by Meagan Johnson | Apr 19, 2021 | Blog
I don’t know about you, but over the last month or so, I’ve been tired. Even getting enough sleep, I have been experiencing a deeper kind of fatigue. If you’ve been tired, fatigued, depleted, or even burned-out, you’re not alone: a recent article published in the New... 
by Meagan Johnson | Feb 22, 2021 | Alexander Technique, Blog, Mindfulness, Wellness
The perfect is the enemy of the good. – Voltaire I was re-introduced to this phrase, paraphrased from a quote of Voltaire, near the end of 2020. In a discussion on social media about process-oriented ways to approach exercise, I was exploring the idea that,... by Meagan Johnson | Sep 21, 2020 | Blog
First, let’s talk about caterpillars. (Don’t worry…we’re going into and through and past the cliché about caterpillars becoming butterflies, via micro-CT scans, entomology, social justice, personal growth, and the Alexander Technique.) I like to adopt... by Meagan Johnson | May 3, 2020 | Alexander Technique, Blog, Mindfulness, Music, Self Care, Wellness
At the time of writing, we are almost two months into the active fight against the coronavirus in Indiana. We have been asked to change so many features of our daily lives – social distancing at home while working or schooling, taking extra precautions to limit our... by Meagan Johnson | Jan 2, 2020 | Alexander Technique, Blog, Mindfulness, Music, Self Care, Wellness
It’s January 2. The holidays are pretty much over. Whether you took two weeks of vacation, like several folks I know, or just had a few days here or there; whether you or your kids are on school break for a few more days, or whether you’re already back at it, this... by Meagan Johnson | Nov 25, 2019 | Alexander Technique, Blog, Choral, Chroal Conducting, Mindfulness, Music, Self Care, Vocal Arts, Vocal Arts Education, Voice Education, Wellness
When I work with musicians, actors, athletes, or other professionals whose use of their bodies is integral to their performance, people very often want to jump to the applications of the Alexander Technique – how does this work at the piano or violin? How does this... 