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Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on April 22, 2022 by ConstanceApril 22, 2022

Choose a practice to read through slowly, and notice your sensations as you bring these ideas into your conscious awareness.  

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One-Minute Practice: Cloud Shoulders

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on April 22, 2022 by ConstanceApril 22, 2022

Bring your awareness to your shoulders as you read this. Just notice how they feel right now and bookmark it for yourself. Give your shoulders three big shrugs—by lifting and squeezing them as far as you can, up by your … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, awareness, balance, carpal tunnel, ease, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, postural, practice, RSI, shoulder, tension, thoracic outlet syndrome TOS | Leave a reply

One-Minute Practice: Have Your Own Back

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on October 6, 2020 by ConstanceOctober 6, 2020

With even more attention in front of us on screens these days, it’s even more important to embody our whole selves, which includes our backs. It’s challenging anytime, since we are very front-oriented creatures, with our eyes in front of … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged attention, awareness, back, balance, center, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, pelvis, posture, practice, spine, support | Leave a reply

One-Minute Practice: Opening to uncertainty

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on July 30, 2020 by ConstanceJuly 30, 2020

Our brains are wired to perceive ambiguity as a threat, and when we are threatened, we tense up. Tightening and contracting and trying to “figure it out” we try to create certainty where there is little. It may be instinctive, but … Continue reading →

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One-Minute Practice: The Embodied Zone

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on April 21, 2020 by ConstanceApril 21, 2020

Move from the Anxiety Zone (scattered attention, racing thoughts, racing heart, sweating, repetitive negative thoughts, difficulty with focusing) to the Embodied Zone: present and aware, engaged and easy, challenged and calm, strong and soft, open and ready. To come out of the anxiety zone, … Continue reading →

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One-Minute Practice: Dial Down the Stress

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on December 13, 2018 by ConstanceDecember 13, 2018

This time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in rushing and feel stressed. It’s also easy to say, “Just don’t let yourself get stressed out,” but how is that possible when everyone around you is stressing? You know … Continue reading →

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Pleasure, not Perfection

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on December 27, 2016 by ConstanceDecember 27, 2016

We are all dealing with the fight/flight /freeze pattern to some extent every day. Whether it comes from deadlines, traffic, noisy neighbors or from internal expectations of perfection, this contractive pattern is human. If we can bring our habitual reaction … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, attention, awareness, balance, conscious, ease, effort, fight-or-flight, freeze, grace, head, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, perfection, pleasure, sensation, spaciousness, spine, stress, Technique, tension | Leave a reply

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 →

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