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Tag Archives: muscular

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

One-Minute Practice: Standing into Length

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on September 5, 2012 by ConstanceSeptember 5, 2012

From childhood we are admonished to “stand up straight.” We learned to pull our shoulders back, lift our chests, and then try to hold that position.  But this position is unsustainable! Because it is hugely inefficient. So we drop down, … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, back, balance, compression, ease, gravity, mindful, mobility, muscular, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, patterns, postural, posture, re-balance, sense, standing, tension, upright

One-Minute Practice: Sitting in Balance

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on January 3, 2012 by ConstanceJanuary 3, 2012

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 too much tension or not enough tone. You learn to access … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged attention, awareness, balance, compression, conscious, dynamic, ease, injury, mindful, muscular, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, patterns, postural, posture, sensation, sitting, spine, Technique, tension, upright

One-Minute Practice: Working Well at Your Computer

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on May 1, 2011 by ConstanceMay 1, 2011

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, back, body, carpal, conscious, environment, ergonomic, flexible, injuries, keyboarding, lifting, mechanics, movement, muscular, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, pain, patterns, posture, prevention, recuperation, reptitive, RSI, safety, strain, stuctural, Technique, tension, tunnel, warehouse, work, workstation

Feeling Integrated

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on December 3, 2010 by ConstanceDecember 3, 2010

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” … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, back, balance, choice, curious, gravity, integrated, movement, muscular, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, poise, postural, presence, re-balance, sensation, spine, Technique, tension

Less Effort, More Ease

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on July 21, 2009 by ConstanceJuly 21, 2009

When you re-train yourself to use the minimum amount of effort that is necessary in an activity, you experience the activity and yourself as much easier than before. Even something as simple as doing the dishes can be done with … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, balance, ease, effort, intention, muscular, posture, Technique, tension

On Directing

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on April 29, 2009 by ConstanceApril 29, 2009

Directing—sending a clear message or instruction from your brain to other parts of yourself—is a skill that you can practice and improve. When you say directions to yourself, you say them in your mind with the clear intention that they … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, back, balance, compression, gravity, injury, movement, muscular, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, pain, poise, postural, posture, practice, re-balance, reflexes, sitting, spine, standing, Technique, tension, upright, walkingintention

Falling and Up-righting

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on March 3, 2009 by ConstanceMarch 3, 2009

We humans are always falling and up-righting ourselves. Gravity makes us fall, and ideally we capture the force of our falling and our innate up-righting system kicks in and sends us back upwards. But lack of awareness and habits lead … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, back, balance, compression, gravity, injury, movement, muscular, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, pain, poise, postural, posture, re-balance, reflexes, sitting, spine, standing, Technique, tension, upright, walking

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