Today I’ve recorded my Alexander lie-down – please feel free to join me:
If you’re not familiar with this daily practice, do have a look at this simple guidance first.
Making time
Last night, as I was busy catching up on emails, the whole room gradually filled with a warm glow and I was drawn to look out of the window where I was greeted by a beautiful sunset. I knew that I only had a few minutes before I was due to start an online Alexander […]
Attention with intention
You may have come across the phrase ‘Where attention goes, energy flows’. From an Alexander Technique perspective, choosing where and how you pay attention is key; it’s one of the core skills of this practical self-development and self-care method. You learn how to direct your attention, and therefore your energy, more effectively. This enables you […]
To Zoom or not to Zoom?
To Zoom or not to Zoom? – that is the question for Alexander teaching. The recent easing of Covid restrictions has brought a very welcome return to in-person Alexander lessons (with appropriate Covid preventative measures of course). After 4 months of only being able to work online, it’s great to be back to hands-on teaching […]
Spring in your step
The clocks have just gone forward, the cherry blossom is out and Spring is in the air. All of which leads me to reflect on just how ‘springy’ we are – or at least, can be. We might not think of ourselves as inherently springy, a view perhaps encouraged by pictures of spines looking like […]
Four bees
One of the challenges when learning the Alexander Technique is ‘keeping it going’ in between lessons. It’s so easy to lose self awareness when grappling with a busy life. Often it helps to invent playful ways to gently prompt ourselves to stay more present and embodied. So, I was thinking that, as we go about […]
How are you feeling?
It’s taken me a long time to recognise my ingrained attitude to experiencing certain feelings, such as sadness, anxiety and anger. Rather than acknowledging and being able to just ‘sit with them’, I have a habit of trying to escape such feelings by finding ways of diverting my attention elsewhere. We all have our own […]
Learning for life
When we learn any new skill, we inevitably bring our habits of learning to the process. These habits vary but common ones include: Wanting to ‘be the best’ or just to ‘get it’ ‘Trying hard’ Fear of ‘getting it wrong’ or failing Impatience Preconceived ideas and attitudes (e.g. ‘I’m a quick/slow learner’) Some of these […]
Finding your direction
For most of us, most of the time, our ‘heads are filled to overflowing’ with a constant stream of thoughts, and not all of these are particularly helpful. We all have habits of thinking and often these are along the lines of ‘what if…’, ‘I must…’, ‘I need to…’, ‘I’ve messed up again!’ etc. As […]
Life in 3D
Our lives generally ‘happen’ down in front of us – most of us begin sitting at a school desk which is later replaced by an office desk; we spend our time on mobiles and looking at screens, and doing things that tend to draw our attention inwards and downwards; and, in this era of Covid, […]