Hi Reader!

How is your summer shaping up?

We spent a muggy week in Woodstock, NY, a lovely small town with a big reputation. The close heat brought me right back to childhood. Ahh, this is what summer feels like. We can’t possibly get anything done. Productivity must go on pause.

How do you feel about productivity? I have mixed feelings.

On the one hand, it’s necessary. In my small business, I’m always asking, What’s the most effective strategy? What’s the best use of my time? What’s the ROI (return on investment)?

On the other hand, are we just machines? Is a person’s value based on their output or their net benefit to society?

The Alexander Technique originated during the second industrial revolution, when the idea of “man as machine” was being exploited by industrialists, and people were treated as interchangeable, just like parts of a machine. Ideas like movement efficiency and mechanical advantage are embedded in AT work, even today, even by me.

And the ROI is good. When you learn to move more efficiently, you spend less time in discomfort or injury, doubt, or cloudy thinking. Bonus: A sense of ease generally follows, which makes for more better days.

This could be enough.

But almost 35 years into my Alexander adventure, efficiency and ease are baseline benefits.

In fact, there’s daily magic in using the process. There’s the self-discovery that comes from these simple inquiries like: How do you move? How do you think? Where do you habitually get in your own way?

But wait, there’s more! [Cue Ginsu knife commercial.]

Efficiency, ease and self-knowledge give you options. You access more agency. You can choose differently, creating new pathways in your body, your thinking, and your life.

And the kicker? You actually become more productive while feeling like you’re doing less. Things just flow.

You may experience:

An afternoon puttering around the house with no pressure, and yet things get done.
A session of exercise when nothing hurts and it goes better than the day before.
Noodling over an idea, sitting down to write, and—lo and behold—it sounds like the thoughts in your head.

What can take you out of flow? Physical discomfort. Self-doubt. Overwhelm.

In summary:

Integrative Alexander Technique. Come for the ease. Stay for the possibility.

Curious how to find ease and possibility in your life? This fall, you’re invited to dive into Group Drop-in Labs, explore On-Air Ease for Presenters, or make room for Private Coaching in Integrative Alexander Technique.

See what’s possible.

Warmly,

Crispin

PS - When I think of the concert that was held nearby in 1969, it’s the Hendrix guitar solo that stands out. Jimi Hendrix The Star Spangled Banner National Anthem Live at Woodstock 1969

PPS - Speaking of ROI, check out the recent episode of my Embodied Life & Leadership Interview Series where Beth Batson and I discuss the ROI of embodiment in the workplace.

To sum it up, with links:

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☮ More groovy chances to join Group Drop-In Labs

Online Labs are now offered in two time slots, Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings.
In-person Labs are being offered more frequently, still on Saturdays, still 10-12, coffee still served.

What are they? Group Drop-in Labs are a place to explore how to use Integrative Alexander Technique to bring mind and body into harmony while doing the things that matter to you. The format adapts to the group, so if you're new to this work, you'll get a custom intro and if you're an old pro, this is a chance to go deeper. You get to learn not only from your own questions but from what everyones else brings to the room.

How to use Labs: You can dip your toe in with a single session, build your own mini-course by signing up for several session, or use them as a complement to Private Coaching.

Labs start mid-September.