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Constructive Rest is a practice of lying down in a supportive position in order to allow your body to release excess tension, and your spine to lengthen. Based in the Alexander Technique, our guided lie-down talks provide an opportunity to practice awareness and establish freedom and ease in movement. Each installment is 15-20 minutes in length, and guided by Alexander Technique teachers Alexandra Kassouf and Kateri Gormley.
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
This week's lie down is based on the "Fish Body Exercise," a way to view your trunk as a supportive central structure. How might that be different from letting your limbs dominate your movements? You can find the accompanying newsletter text on our website.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
We all have habits associated with one side of our body or the other. Our practice this week invites you to explore the left and right sides of your body in a meaningful way. You can find the accompanying newsletter text on our website.
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
This week, practice sensing yourself on the floor as you move with clear direction. Don't worry about getting it just right! You can find the accompanying newsletter text on our website.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
This week, we practice cultivating a sense of quiet alertness in constructive rest. Stillness is a place from which movement begins, and a place you can return to. You can find the accompanying newsletter text on our website.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
This is the first lie down talk of our new series "Integrating Thought and Movement." Take a few minutes to slow down and find out what happens when you give a thought to action and what happens when you stop. You can find the accompanying newsletter text on our website.
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
This week’s lie down explores what it means to listen with your whole self.
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Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
This week’s lie down uses guided imagery to help you with your direction. Approach it with curiosity and free of expectations.
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Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Our possibilities for learning unfold when we allow ourselves to let go of our expectations. This week, we explore "getting out of our own way" by noticing our habits in constructive rest, and making different choices instead.
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Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Sunday Jan 17, 2021
How often do you try extra hard to fix a problem or pain and find yourself in a worse predicament? This week, we invite you to allow yourself to benefit from the indirect process of the Alexander Technique.
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