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21/03/2020

We can still practice...

https://www.flowcoach.me/single-post/2020/03/21/How-to-dance-without-the-dancing

27/12/2019

I tripped over this anecdote last week...

A farmer is sitting on his porch in a chair, hanging out.

A friend walks up to the porch to say hello, and hears an awful yelping, squealing sound coming from inside the house.

"What's that terrifyin' sound?" asks the friend.

"It's my dog" said the farmer. "He's sittin' on a nail."

"Why doesn't he just sit up and get off it?" asks the friend.

The farmer deliberates on this and replies:

"Doesn't hurt enough yet."

I love this little story. For me much of its charm is that it's hard to believe a dog being so out of touch with its own circumstances. But I can believe it of a person. And I can believe it of myself.

What 'nails' am I sitting on and howling about? Will I still be sitting on them in a year's time?

15/11/2019

Apparently, sitting around with your head down can risk making you look like a muppet. Who knew? 😜

15/10/2019

… but if you think back pain is something your life could do without - try Alexander Technique!

02/09/2019

This really reminds me of the relationship that I had with my back before I started taking Alexander Technique lessons!

(I found it on Tumbler and don't know who to acknowledge for putting it together.)

04/08/2019

Maybe an altitude record for doing Alexander Technique?

In May I helped guide a corporate group to Everest Base Camp and as part of the service gave advice on walking uphill with less effort and on breathing more fully (quite a useful skill at altitude!)

The photo is taken above Dingboche (4410m) on the acclimatisation hike to Nangkartshang (5080m).

26/06/2019

Dude 1: "Hey, bro!"

Dude 2: "Yeah, bro?"

Dude 1: "Would you pass me that pamphlet?"

Dude 2: "Brochure!"

07/06/2019

Trying hard to look tall beside Grant Halliday of Roar Mens' Group! (www.facebook.com/1Roar)

Grant invited me to talk with the group today about back pain and Alexander Technique; a great attendance and plenty of insightful questions!

22/03/2019

Good fun today running hour-long workshops for the University of Strathclyde!

An inspiring group of people!

Is this course right for me? Target Audience: Staff and Students Alexander Technique teaches you how to live in tune with your own body. It has proven particularly effective for dealing with backpain and postural issues, but is just as useful as a means to breathe, move, sit and stand with more ease...

22/02/2019

The next workshop...

Because it ain't what you do, its the way that you do it.

That's what gets results!

Sun, Mar 10, 2019, 7:00 PM: Mindfulness that really matters!Learn how to use your own awareness in order to develop a richer sense of how your body interacts with your environment.An easy shift of att

22/01/2019

Thank you to Neville Shortt for visiting our group to demonstrate the Alexander Technique.

📷: Valery

28/11/2018

Being yourself through doing 'nothing'.

Doing nothing isn't as easy as it looks.

19/11/2018

Ever felt like life has knocked your body into the wrong shape?

Then bring it to someone who can make a few quick adjustments for you!

A man being fitted for a suit complained that one of the shoulders wasn’t cut properly. The tailor suggested he slightly turn his body. That improved it, but th...

04/11/2018

My latest article on looking after your back in the mountains!

You can read it in the latest Trail magazine (or here, if you would rather save yourself the £4.60!)

https://www.flowcoach.me/single-post/2018/11/02/Making-the-uphills-easier-on-your-back

Six ways to reduce backache in the mountains.

30/09/2018

Walking the walk!

https://www.flowcoach.me/single-post/2018/09/30/Walk-on-your-legs-not-with-them

Walking is a whole-body activity.

18/09/2018

The text of my most recent published article!

The Ramblers Association have printed this article of mine in the latest edition of their 'Walk Magazine'! If you are not a member, you might take the opportuni...