This is a guest post from Alexander Technique teacher Amy Ward Brimmer of Way Opens Center in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Now that Way Opens Center is on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, I am learning how best to take advantage of these social media venues. It’s a little daunting, but the Alexander Technique shows me how to learn something new by slowing down, observing, and experimenting. Read the rest of this entry »
Tom caught some flak from Lord Sugar for nodding too much. If you’re quick, you can catch him in action on BBC iPlayer, in The Apprentice: You’re Fired Episode 10. There’s a great sequence around 12 minutes in.
We humans come equipped with some fairly amazing infrastructure. Here’s five and a half spine facts to help you love your back just a little bit more:
‘You needed to have more backbone, and not have your emotions written all over your face’.
So said Karen Brady to Zoe, who was fired from The Apprentice tonight. It’s a fascinating metaphor, and one which reflects the subtle but powerful effect posture and body language have on us.
Sir Ian McKellen – aka Gandalf in Lord of the Rings – is one of the UK’s most distinguished actors. He’s also a huge fan of the Alexander Technique. I know, because his teacher told me.
Glenn’s toast! Later, on ‘The Apprentice: You’re Fired’ on BBC2, he said he ‘blanked out’ in the Boardroom. That’s a common but little-known response to extreme stress. You may not have heard of it, but you’ve probably done it.
Half way point in the TV series, and you could read the stress in the faces of two of the candidates – quite literally in their jaws. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s summer and the feet of Britain are out, unveiled to the world. Here’s five footie facts to unlock easy poise and perfect posture. Read the rest of this entry »
Apprentice candidate Ellie Read is this year’s bluff, no-nonsense Northerner. She admitted in the beauty episode that she wasn’t a ‘girly girl’. Fair enough, but if she’s going to wear very high heels, she should spare a thought for health and safety if not femininity. Read the rest of this entry »
