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	<title>Alexander Technique in Oakland with Constance Clare-Newman</title>
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		<title>How to use this page:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Choose a practice to read through slowly, and notice your sensations as you bring these ideas into your conscious awareness. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>One-Minute Practice: Sitting in Balance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Alexander Technique, there is no “perfect posture” into which you should “sit up straight.” Instead, you learn how to use your sense of balance to stop holding tension or slouching. You learn to access your body’s own inner support structure. Postural balance includes toned muscles, aligned bones, lack of compression on joints, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.constanceclare.com/one-minute-practices-from-constance/one-minute-practice-sitting-in-balance</link>
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		<title>One Minute Practice: Cultivate Peace Within</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being kind even in the face of mistakes other people make is something many of us strive for. But how many of us can be that kind to ourselves? Being kind to oneself is not only good for emotional health, but good for the whole organism. The tissues of the musculature become softer and more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.constanceclare.com/one-minute-practices-from-constance/one-minute-practice-cultivate-peace-within</link>
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		<title>One-Minute Practice: Doing the Dishes with More Ease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even a task as simple as doing the dishes can mean bunched up muscles, raised shoulders, and tight legs. Or you could do the dishes with softer musculature, free joints, and balanced mobility. The former contributes to a state of being that is rushed and tense; the latter to a state of ease and spaciousness. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.constanceclare.com/one-minute-practices-from-constance/one-minute-practice-for-doing-the-dishes-with-less-tension-and-more-ease</link>
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		<title>One-Minute Practice: Working Well at Your Computer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First, bring your whole body into awareness. Sit on the chair so that you notice the weight on your seat bones, you can let your feet lie flat on the floor, and let your torso balance in neutral over the top of your hips. As you let your hands rest palms up on your thighs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-Minute Practice: Ease Jaw Tension</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bring your awareness to your face as you read this. Can you allow the muscles to soften? As you think to yourself that you&#8217;d like to soften your eyes, you don&#8217;t need to do anything. Just the intention will be enough for your nervous system to make a change. Now think to yourself that you&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-Minute Practice: Sensory Awareness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a moment to notice your senses. First, bring your sense of sight into your awareness. Let your eyes soften as you look away from the screen and see around the room or outside. Notice something you haven’t seen before. Observe the particularities. Now tune into your sense of hearing. Allow the sounds around you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.constanceclare.com/one-minute-practices-from-constance/one-minute-practice-for-sensory-awareness</link>
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		<title>One-Minute Practice: Breathe with Ease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bring your breath into your awareness. Notice your breathing pattern. Do your ribs move? Or do they feel constricted? Are you breathing through your nose or mouth? What does it feel like in your chest? Your back? Your belly? Your jaw? Now, as you slowly blow out through your mouth, exhale gently until you feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.constanceclare.com/one-minute-practices-from-constance/one-minute-practice-breath-with-ease</link>
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		<title>One-Minute Practice: Inner Spaciousness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whatever you are doing right now, pause and take a snapshot of your physical, mental, and emotional state, including your breath. Don’t try to change anything. Just notice what is happening within you. Now notice the weight and form of your body. Begin to allow yourself to de-compress by letting your musculature lighten and lengthen. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.constanceclare.com/one-minute-practices-from-constance/a-one-minute-practice-for-inner-spaciousness</link>
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		<title>Feeling Integrated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One great effect from Alexander lessons is the experience of feeling integrated. When we say we feel integrated, what do we mean? We can describe it as the opposite from feeling scattered or disconnected with ourselves. Rather, we feel “rightness” or fullness, a sense of presence. We feel connected to our Selves in a deeper [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.constanceclare.com/one-minute-practices-from-constance/feeling-integrated</link>
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