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Francie Joseph, Pilates Instructor

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on September 15, 2016 by ConstanceSeptember 15, 2016

I want to let you know that although it has been a year since I have worked with you, I still practice and benefit from many of the Alexander principles of alignment as well as some of your coaching cues … Continue reading →

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One-Minute Practice: Decontract in your Car

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on September 13, 2016 by ConstanceSeptember 13, 2016

Driving across the country has given me plenty of time to explore postural balance while in the car. I invite you to try a few simple things the next time you are driving. But first, check that you make a … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, car, contract, decontract, drive, driving, ergonomic, expand, head, postural, posture, release', seat, shoulders, Technique | Leave a reply

Texting in Balance

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on August 31, 2015 by ConstanceAugust 31, 2015

Take a moment to pick up and look at your phone. Notice what you did with your head, face, neck, shoulders. No judgment, just awareness. Put it down, and this time, as you pick it up, think of letting your … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, attention, awareness, back, conscious, depth, ease, energy, head, length, movement, neck, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, pain, postural, posture, presence, sense, spine, Technique, tense, tension, text, texting, width | Leave a reply

One-Minute Practice: Walking in Balance

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on April 23, 2015 by ConstanceApril 23, 2015

Everyone knows walking is good for your health, but how you walk is crucial to the health of your feet, knees, hips and back. To walk with less tightness or compression and more ease and efficiency, try this: First, sense … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, awareness, back, balance, compression, conscious, kinesthetic, mindful, movement, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, posture, sensation, spaciousness, spine, upright, walking | Leave a reply

Nina Feldman, Owner, Nina Feldman Connections

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on October 20, 2014 by ConstanceOctober 20, 2014

I worked with Constance for the first six months of this year. I saw her initially because–despite regular chiropractic and massage therapy–I’d been experiencing chronic moderate-to-severe neck, shoulder, and upper back pain for decades due to postural issues exacerbated by … Continue reading →

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Colleen Orfuss, Director of Marketing

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on October 20, 2014 by ConstanceOctober 20, 2014

I have been taking Alexander lessons from Constance for a few months now. I didn’t know anything about Alexander before I started but was looking for a way to help relieve chronic shoulder and neck pain. Constance has shown me … Continue reading →

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One-Practice: Being Present In Your Body

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on October 7, 2014 by ConstanceOctober 7, 2014

Bring your awareness to your feet. Let them rest on the ground and feel the soles of your feet widen into the floor. Sense the many bones in the feet and think of allowing a little space between those bones. … Continue reading →

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Beverly Ryle, Career Coach

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on August 21, 2013 by ConstanceAugust 21, 2013

I’ve been pleasantly surprised to discover that Alexander’s idea of achieving greater freedom and ease of movement works also with more than just muscles, nerves and bones. Looking for places in my body where I habitually store stress, it didn’t … Continue reading →

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One-Minute Practice: Gentle Head/Neck Balance

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on November 20, 2012 by ConstanceNovember 20, 2012

A gentle balance of your head on top of your spine can be an ongoing practice anywhere, anytime. A gentle balance suggests that it is not necessary to hold the head in position with neck muscles. The skull is meant … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, atlas, attention, awareness, balance, compression, conscious, ease, gravity, head, mindful, muscles, neck, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, pain, postural, posture, presence, skull, spine, Technique, tension, vertebrae

One-Minute Practice: Tensegrity Support

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on October 4, 2012 by ConstanceOctober 4, 2012

Tensegrity is a term coined by engineer Buckminster Fuller meaning an integrity of tension. The right amount of tension allows for an integrity of structure with internal space at a maximum. In humans, the muscular-skeletal system is very much like … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, back, balance, bone, breath, compression, contraction, expand, integration, mindful, mobility, movement, muscular, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, sacrum, spine, Technique, tensegrity, torso, upright

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