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- And Breathe
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- The Power of No!
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- 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!
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- Where’s Your Birdie?
- Please Your Self!
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- 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
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- How do you make decisions?
- What is the Alexander Technique? 12 – 14 Year Olds Answer
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Horse
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- Alexander’s Story (a truly terrible verse)
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- Tongues!
- Humphrey!
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- ‘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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Tag Archives: Habits
Is Your Head Screwed On Right?
Anatomy and Art, Cartoon by Kirsten Harris Is your head screwed on right? I love the way our language and the phases we use reveal so much on closer inspection! We might say ‘so and so hasn’t got their … Continue reading
Posted in Ache - ease, Anatom-ease, Back Ache - Ease, Body Magic, Cartoons, CD Downloads, Constructive Rest, Dis-Ease, Habits, Pain - Ease
Tagged alexander technique, Anxiety, Habits
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Please Your Self!
Cartoon ‘Zoned and Boned’ by Kirsten Harris Please Your Self! ‘Oh just please your self!’ Have you ever had that said to you in anger or annoyance, or in judgement of your behaviour? Or perhaps you’ve said it … Continue reading
Posted in Body Magic, Daily Ease, Habits, Letting Go, Semi Supine
Tagged Habits, people pleaser, psycho physical
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The Opposite of Creativity is not Destruction, it’s Stagnation!
The opposite of creativity is not destruction, it’s stagnation. This thought came to me yesterday as helpful. Creativity is defined as the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something: inventiveness. Destruction is defined as … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique Book, change, Creativity, Habits
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Drinking Water with a Fork
Am I drinking water with a fork? This is my new transformational question, a holy grail kind of question, a forking great question! Drinking water with a fork is obviously a difficult, inefficient, unsustainable, energy dripping thing to … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness - ease, Body Magic, Habits
Tagged alexander technique, awareness, Habits, Kirsten Harris
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Stuff and Nonsense!
I am sorting out my wardrobe and discovering in the process that my favourite childhood book has morphed into ‘The Try On, The Bitch and The Wardrobe!’ My closet is bursting at the seams with fantasy versions of an … Continue reading
Posted in Anatom-ease, Body Magic, Constructive Rest, Daily Ease, Habits, Letting Go
Tagged alexander technique, decluttering, Habits, letting go
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The Weird Wonderful World of Alexander Technique
‘Trust, The Gold Thread’ by Kirsten Harris Gold, Copper and Oil on Canvas, 100 x 150 cm I thought about calling this blog ‘Why the Alexander Technique is Weird’ or ‘Are Alexander Teachers Weirdos?’ Both titles make me smile! Before you … Continue reading
Tongues!
Tongue Tied by Kirsten Harris Here’s a funny little question That left unchecked will cause congestion Let me ask you, ‘Where’s your tongue?’ Clamped to mouth’s roof you’ll be high strung! It’s best to let your tongue go … Continue reading
Posted in Anatom-ease, Cartoons, Children and Teenagers, Daily Ease, Habits, Poems, Verse Ease
Tagged alexander technique, Alexander Technique at High School, Alexander Technique at school, alexander technique for children, children and alexander technique, children and teenagers, Habits, Life Lessons
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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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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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