Category Archives: habitual reactions

Dealing with Stress, Part I

Ok. I really don’t have to tell you what stress is. Stress is that feeling of tightness, of being choked up, of being between a rock and a deadline, right? Stress is that feeling you get when you don’t have enough time in your day, or when you’re weathering a storm at work that is […]

Thinking vs. Awareness

Michael Frederick, (one of my very favorite mentors) was talking about the difference between Thinking and Awareness in an Alexander Technique class for actors the other day. It’s a distinction that bears some exploration. Thinking is an action that is linear in nature. If I ask you to add two large numbers together, or ask […]