http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:45:54 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Edison "If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would truly astound ourselves." Not my words, but those of inventor Thomas Edison, 1847-1931 who gave us the light bulb. It also comes to mind that he... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/07/if_we_did_all_t.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/07/if_we_did_all_t.html Abilities Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:45:54 +0000 The sudden sultry weather has made us all sleepy after lunch. I even feel it myself despite having had my usual nap; timed for just after I've eaten and before my first afternoon client arrives. I need to be at... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/07/the_sudden_sult.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/07/the_sudden_sult.html Alexander Technique Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:58:51 +0000 Having my nap National Siesta Day was a busy one for me, but I still managed to get my nap, a little earlier than usual given I got up at 4.30am yesterday. The wave of tiredness that is quite... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/reflections_on.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/reflections_on.html National Siesta Day Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:57:01 +0000 Wednesday 25th June is NATIONAL SIESTA DAY Now running for its third year National Siesta Day is one day in the year when we can have a nap at lunchtime without fear of criticism because we'll all be doing... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/_wednesday_25th.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/_wednesday_25th.html National Siesta Day Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:26:37 +0000 With ever increasing sophistication of analysis in marketing and our preoccupation with classifying things and people into groups so that we can 'identify' with them in whatever way that our interests may determine, there is an increasing danger of misunderstanding... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/with_ever_incre.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/with_ever_incre.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:36:04 +0000 Albatross Busy day today? It's easy to get caught up in the activities of the day, the meetings, reports to write, children to wash, clothe and feed, home to clean, do the shopping et al. When the head is... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/over_the_hill_a.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/over_the_hill_a.html Attitude Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:45:42 +0000 An Alexander Technique enthusiast told me the other day that she feels that her experience with using the technique is like a voyage into the unknown. I immediately related to her view and commented that such an attitude where she... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/voyage_into_the.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/voyage_into_the.html Alexander Technique Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:43:03 +0000 New generation video eyewear. The spectacles are well adjusted so she is looking through the centre of the lens while maintaining good posture. Although we have a national and indeed a global tendency to stiffen our necks and hold... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/wearing_spectac.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/wearing_spectac.html Spectacles Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:55:43 +0000 Sometimes I struggle to find the words to express myself, and that's in the language I know. Maybe you have the same experience. Sometimes a word in another language seems more appropriate and more fitting; one word suffices where... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/sometimes_i_str.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/sometimes_i_str.html Attitude Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:26:09 +0000 A strange but curiously interesting phenomenon has come to my awareness but sadly the such a theory (which it can only be from my perspective) remains frustratingly useless. It seems to be a fact that no matter how many mosquito... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/a_strange_but_c_1.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/a_strange_but_c_1.html Awareness Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:38:38 +0000 A few details to concider without forgetting the activity as a whole I learnt during my last violin lesson that would help the smoothness of my playing and particularly the transition from one note to another if the next... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/stepping_back_f.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/stepping_back_f.html Technique Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:57:27 +0000 Never having been a fan of tests that measure my brain power, I surprised myself when having stumbled upon a free IQ test, that I actually completed it with a reasonable score and also without it spanning several days and... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/never_having_be.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/never_having_be.html IQ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:57:27 +0000 Are you sitting comfortably? So what are your feet doing? If you're ever sitting in a cafe, restaurant or office, take a glance at the people around you and notice what their legs and feet are doing... Some will have... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/what_are_your_f.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/06/what_are_your_f.html Feet Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:33:54 +0000 Are you an expert in a particular field or are you a specialist at any activity who can achieve the highest standards possible? That's 'part one' of my question; the other part is, "Are you at your happiest when doing... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/the_secret_of_l.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/the_secret_of_l.html Happiness Thu, 29 May 2008 06:58:22 +0000 One of my clients was telling me today about her conversation with a friend who is also having lessons in the Alexander Technique. Apparently during a lesson she had been asked about when she answers the phone, does she... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/one_of_my_clien.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/one_of_my_clien.html phone Wed, 28 May 2008 16:04:28 +0000 Going on holiday is an opportunity to leave all our normal day-to-day activities, worries and considerations behind and switch off for that well earned valuable rest. The switching off process is part of the relaxation and along with visiting new... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/taking_alexande.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/taking_alexande.html Alexander Technique Sat, 24 May 2008 07:01:37 +0000 Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens It's 6.00am and I'm on vacation, having uploaded some colour snaps from the last few days' sojourns here in deepest Dorset. (I use a small digital camera for quick snaps, while my main photographic equipment is... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/simple_pleasure.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/simple_pleasure.html Happiness Thu, 22 May 2008 06:31:25 +0000 A visit to Stinford Church in Dorset brought us in touch with England's literary past and the grave of Thomas Hardy, author of The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), The Woodlanders (1887) and Tess of the d'Urbervilles. He's buried alongside... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/a_visit_to_stin.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/a_visit_to_stin.html Dorset Mon, 19 May 2008 20:59:09 +0000 Attending to outstanding matters has been a focus of mine in recent weeks. One of which is updating my Last Will and Testament so that the appropriate people receive what I would like them to receive. It is many,... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/last_will_and_t.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/last_will_and_t.html Attitude Fri, 16 May 2008 14:31:14 +0000 With the introduction of the BBC's new Headroom, a campaign to help us cope with life's ups and downs. I am drawn to ponder on the state of our minds and health, given the supposed higher standard of living... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/chin_up.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/05/chin_up.html Attitude Wed, 14 May 2008 15:08:19 +0000