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What Can Meditation Do for You?

We rarely allow ourselves the luxury of stillness. We have too much to do and our minds are constantly interrupted... More »
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When I picked up my first badminton racket in 1987, I remember it well. It was my mum's old wooden Slazenger, warped... More »

Fresh Articles

  • F M Alexander's Four Books - and a Summary Editor's Pick

    Henry Alexander Technique Teacher (Harrow) Picture
    F M Alexander, the originator of the Alexander Technique, wrote four books: Man's Supreme Inheritance (1910) Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual (1923) The Use of the Self (1932) The Universal Constant in Living (1941) What is less well-known is the audacious attempt by Ron Brown, a...
  • Pre-exam nerves, stress and tension

    Jane Baker Alexander Technique Teacher (Guildford) Picture
    Neck and shoulder pain and headaches are all too common around exam time – As we get more mentally stressed then the physical impact is muscular tension. The first place we tend to notice this is in the shoulders; they are our barometers of tension. All to often we find them up around our...
  • Umm-ing and Aaah-ing?

    Ruth Currell Alexander Technique Teacher (Edinburgh) Picture
    What makes someone take that first step in having Alexander lessons? Curiosity? Pain? Desire to improve in our area in expertise beyond technique? All of the above? The Alexander Technique is still growing and is not yet as well known as other complimentary therapies, such as Pilates, Yoga or...
  • Put a 'spring' in your step

    Jane Baker Alexander Technique Teacher (Guildford) Picture
    Put a 'spring' in your step... After winter this is just what we need to do, get a bit of lightness in our movement a bit of 'bounce'. The Alexander Technique can be really helpful in achieving this by making us more aware of how we move and how to make the core of our body...
  • Superfoods- The food and medicine of the future

    John McClinton Well-Being Coaches (South West London) Picture
    I recommend the following book: Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future This is a must read book for those looking to enhance their health and vitality. The author provides an interesting, uplifting overview of the foods that are abundant in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants,...
  • My Approach to Yoga and Meditation

    Carlos van Oosterzee Yoga Teacher (West London) Picture
    My approach to Yoga and Meditation Techniques It took me some time to set my point of view of myself and human beings as the so-called bodymind complex. Our bodies are the recipients of our being, the tools of manifestation for our individuality. In our bodies lie health, movement, emotion,...
  • Body awareness can improve performance, posture

    Jane Baker Alexander Technique Teacher (Guildford) Picture
    The current weather makes us huddle and hunch, it narrows and rounds us, the shoulders pull up and forwards and our temptation is to pull the head back into the body – We tighten in response to the cold. The Alexander Technique makes you more aware of ‘stimulus’ and ‘response’. In a...
  • A gentle way to find the perfect balance in life

    Brid Yoga Teacher (North West London) Picture
    Dru Yoga and Meditation will offer you a fresh way to become fit and healthy and relieve stress. Meditation also gives you the opportunity to connect with your inner self and reach that beautiful, calm still point where you can make better decisions. If living your life fulfilling your...
  • Only Love is Real

    Sarah Hunt Reiki Teacher (Milton Keynes) Picture
    I was told in meditation recently "Only Love is Real" and found it a particularly pertinent message as I find myself dealing with one of the biggest challenges of my life. I have had to draw on my inner strength and knowledge to deal with the challenge in a loving way despite the fact that at...
  • New Year reflection

    Jane Baker Alexander Technique Teacher (Guildford) Picture
    New year is a natural point in time to reflect on the year just passed and often the only time we do stop and take stock of our lives. 2011 was probably quite a difficult year for most of us – A head down and tighten your belt kind of year! Goals may not have been reached, achievements fewer...

Sport/Health

  • Yoga is for Everyone

    Mo Yoga Teacher (East London) Picture
    Yoga is for everyone. Everyone can benefit, whether you are new to Yoga, a senior citizen, infirm, pregnant or just needing to feel fitter. You...
  • Introduction to the Writer

    Mr Frank Ellul Martial Arts Instructors (Taunton) Picture
    I have been an avid fan of the Martial Arts since I first saw a glimpse of Bruce Lee on World of Sport on ITV many years ago. I had a vested...
  • Moving Through LIfe With Greater Ease

    Alan Mars Alexander Technique Teacher (Brighton) Picture
    A recent British Medical Journal back-pain trial proves that Alexander Technique is extremely effective in relieving chronic low-back pain....
  • Lying down in Semi-supine

    Penny O'Connor Alexander Technique Teacher (East Central London) Picture
    Lying down in semi-supine, or the 'balanced resting state' is not the Alexander Technique, but it is a useful thinking space to practise every...
  • What is the Alexander Technique?

    Jaana Nykänen Alexander Technique Teacher (West London) Picture
    The Alexander Technique teaches how to become aware of one's habitual reactions, and how to change them. The Alexander Technique is not a cure or...
  • Alexander Technique and Musicians Editor's Pick

    Michael  Magg Alexander Technique Teacher (Edinburgh) Picture
    Alexander Technique can be an extremely useful skill to learn especially for musicians and instrumentalists. There is always a tendency to use...
  • Yoga: Not Just Postures, But A Way of Life

    Debbie Fraser Yoga Teacher (Preston) Picture
    Unfortunately I often meet with resistance to Yoga based on the assumption of some people that Yoga is a religion. This is simply not true. Yoga...

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