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The Encyclopaedia of Ease – S
The Encyclopaedia of Ease – Finding ease in everyday words for the fun of it, and because is ease is easier… Strategease – Not needing to have one, instead going with the flow and trusting your intuition. Succesease – Finding … 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 – N-O
The Encyclopaedia of Ease – finding ease in existing words ‘psoas’ not to get bored! So now these two letters – N and O, very useful when used together for creating claritiease and boundarease. No is a small word, easy … Continue reading
The Encylopaedia of Ease I – K
I Idiocease – ‘Aha’ moments, when you realise you’ve been making things hard for yourself. Often accompanied by insights which cause the hand to be held to the forehead and the making of strange noises such as ‘Doh!’ Ignoramusease – … Continue reading
I Like Myself!
I taught Alexander Technique to university students on a drama degree course for about ten years. One day I was teaching how our thinking affects the way we feel and therefore move and act and how this happens instantly. I … Continue reading
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Mind the Gap!
Mind the gap! What does that mean to you? I have been thinking about the gap, that space between one phase and another. A place to fall or a place to float? Actors call it ‘resting’ or ‘taking time … Continue reading
Alexander Technique – An Actors Perspective
During my time studying Drama and Performance at QMU we were lucky enough to have several sessions of Alexander Technique with Kirsten Harris. Originally I hadn’t heard of the technique and was unsure at where it would fit in, … Continue reading