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- On Taking Space – Creativity and the Alexander Technique
- Working on Your Self!
- Embracing the Hermit
- And Breathe
- I Let My Neck be Free! Notes from a Tree Trunk…
- Inhibition and a Cup of Tea
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- The Magic Stop
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- Procrastination
- 6 Words that Changed my Life
- The Power of No!
- Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water!
- The Problem with Posture
- Injury, The Pentagram and The Alexander Technique
- Be Calmed
- Retirement and the Alexander Technique
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- The Encyclopaedia of Ease – W – Z
- The Encyclopaedia of Ease T-V
- The Encyclopaedia of Ease – S
- The Encyclopaedia of Ease – R
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- The Encyclopaedia of Ease – N-O
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- The Magic is Now!
- The Happiness of Grass
- No Room For Doubt!
- BALLS!
- Prayer to my Horse
- The Perfect Circle – A Lesson from Art History to Apply to Riding
- Disillusionment and Creativity
- Spaced Out!
- In Our Hands
- A Flicker of Light – Playing Horse and Rider
- Enjoy A Breather
- To Earth We Return
- Messages from Trees
- Is Your Head Screwed On Right?
- Once Upon a Time …
- You’ve Got It Already!
- How to get a sore neck!
- Enthusiasm
- Trust! A Door to Ease and Creativity…
- How to Be a Flop!
- Where’s Your Birdie?
- Please Your Self!
- Happy Hibernating
- Good Morning Here I Am …
- The Daily Ease
- Enough is Enough!
- The Opposite of Creativity is not Destruction, it’s Stagnation!
- Drinking Water with a Fork
- Stuff and Nonsense!
- Finding my Inner FUP IT!
- The Weird Wonderful World of Alexander Technique
- From Gratitude to Grrr-Attitude!
- Rampage of Appreciation – Training to be an Alexander Technique Teacher
- On Being Wiggly – part 2
- On Being Wiggly
- How do you make decisions?
- What is the Alexander Technique? 12 – 14 Year Olds Answer
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Horse
- ‘Planet Long Neck’ – A Visual Blog
- Why the Alexander Technique can be Likened to Farting!
- If You Want to Set a Goal Don’t Tell The Devil!
- Alexander’s Story (a truly terrible verse)
- Lean on Me
- Is it useful learning Alexander Technique at School and if so, why?
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- It’s all about the words …
- The Giraffe
- Why an Alexander Technique Colouring Book?
- The Daily Ease – A Walk in the Woods
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- Tongues!
- Humphrey!
- Alexander Technique Is Like Harry Potter World!
- ‘Doing Alexander Technique at School is Legendary!’
- 101 Life Lessons from my Dog
- 101 Life Lessons from My Dog – Part 2 (66 – 101)
- A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
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- The Naughty Step!
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Chicken or Egg?
With lockdown I chose to allow myself to embrace the opportunity to switch off rather than zoom in. A conscious decision to see if allowing space and stopping really does allow balance and something extraordinary to happen, as we teach … Continue reading
Posted in Ache - ease, Awareness - ease, Cartoons, Daily Ease, Letting Go, Sketch Ease
Tagged alexander technique, Chicken Wisdom, Incubation, Isolation
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The Power of No!
I teach my students a class which I call ‘The Power of No!’ I have taught it to children and riders to date. This blog is not a demo of the class which is a live class, but more an … Continue reading
Posted in Anatom-ease, Awareness - ease, Body Magic, Cartoons, Daily Ease, Habits, Sketch Ease
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The Encyclopaedia of Ease – W – Z
And lastly, W,X,Y,Z – and you may be asking why? I’m asking myself that too. Why have I spent two weeks writing an Encyclopaedia of Ease? I don’t really know, apart from the fact that I’ve enjoyed it and it’s … Continue reading
The Encyclopaedia of Ease T-V
T Trees, Trees Trees Trees Trees – Tree planting is a no brainer way to ease ourselves out of the mess we have got the planet into. We need to plant millions of them! They are the guardians. I am … Continue reading
The Encyclopaedia of Ease – R
The Encyclopaedia of Ease – finding ease in everyday words. Ease that you probably didn’t know was there. And now r… Roll your Rrrrrr’s in speech and movement. R R – or ah, or argh! Variations of Alexander Technique ‘whispered … Continue reading
The Encyclopaedia of Ease P-Q
The Encylopeadia of Ease – Messing about with words to find new ease meanings in everyday things, because ease is easier and who doesn’t want an easier life!? Today we are minding our P’s ‘n’ Q’s. There are all sorts … Continue reading
The Magic is Now!
Every moment in every place in every country, every being has access to a portal to the magic kingdom (or magic queendom, if you prefer!) There is no other place in which to find magic apart from right here, or there, … Continue reading
Prayer to my Horse
PRAYER TO MY HORSE by Kirsten Harris My horse, I am honoured by your presence and stand in awe before your divine beauty May I be worthy of your trust May I have sensitive wisdom to understand your language, so … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Daily Ease, Horse Ease, Poems, Sketch Ease
Tagged Alexander Technique and horses, Alexander Technique poem
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‘Planet Long Neck’ – A Visual Blog
‘Planet Long Neck’ Pen and Coloured Pencil by Kirsten Harris Hopefully the drawing says it all! For further details kirstenfharris@btopenworld.com Or check out my Alexander Technique inspired colouring book by clicking here Cover … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Sketch Ease
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It’s all about the words …
I was showing my Alexander Technique colouring books to one of the teenagers I teach yesterday, who totally got what it was all about … ‘I get this’, she said ‘Those adults who do colouring to destress, actually need … Continue reading
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Why an Alexander Technique Colouring Book?
A few months ago I was speaking to a friend who was suffering from anxiety and suggested she buy a colouring book. It struck me how fabulous it would have been to have been able to give her an Alexander … Continue reading
The Daily Ease – A Walk in the Woods
It’s finally here – The Daily Ease colouring book. Inspired by walking in the woods with my dog Maisie – this is Alexander Technique passionista meets nature lover meets eco warrior meets tree hugger meets creativity encourager For children … Continue reading
65 Life Lessons from My Dog
65 Life Lessons from My Dog by Kirsten Harris 1. Have a good stretch and yawn first thing in the morning. It feels great. 2. If there is a human being about lie on your back and get your … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Children and Teenagers, Daily Ease, Dog Ease, Horse Ease, Kid Ease, Sketch Ease
Tagged alexander technique, Dogs, Habits, Horses, Life Lessons
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