The other day I awoke feeling much less-than-wonderful even though it was  another gorgeous Fall day in Portland.  Truly, I did not want to waste it’s beauty and I knew that I needed to use all the tools I had at my disposal to dig out of that grey hole in which I was enclosing…

I attended a fundraising dinner last week and for a second year was impressed with what is happening with young people who choose to participate in this organization, here in Portland, Oregon.    The educational wonder is REAP, Inc., Reaching and Empowering All People. According to their website, www.reapusa.org, they are “dedicated to student voice…

 My dear Mother left this earthly planet six years ago today.  I miss her daily and remember what made her special.  She was a strong woman who said what she thought, was kind, loved being around people, and was not afraid of change.  She moved cross-country at the age of 85, learned to use public…

TO INHIBIT=TO STOP! One of the 3 principles of the Alexander Technique is inhibition, that is, to STOP! Simple, right? We recognize something is not working and we stop. Slam-Dunk-Done!! I was watching our 22 month old puppy, Tobey. Mostly, he does not know what stopping or inhibiting means, in any way. He’s all forward…

I have to write about the dueling car alarms today because every time I think of it I giggle.  You ask, what do car alarms have to do with breath and the Alexander Technique?  Read on! Yesterday was a day in which 3 different cars were needed to transport children from school, to gymnastics, to…

Moving ahead with delight and a sense of expectation and wonder.  Thinking about past, present and future, yet wanting to be in the moment here and now.  These are my thoughts at the dawn of this day.  Sun shines in the room, glowing through the window in the crisp, Fall-like air and the reflection of…