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How Long Does It Take to Get an Erection?
If you’ve ever wondered how long it takes to get an erection, you’re not alone. Many men are unsure of what it takes to achieve a hard erection. It’s actually a complex process involving hundreds of bodily mechanisms, from your blood vessels to your nerves and psyche. If any of these elements are compromised, your …
Diet guide
You’ve tried dieting before, and you may have a feeling that losing weight is a difficult task. But, you can begin on the right track with a diet guide. There are several simple steps to follow in order to see fast results. Here are a few of them. Taking action and making the changes required …
The privilege of not knowing
Last weekend was the annual retreat of my local group of Alexander Technique colleagues. We meet at a lovely cabin on Ripshin Lake in Tennessee and enjoy swimming, kayaking, shared meals, and of course lots of Alexander talk and exploration. A highlight for me was the discussion around Alexander’s concept of Inhibition. Here are my …
Mood = Immunity
When I realize I haven’t been being present, I know I’ve been engaging in thought patterns that are so familiar as to be invisible. I may not identify specific phrases of that background commentary, and it may not be blatantly negative, but I can feel the sentiment of it as a general tone of discontent …
What it means to “not-do”
Here’s a quick exercise to demonstrate the essence of the Alexander Technique: Imagine there’s a water bottle on the table in front of you. 1. Don’t pick it up. Notice your response. Continue to not pick it up, as you choose or choose not to do something else. 2. Now, stop yourself from picking it …
Overcoming Inertia
Despite the total transformation my life has undergone in the last 15 months, I found myself feeling a bit impatient of late. What’s next? Where are things headed? When will I get more clarity? At a loss for how to proceed (into what?), I consulted a list of yamas I’d posted on my fridge. Based …
Elbowing Ahead
Most runside-view-woman-running-beach-horizon-sea-background-51068142ners I see pull their elbows back, behind the rib cage; they seem to “hold” their forearms stiff and elbows up high, swinging this bent structure strictly forward-and-back. This pattern coincides with a tendency to push the chest forward, which restricts easy breathing, and correlates with stiffness in the arms, shoulders, base of the …
Figuring things out
Designers Ray and Charles Eames were desired not for their demonstrated knowledge of a subject, but for their ability to investigate and innovate. This ability is what all my Alexander Technique teachers and colleagues demonstrate, and what studying AT has made possible for me. It’s so exciting to be able to take on a new …
Lighting a path for change agents
This week I spent a morning behind bars. That is to say, I attended an orientation at a local detention facility in preparation for volunteering. My sweetie has been teaching yoga there through Light A Path, a service organization that links holistic wellness practitioners with under-served populations. We are proposing to teach a class together, …