Blog — Alexander Technique in Lewes

Hands on the back of a chair?

How practising ‘Hands on the back of a chair’ helps you in everyday life.

Alexander Technique, Attending to the process, Habits of movement, Process over end-result, Reducing muscular tensionKathryn MinogueFebruary 8, 2024housework, tight neck, hunched shoulders, tight jaw, AT thinking, elastic, resilientComment

'Quick, you can still grab FREE ...'

How to react when you’re urged to reach further, faster, harder …

Alexander Technique, Attending to the process, Benefit of Active Rest, Change our response, Habitual reactions, Reducing muscular tension, StoppingKathryn MinogueDecember 17, 2023grab, FOMO, reactive response, just enogh pressure, reacting appropriatelyComment

Making and creating

Use your Alexander Technique skills to help you craft an object

Alexander Technique, Sitting well, Reducing muscular tension, Attending to the process, Process over end-resultKathryn MinogueJanuary 17, 2023inhibition, means-whereby, end-gaining, move in a balanced wayComment

Finding space

River Ouse between Southease and Rodmell

Alexander Technique, Change our response, Habits of movement, Reducing muscular tension, Responding to stressKathryn MinogueOctober 3, 2022faulty sensory awareness, habitual hunching, use al our senses, outdoors, uitwaaien, stay back in your backComment

Never too old to learn ...

Margaret Mellis noticed the beauty in worn objects

Alexander Technique, Power of habits, Stopping, Sitting wellKathryn MinogueFebruary 13, 2022online-courses, the-chair-room, towner-gallery, margaret-mellis, lothar-götz, alexander-technique, driftwood-construction, movementComment

Another year begins ...

A ray of sun is cheering but may also reveal something in need of attention

Kathryn MinogueJanuary 1, 2022Comment

Warning signals

Pay attention to those warning signals telling you it’s time for a movement snack

Kathryn MinogueOctober 17, 2021Comment

In the Botanic Garden

Active Rest outdoors can be a feast for the senses

Kathryn MinogueAugust 9, 2021Comment

Listen and follow to give your hands a break

Listen and follow to give your hands a break

Listen to the audio and give your hands a break

Kathryn MinogueMay 9, 2021Comment

On my bike

Allow your environment to support you and help you lighten up a little

Responding to stress, Reducing muscular tensionKathryn MinogueApril 2, 2021lighten up, forward and up, feel calmer, shoulders widen, lungs expanding, surge of energy, rhythm of pedalling, problems into perspective, stop the stressComment

Autumn walks

Being outdoors in autumn enables you to enjoy the special things about this season

Kathryn MinogueSeptember 27, 2020Comment

3 things to do in the supermarket queue

Unlocking your knees, finding your balance, and taking up all the space you need

Alexander Technique, Reducing muscular tension, Power of habitsKathryn MinogueJuly 18, 2020Alexander Technique LewesQueuing, locked knees, balance, lower back tension, using the sensesComment

Mental Health Awareness Week

Be kind to yourself as well as others

Habitual reactions, Change our responseKathryn MinogueMay 20, 2020kindness, get outsideComment

Lighten up: a talk-through with chair

Listen to the audio and learn to sit with ease

Change our response, Reducing muscular tension, Responding to stressKathryn MinogueApril 9, 2020sitting bones, releasing, self-careComment

'Don't touch your face!'

Alexander Technique is a life skill one can apply to all sorts of activities and situations

Kathryn MinogueMarch 17, 2020Comment

Don't eat kale unless you like it!

Intrinsic goals are more motivating than extrinsic ones

Kathryn MinogueJanuary 18, 2020Comment

Don't let Christmas be a pain ...

How to look after your back during the holiday season

Back Care, Alexander Technique, Benefit of Active Rest, Responding to stress, Reducing muscular tensionKathryn MinogueDecember 23, 2019ChristmasComment

Dough

Good things often take time … and Alexander Technique is a skill for life

Alexander Technique, Benefit of Active Rest, Reducing muscular tension, Responding to stress, StoppingKathryn MinogueOctober 27, 2019focaccia, yeast dough, slowing down, life skillsComment

Decoding Lorenz

Take your time and pay attention to your activity

Kathryn MinogueSeptember 29, 2019Comment

Sitting, waiting ...

Don’t become so absorbed in your activity that you forget to look after yourself

Alexander Technique, Back CareKathryn MinogueAugust 11, 2019Alexander Technique as re-education, sitting comfortably, Good postureComment