Have you ever finally felt like you’re beginning to understand, after ages of struggling, some arcane instruction your yoga teacher has given you, only for them to tell you something completely contradictory? My yoga teacher, Donald Moyer, recently retired and I was looking back over a decade’s worth of notes from his classes. I was […]
Amy Matthews
Alexander Technique, Yoga and Other Somatic Practices
Last month I was fortunate to be part of a panel on integrating yoga with other somatic practices. The panel was part of YogaCity NYC’s Deeper Learning Series. On the panel with me were Amy Matthews, as a representative of Body-Mind Centering, and Joe Miller, representing the Feldenkrais Method. It was a lively and interesting […]
My Journey to Middle Age with Yoga and the Alexander Technique
(Photo by Gina de la Chesnaye) I came to Yoga in my mid-twenties suffering from anxiety and the effects of stress as a result of my job. I was working at the time as an assistant in the acting department at a boutique talent agency in New York. My work environment was aggressive and competitive. […]