Studio Blog
Process, Play, Possibility
Impossible? “Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.' 'I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six...
The Power of Uncertainty
It’s easy to fall back on the habits that are familiar, and easy perhaps to imagine that anything unknown will (at best) fail, or (at worst) be dangerous.
But that moment of spacious choice, that hope in the dark where we might act, is exactly the place we study in Alexander Technique practice: the Present Moment, where the past and future meet, in which we can choose to leave our habits of tension and fear behind, and step into the impossible, possibility-filled Next.
The 4 ‘R’s of the Alexander Technique
You've probably heard of the three Rs. You might know "reading, (w)riting, (a)rithmetic," or perhaps "reduce, reuse, recycle." With the start of the academic year, I was inspired to create my own short list of Rs for the Alexander Technique.1. Rest to Restore...
Alexander Technique Group Class for Studio Music Teachers
Are you a studio music teacher who is curious about the Alexander Technique? Do you have some experience with the Alexander Technique, but wonder how to bring it into your pedagogy? Join colleagues — other studio music teachers of all instruments and age ranges — for...
The Goggles of Habit
Let's say that one day, you were doing something that required goggles: perhaps painting, woodworking, swimming, or officiating a Nerf battle (yes, this is a real example from my life!) And let's say that after the activity was over, you didn't take your goggles off....
Alexander Technique: A Foundational Practice
In my professional life, I’ve been privileged to work in a number of different fields. I teach the Alexander Technique to individuals and groups, I direct a choir, I teach voice, and I’ve done all of those in a range of settings. However, in every one of those...
You Can Never Hold Back Spring
Earlier this year, I had the wonderful privilege of presenting at the Midwest American Choral Directors Association conference, with “Process, Poise, Presence: Tools from the Alexander Technique for Wellbeing in Music and Daily Life.” Teaching Alexander Technique to...
The Wisdom of Your Body
Problem Solving...Have you ever faced a problem where the solution seemed so complex, you just couldn’t wrap your head around it? Or a confusing situation where things didn’t seem to add up, and you spent lots of time and energy thinking around in circles with no...
Powerful Positive Negative: Three easy, practical pauses for your daily life
Have you been busy?If you answered that question with a fatigued laugh, a big sigh, an eye roll, or maybe a blank stare, you’re not alone. Everyone around me reports being Busy. Overwhelmed. Stressed. Here in fall 2021, much of life and work has attempted to return to...
New Class Summer 2021: Reopen from Center
The last 15 months of pandemic living have affected all of us in profound ways. As the wider world moves onward to something resembling “normal,” we each have the opportunity to choose how we, personally, re-enter and re-center our lives. Businesses are required to...