we now regularly communicate are a necessity, a nuisance, and an opportunity all at the same time. It’s impossible to know what this unique and challenging time will bring or how it will be remembered or influence our future lives. One thing that we can do, to a certain extent, […]