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Tag Archives: stress

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

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 →

Posted in Testimonials from students | Tagged career, coach, stress, tension, testimonial

One Minute Practice: Cultivate Peace Within

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on September 6, 2011 by ConstanceSeptember 6, 2011

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, … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, attention, awareness, balance, breath, breathe, compassion, conscious, critical, ease, health, kindness, ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES, peace, poise, presence, release', sensation, sense, stress

One-Minute Practice: Doing the Dishes with More Ease

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on June 24, 2011 by ConstanceJune 24, 2011

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, awareness, back, breath, compression, conscious, ease, gravity, jaw, mindful, mobility, neck, pain, patterns, postural, posture, presence, sensation, standing, strain, stress, Technique

One-Minute Practice: Breathe with Ease

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on February 1, 2011 by ConstanceFebruary 1, 2011

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged Alexander, attention, awareness, back, balance, breath, breathe, conscious, exhale, neck, pain, posture, presence, sensation, sitting, strain, stress, tension, TMJ

Consciously Choosing Calm and Connection

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on September 27, 2010 by ConstanceSeptember 27, 2010

We are familiar with the fight or flight reaction (which also includes freeze.) In this well-studied instinctive response, mammals get ready to deal with danger or stress by striking out, running away or becoming very still to avoid provocation. Blood … Continue reading →

Posted in ONE-MINUTE PRACTICES | Tagged calm, connection, constructive rest, fight, fight-or-flight, flight, heal. pain, instnct, nervous system, pace, pressure, reaction, response, stress, stressed

Madeline Aranda, English Teacher

Alexander Technique with Constance Clare-Newman Posted on March 6, 2009 by ConstanceMarch 6, 2009

While spending five years working my way through grad school and teaching as an adjunct lecturer in several locations, I experienced an acceleration of pain from repetitive stress injury and TMJ. I kept telling myself that I would get better … Continue reading →

Posted in Testimonials from students | Tagged breath, injury, mindful, movement, presence, repetitive, RSI, spaciousness, stress, TMJ

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