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‘You’re having a laugh,’ said the baby giraffe<\/p>\n
‘If you think I’m going up there!<\/p>\n
I’ve no head for heights<\/p>\n
They give me a fright<\/p>\n
I don’t want to be tall, it’s not fair!’<\/p>\n
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This image and verse is about self acceptance – the power of thinking up!<\/p>\n
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The baby giraffe hides shyly between his mother’s legs…<\/p>\n
But hiding is not working…little messages are coming up from the ground…<\/p>\n
‘man up’<\/p>\n
‘up, up, up’<\/p>\n
‘go up in the world’<\/p>\n
‘choose up’<\/p>\n
‘take me up’….<\/p>\n
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The little mice are comfortably nice…<\/p>\n
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I teach Alexander Technique to high school children, age 12 – 18<\/p>\n
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I want them to have a confident self image no matter what size they are…<\/p>\n
Teaching children the power of up is a joy! I am teaching how to make a powerful choice.<\/p>\n
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Up they think and up they go…<\/p>\n
Finding confidence, inner strength, ease, poise, laughter, happiness, lightness, feeling more themselves…<\/p>\n
Little ones discover they are ‘less of a pushover’ than bigger kids with no understanding of the power of up…’Wow, thinking up gives you superhuman powers, miss!’ they report. Happy me! Another young person who loves the Alexander Technique as much as I do!<\/p>\n
Tall gangly teens (me at school) start enjoying \u00a0their full height…<\/p>\n
Being themselves without resistance and fear…<\/p>\n
Unlimited potential….<\/p>\n
Fearlessly up…<\/p>\n
A valuable tool for life…. up, up, up, think up!<\/p>\n
‘Why doesn’t everyone at school learn the Alexander Technique?’ The children constantly ask me….<\/p>\n
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This daft illustration reminds us that we have a daily easy choice …up<\/p>\n
It’s easy to think up!<\/p>\n
The bird words move the giraffes long back up, singing – ‘big it up!’<\/p>\n
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Illustration and verse from The Daily Ease 2017 Calendar<\/p>\n
To see more or buy the Daily Ease 2017 Calendar\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n A bit of Alexander Technique fun for your teaching room….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Giraffe by Kirsten Harris Like us, giraffe have seven vertebrae in the neck. I find this fact fascinating. Graceful, long necked, elegant, beautiful, crazy giraffe – your design is much like mine. ‘You’re having a laugh,’ … Continue reading