Most of us suffer pain throughout our lives; a fall may result in broken bones, torn muscles etc; occupational stress frequently results in headaches or irritable bowel syndrome; worry often triggers tension which can cause pain throughout the whole body. Exercise can result in pain due to overworking muscles, and pain killers may deaden the [...]
SPECIFICS: to give myself more time and space to just be. Which is funny as I always thought I already did A new meaning of what caring for my body really means Appreciation of God-given adaptive physiology How to relax generally Noticing how I fall back into habit too easily and too frequently when I [...]
What a fabulous day of discovery we experienced on Saturday on the Free your Natural Singing Voice Workshop. We sang some pretty simple songs, led by Rachel Belringer whilst experimenting with Alexander Technique and noticing how engaging and maintaining our peripheral vision enables a more balanced and improved posture, giving us space to breathe, helping [...]
I have been visiting a chiropractor for 5 or more years around 4 - 6 weekly and my back has been reasonably good, definitely better than when I first started to go. I have been coming to Kay for Alexander lessons since August 2017 and I am now on my 15th lesson (Dec 2017). I [...]
Having a lesson on Thursday afternoon was an absolute godsend and I've felt so much more relaxed and in tune with everything ! I had a very quiet evening after my lesson, and a really long active rest before bed, and although my back was still uncomfortable during the night, I felt better and better [...]
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The main thing that came out of this exercise was the need to stop and direct prior to each action! The next important thought was to plan how it might work with absolutely no intention of getting on with it! We then considered the weight/ the awkwardness of the shape/ the space where it would [...]
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Do you talk to yourself? Do you sometime lose the argument? Your conscious mind knows best, but your subconscious is stronger and makes the decisions for you. For example: I call my subconscious Mr Peter Habit and he is often much stronger than me: Kay: "I am not hungry... I do not need that [...]
See how many times you can brush your teeth using a hand toothbrush held in your non-dominant hand! Check out my journey, described below.... and please share your experiences! As in Previous posts, I have named my subconscious Peter! Peter sits on my shoulder and is my friend. But he is a misguided friend. [...]
A dialogue with Mr Peter Habit Peter... "so I get it now... I can do this, don't you worry!! You want me to think your neck freedirect yourheadforward andupso yourbackcanlengthenandwiden... hey presto... how was that? Kay ... "it's not a mantra Peter! It is more than words.. The direction needs to be thoughtful otherwise there [...]
In life we generally rely on our subconscious to direct our movement. We stand, sit, walk, and bend automatically with no thought to how we move. Our subconscious habitually does it for us, and it dominates us so that we don't consider the best way to go about our everyday activities. The practice of Alexander [...]
