I came upon Kundalini Yoga in rather desperate times. A local class was 200ft from my front door and I turned up dejected and hopeless to my first class. Here is the dichotomy, as a Movement Therapist I spent most of my time in dialogue with bodies; other’s and mine but in a grieving ten […]
Gerda Alexander ~ Founder of Eutony
GERDA ALEXANDER (1908 – 1994) was a musician, dancer and mime involved in the theatre scene of Berlin before moving to Copenhagen in 1929. Her great sensitivity and body awareness served her well when she contracted rheumatic fever aged 18, a disease which affects the heart, and needed to find ways to save her energy to […]
Influences on Posture: How we embody our lives
There are many influences on our structure and function. When I started my Aston-Patterning training in 2003, and following the work of Stanley Keleman later, I began to understand in a new light how the chronological sequence of past events has, in conjunction with all the other influences determine our shape (structure) and the way […]
What is The Franklin Method?
The Franklin Method teaches you how to create change in your body, mind and life. How does change happen? First we need to know where we are at, what we want to change and then how to tap into the natural intelligence inside of us, so that this part of us can do the work. 1. […]
The Wellness Syndrome
I read an article in The Guardian recently that describes how wellness has now become an ideology; based on the book The Wellness Syndrome by Carl Cederström and André Spicer. Reading this article I feel relief. While I am a Kundalini Yoga Teacher & Movement Therapist and therefore by association ought to be a thoroughbred positive […]
Future Proofing Human Beings
Embodiment, mindfulness, emotional and spiritual intelligence are all terms that have widened their audience of late; appealing to those in search of improved resilience and performance, or simply looking to program in the foundations of strength and flexibility required to build and operate active, positive, healthy lives and workforces. Sound simple? In theory, but for […]
The Body as a Temple
Is it possible to experience deep truths of reality in, and through, your body? Can your body be the place where you meet not only yourself but also the animating force of life itself? If we are willing to acknowledge the creative transformation that takes place within us. The multilevel gradation of nature from the […]
The other edge of freedom
Experiencing a limit can be a little uncomfortable. I discovered a fairly significant limit, during a “repousser” (Eutony jargon for working with pushing away) session during my first Eutony Retreat. Eutony teaches from unity. There are no distinctions made between the movements of the body, the mind, or the emotions for example. And furthermore no […]
My first experience with Eutony
Within the first class I notice nothing is pre-digested for me, it is left to me to figure out in my own body. Eutony instructions seem to be limited to themes for exploration and occasionally offered out to the group as a whole to prevent you from veering off too far or missing the point […]
Posture & Vitality in the Workplace
We live in stressful times as many of us deal with information overload, long commutes and deadlines. Trying to squeeze exercise into a busy schedule can sometimes feel like another stressful “must do”. Very often this is for the fear of not knowing what best to do, how, and in a time efficient way. Physical […]