http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/ Published by Dana Ben-Yehuda en-us 2008-08-27T23:11:15-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/08/back_pain_alexander_technique.html Hello my friends, Did you know that back pain is the most common kind of pain suffered here in America? According to the American Pain Foundation, “Back pain is the leading cause of disability in Americans under 45 year old.... Alexander Technique Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-08-27T23:11:15-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/08/british_medical_journal_publis.html Good news, my friends! The British Medical Journal just published results from the first, large-scale trial of the Alexander Technique. This is a large-scale, randomized, controlled study of back pain and the Alexander Technique. The British Medical Journal published the... Alexander Technique Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-08-20T14:30:22-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/08/beings_of_light.html Hello, my friends. How are you today? Here’s a question for you. Have you had your eyes examined recently? I did, and learned that flashing eyes are not just a figment of fiction and fairy tales. Dr. Michael Marmor, world-renowned... Life Stories Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-08-11T23:57:16-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/08/posture_happens.html “You have such good posture!” “Do people tell you a lot that you have great posture?” “I want to have good posture like you.” I hear things like this very often but am always caught offguard. Given that the work... Alexander Technique Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-08-05T23:14:19-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/07/babies_naturally_beautiful_pos.html Hello friends, Some of my friends’ children are having children of their own. I get the fringe benefit of being a distant “Auntie” and get to see many photographs that they share. We were noticing how babies sit and how... Applied Alexander Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-07-13T10:27:30-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/06/how_you_stand_how_you_move_how.html Hello again! How did you come to find this blog? How did you find out about the Alexander Technique? A number of people have come to me for lessons recently. When I asked how they found out about the Alexander... Articles and Books Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-06-29T11:21:11-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/06/high_heels_and_the_alexander_t_1.html Hello all my girlfriends out in the land of Shoes and High Heels! Are high heels part of your life? Do you gaze at them wistfully, from afar? Or do you condemn them as bad horrible inventions designed by men?... Applied Alexander Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-06-07T01:52:26-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/05/thich_nhat_hanh_speaks_about_w_1.html Here is a lovely video of Thich Nhat Hanh, talking about his walking mediation. I readily admit to thinking about it but not slowing down enough while walking my dogs.... Mindfulness Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-05-27T21:39:22-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/05/walking_the_dogs.html Hi there! So nice of you to drop by again. It’s spring and I was just walking my dogs. Do you have dogs to walk? If not, how do you take little mental health breaks during your day? Sometimes when... Mindfulness Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-05-21T13:02:30-08:00 http://www.appliedalexandertechnique.com/2008/05/creatures_of_habit_part_two.html Hi Friends, Welcome back. Yesterday we were talking about being Creatures of Habit and I promised to tell you about me. I remember being horrified to realize that I was contracting my neck severely, every time I moved, and then... Applied Alexander Dana Ben-Yehuda 2008-05-02T06:11:02-08:00