Move more easily through your world! Access your natural coordination, build confidence, and connect the dots between thought and action using the ideas of Integrative Alexander Technique.
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Hi Reader! Can a ballerina also be a witch? 5 year-old me certainly thought so. In 1972, when Halloween came around I had already been wearing a tutu nonstop for months. The idea of replacing it with a costume felt like a betrayal to my true nature. So, in the school parade I was a ballerina witch. Not both. One complex character. Ballerina for beauty and grace, witch for power. Afterward, I did cast off the black hat and cape, but kept the tutu. Still, some of that witch power remained. One of the beautiful things clients find out when we work together is that they don’t have to give up anything. This is not necessarily a process of stripping away old habits or ideas. It can be, but it doesn't have to be. By accessing the intelligence of your body, you get to choose. Yes, release what doesn’t serve you. And choose to use what does serve you. Yes, Halloween is months away, but these are year-round questions: What costume, real or imagined, would serve you right now? Where can you borrow power to help you be more authentically you? What will you keep, what will you let go of? I'd love to hear. It's always great to hear from you. Read on to learn about two offerings for you to step into what's next:
Celebrating you in all of your delightful complexity, Crispin PS - Apologies to any practicing witches. This story relies on childhood information.
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Hey Vertebrate!
Move more easily through your world! Access your natural coordination, build confidence, and connect the dots between thought and action using the ideas of Integrative Alexander Technique.
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