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Hands on the back of a chair?

How practising ‘Hands on the back of a chair’ helps you in everyday life.

Alexander Technique, Attending to the process, Habits of movement, Process over end-result, Reducing muscular tensionKathryn MinogueFebruary 8, 2024housework, tight neck, hunched shoulders, tight jaw, AT thinking, elastic, resilientComment

'Quick, you can still grab FREE ...'

How to react when you’re urged to reach further, faster, harder …

Alexander Technique, Attending to the process, Benefit of Active Rest, Change our response, Habitual reactions, Reducing muscular tension, StoppingKathryn MinogueDecember 17, 2023grab, FOMO, reactive response, just enogh pressure, reacting appropriatelyComment

Making and creating

Use your Alexander Technique skills to help you craft an object

Alexander Technique, Sitting well, Reducing muscular tension, Attending to the process, Process over end-resultKathryn MinogueJanuary 17, 2023inhibition, means-whereby, end-gaining, move in a balanced wayComment

Finding space

River Ouse between Southease and Rodmell

Alexander Technique, Change our response, Habits of movement, Reducing muscular tension, Responding to stressKathryn MinogueOctober 3, 2022faulty sensory awareness, habitual hunching, use al our senses, outdoors, uitwaaien, stay back in your backComment

Never too old to learn ...

Margaret Mellis noticed the beauty in worn objects

Alexander Technique, Power of habits, Stopping, Sitting wellKathryn MinogueFebruary 13, 2022online-courses, the-chair-room, towner-gallery, margaret-mellis, lothar-götz, alexander-technique, driftwood-construction, movementComment

3 things to do in the supermarket queue

Unlocking your knees, finding your balance, and taking up all the space you need

Alexander Technique, Reducing muscular tension, Power of habitsKathryn MinogueJuly 18, 2020Alexander Technique LewesQueuing, locked knees, balance, lower back tension, using the sensesComment

Don't let Christmas be a pain ...

How to look after your back during the holiday season

Back Care, Alexander Technique, Benefit of Active Rest, Responding to stress, Reducing muscular tensionKathryn MinogueDecember 23, 2019ChristmasComment

Dough

Good things often take time … and Alexander Technique is a skill for life

Alexander Technique, Benefit of Active Rest, Reducing muscular tension, Responding to stress, StoppingKathryn MinogueOctober 27, 2019focaccia, yeast dough, slowing down, life skillsComment

Sitting, waiting ...

Don’t become so absorbed in your activity that you forget to look after yourself

Alexander Technique, Back CareKathryn MinogueAugust 11, 2019Alexander Technique as re-education, sitting comfortably, Good postureComment

Cooking is creative

Free yourself of your old habits and try experimenting

Alexander Technique, Power of habitsKathryn MinogueJuly 14, 2019end-gaining, happiness is the way, experimenting, using the senses, lightness and lengthComment

Living in the now

Alexander Technique, Reducing muscular tension, Responding to stressKathryn MinogueMarch 17, 2019muscular tension, living in the nowComment

Resolve to be responsible!

Alexander Technique, Habits of movementKathryn MinogueJanuary 1, 2019stretching, new year resolutions, hamstring stretches, Katy BowmanComment

How to fondle a corgi

Alexander Technique, Back CareKathryn MinogueNovember 24, 2018back pain, hip joint, the QueenComment

Why Active Rest is different from Relaxation

Why Active Rest is different from Relaxation

Alexander Technique, Benefit of Active Rest, Reducing muscular tensionKathryn MinogueOctober 14, 2018active rest, lying horizontal, over-tight muscles, verteberal discs, stimulus responseComment

The forgotten suitcase

Alexander Technique, Power of habitsKathryn MinogueSeptember 3, 2018habitual behaviours, changing habits, good habits, subconscious behaviour, useful habits of movement, end-gaining behaviourComment

Don't let your phone suck you in

Alexander TechniqueKathryn MinogueAugust 4, 2018Back care, balanced headComment

Why being idle can make your creative juices flow

Why being idle can make your creative juices flow

Alexander Technique, Responding to stress, StoppingKathryn MinogueJuly 19, 2018critical attention, patient investigation, senses, space for idling, default mode network, coffee break, Tony HillermanComment

Stop giving yourself back pain

Alexander Technique, Back Care, Power of habits, StoppingKathryn MinogueJuly 13, 2018chronic back pain, ATEAM trial, muscular tone Comment

Out in the garden

Alexander Technique, Back Care, Benefit of Active RestKathryn MinogueJuly 1, 2018gardening, leg jointsComment

Has your walk been corrupted?!

Alexander Technique, Power of habitsKathryn MinogueJune 16, 2018gait, walking habits, undesirable habits, walkingComment