Keys of the Alexander Technique (part 2): THINKING yourself into Movement.

The Alexander Technique deals first with clearing your thinking so that you are able to move in the direction that you wish to move, and not where your unconscious habit would take you. So, before setting out, you pause to remind yourself to let go of your habitual tension patterns. And then,...

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Keys of the Alexander Technique (part 1): Clearing up your THINKING

Two of the top benefits of the Alexander Technique are health and posture. These are, however, not exclusive to the Technique. The objective of the Alexander Technique could be described as “lightness and freedom of movement with minimum effort.”  But here once again the Alexander Technique...

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POSTURE FOR BEGINNERS (part 2): An (un)learning process.

Most sports and art forms have an “ideal posture” to practice them. Books and articles on them will describe this ideal posture, and sometimes offer muscular exercises that will help you achieve it. However, if visually identifying what we need to change and doing muscles exercises to correct...

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POSTURE FOR BEGINNERS (part 1): Getting to the Root of the Problem

Sometimes I too want quick solutions, instant solutions. The problem is that these “express” solutions don’t last long; they are no more than a mask for the problem, not a real solution. The same happens with postural problems and their “quick fixes”. Posture is at the base of every discipline. Every...

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A Little Bit of Perspective: Seeing the Whole Glass

 There are few things as easy as focusing on ‘what’s missing’ or ‘what went wrong’. What’s not so easy, what needs to be learnt and practiced, is to note ‘what was effectively done’ and ‘what went right.’ There exist neurological-evolutionary reasons why, as beings who for a long time where...

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Celebrating Achievements: a blog about Honoring Rest

Yesterday, my partner Eduardo and I, gave our first joint workshop on the Mistery of Stopping and Taking Root in the Body. It was the culmination of several months of arduous work, of comings and goings, of long discussions on the topic and longer practice sessions of the work. Finally we made it,...

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On Being a Beginner: A blog about savoring the process.

 I ran my first 5K today. I hadn’t run a race since my teen years. I didn’t race… I ran, just that, my pace, my way, my world. Being of a competitive and self-demanding nature, just being able to run for my own enjoyment is a huge accomplishment. It all started about a month ago when my...

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On Showing Up

Hi. I’m here. I wasn’t sure about being here today. I was bored and un-inspired. What could I possibly offer you of value today? But Life is about showing-up, even (and perhaps especially) when it’s not all fireworks. Some things you build one little step at a time. Sometimes it’s the...

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Change is Bred in a Context

A blog about the importance of giving yourself space  Hello. Nice to see you here! Today I’m starting a new series of blogs in which I mean to elaborate on the 6 principles that I work from. This is why, in order to honor this new beginning, let’s take minute to center ourselves and return...

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The 3 key areas for deep and free breathing.

A blog about how to free your breath.  Hi! Nice to see you again. How did last week’s space-creation exercise go? If you have any questions or comments about it, feel free to write them here in the blog, or send me an email. Let’s start with today’s work by coming back to our centers....

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Going Back Home

A blog about creating spaces Hello. I’m Victoria. Welcome to the blog. How are you today? I tend to be a bit hurried; out of my center. That’s why I like to stop when I do realize something new is about to start. Let me invite you to center ourselves. Just stop with whatever you were doing,...

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Is Knowledge of Anatomy Necessary for Postural Work?

A blog about why some anatomy basics are useful in coordination work. Welcome to the blog. We’re starting right away, so get comfy to read. Let’s breathe fully and deeply once together, just so we’re both on the same page. Ok. Let’s start. Today’s blog will try to explain why I believe...

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