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- Rampage of Appreciation – Training to be an Alexander Technique Teacher
- On Being Wiggly – part 2
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Category Archives: Breathe
On Taking Space – Creativity and the Alexander Technique
Nineteen Corvids by Kirsten Harris Continue reading
And Breathe
About a month ago my 83 year old mother announced to me – ‘I’ve been listening to the news. If you can hold your breath for twenty minutes you don’t have the virus, and I can hold mine that long!’ … Continue reading
I Let My Neck be Free! Notes from a Tree Trunk…
Walking my dog Maisie yesterday I sat exhaustedly on the trunk of a fallen beech tree and put my hands on my head and prayed ‘what would you have me say, think or do next?’ To my amazement the breakdown … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique, Freedom, inspiration, Sore Neck
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Inhibition and a Cup of Tea
I am changing one small habit that drives me nuts and that is – not to use every cup in the house every day and end up with an unnecessary pile of washing up! One mouth, one mug! Dah! A … Continue reading
The Magic Stop
The Magic Stop by Kirsten Harris Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique, Pausing, stopping
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Art, Heart, Earth – Horizontal and Vertical Directions
I dreamt about Don Burton last night. Walter Carrington and some other teachers were there too. Don gave me an AT turn. It started seated, my head dropped forward onto a table in front. I was full of grief. He gently … Continue reading
Be Calmed
There is no wind in my sails I am becalmed I’ve dropped anchor To take stock and recover from past voyages Resting, I dangle a damaged toe into the deep I’m tired of blowing at sails Nothing happens anyway Huffing … Continue reading
Retirement and the Alexander Technique
How do you retire if you have been self employed all your life? Truth is I’ve never thought about retirement. Never ever! Artists don’t retire and neither do Alexander Technique teachers. They just get better at their job! I’ve never … Continue reading
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A Flicker of Light – Playing Horse and Rider
The Magic Stop, Drawing by Kirsten Harris We were a group of horse women here in Scotland, just starting to play a teaching ‘game’ I call ‘Horse and Rider,’ when one of the participants said, ‘Yes, I can feel … Continue reading
Enjoy A Breather
I am interested in how language changes things. I have been thinking about this in relationship to resistance and time. I noticed recently a feeling of resistance to appointments. Instead of feeling flaky and dragging my heels, I have been wondering … Continue reading
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To Earth We Return
To Earth We Return by Kirsten Harris It takes a long time for a tree to grow, but only a short time to chop one down! A friend from India told me that in her culture when a tree … Continue reading
Posted in Audio Downloads, Body Magic, Breathe, Breathe Easy, Breathing, Cartoons, Daily Ease, Horse Ease, Horses
Tagged alexander technique, Horses, tree planting
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Messages from Trees
In Nature We find Ourselves, drawing by Kirsten Harris Messages from Trees Breathe deeply of me I am the lungs of the world, my health and yours are one Let your spine flow upwards and your limbs flow freely … Continue reading
You’ve Got It Already!
‘Unhelpful Thinking Habits!’ Cartoon by Kirsten Harris Whatever this ‘thing’ is that Alexander Technique teachers get so passionate about and want to teach you – you’ve got it already! You know IT! This is the premise that I work … Continue reading
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Enthusiasm
One of the total joys of teaching Alexander Technique is that you learn so much yourself! It is an amazing two way process that is utterly engaging. As soon as I start teaching a quality of enthusiasm emerges from me … Continue reading
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Good Morning Here I Am …
There are many ideas for morning meditations and rituals to set up your day. I love this simple idea that was given to me by an Omani student, taught to him by his grandfather. On waking sit for two minutes … Continue reading
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Tagged Morning Appreciation, Morning Meditation, morning rituals
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The Daily Ease
I gave my blog the title The Daily Ease as a reminder to make time for a daily ease. What does a daily ease mean to you? lying down in consecutive rest aka semi supine going for a … Continue reading
Rampage of Appreciation – Training to be an Alexander Technique Teacher
RAMPAGE OF APPRECIATION – TRAINING TO BE AN ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE TEACHER At the age of 24 the Alexander Technique changed my life! That first hands-on lesson with it’s gently encouraging profound words from my first teacher, Astrid Cox, are … Continue reading
Why the Alexander Technique can be Likened to Farting!
OMG!’ Oil on Canvas, by Kirsten Harris Apologies to the easily offended, but I am likening the Alexander Technique to farting in this blog. Call it British humour or bad humour, but a girls gotta amuse herself somehow! Anyway, I … Continue reading
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Tagged alexander technique, Kirsten Harris Art, Poise
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The Naughty Step!
I had to share this insight from a teenager ….. Yesterday, during a constructive rest session requested by one of the teenage boys at the high school where I teach Alexander Technique, 17 year old Harry quipped- … Continue reading
Posted in Back Ache - Ease, Body Magic, Breathe, Cartoons, Children and Teenagers, Constructive Rest, Daily Ease, Letting Go, Semi Supine, The Naughty Step
Tagged alexander technique, Alexander Technique at High School, Alexander Technique audio for Semi Supine, alexander technique for children, constructive rest, letting go, the naughty step
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Try Mooing
Try Mooing I just did!.. Went for a walk with the dog, mooing! A really good grounding sound Made me smile Moo to anchor the voice into the body Moo to let go Moo to make yourself happy Moo to … Continue reading
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Sometimes Life’s a Bit Complicated
Take it easy… Sometimes life is just a bit complicated… No need to get yourself in a tangle, in a pickle, worried… You can figure it out… Breathe….. Moo if necessary!!!
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7 Excellent reasons to treat yourself to an Alexander Technique media download today
7 Reasons to listen to my popular audio downloads – Body Magic and Breathe My two audio downloads have proved popular with my students as an aid learning the Alexander Technique. 7 reasons to treat yourself to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique audio for Semi Supine, CD downloads
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Hurry Up Habit!
Hurry Up! Hurry Up! Hurry Up! HURRY UP!!!!! Can you feel the pressure in the words? Do you give yourself hurry up instructions? Is it really necessary? Slow down slow slow slow down for a breather! It might just speed … Continue reading
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Breathe Out x 3
3 slow smiling out breaths will free your breathing. Couldn’t be easier than that! Breathe Out…. allow the breath in Breathe out……slowly slowly slowly……. allow the breath in Breathe out….. gently sustained gentleness….. allow the breath in Breathe … Continue reading
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Spring Breath
Ahhhh…. another day on planet Earth So many wonderful sweet breaths to enjoy Bird song filled spring air flowing coolly into my body Warm air flowing out into the world, warmed by me Easy flow of breath through my springy … Continue reading
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Regeneration
Thinking about me is creative and regenerating! I think I will lie down today and regenerate! There is plenty of time for choosing restful regeneration amongst all my activity today! REGENERATION! What a great word! The Dictionary definition … Continue reading