http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/ en Copyright 2013 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:27:51 +0000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss It's been some time since I last wrote a blog entry but feel it is now right that I resume and share ideas, thoughts and helpful suggestions with regards to poise. Having written another book all about Alexander Technique with... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2012/08/return_of_the_b.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2012/08/return_of_the_b.html Alexander Technique Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:27:51 +0000 Free Yourself from Back Pain is published by Kyle Cathie Ltd and will be in the shops in February 2011. The advance copy of my new book 'Free Yourself from Back Pain - A guide to the Alexander Technique'... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/12/free_yourself_f_1.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/12/free_yourself_f_1.html Alexander Technique Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:20:40 +0000 My new wooden horse finally arrived in Beaminster for the Alexander Technique saddle work I do with riders, having had it on order for several months. For some reason the joiner wasn't able to get it stable (sorry for the... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/09/wooden_horse_fo.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/09/wooden_horse_fo.html Alexander Technique Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:24:47 +0000 I have to admit, it's just wonderful giving Alexander Technique lessons from my home in Beaminster, Dorset! Admittedly I'm not able to be there as often as I'd like; my central London Alexander Practice is so busy and I need... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/09/alexander_techn_1.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/09/alexander_techn_1.html Alexander Technique Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:28:58 +0000 Does one need a clear mind to write, or does writing clear the mind? Maybe it works both ways... Having just completed another check through of the edits of my forthcoming book about avoiding back pain with the Alexander Technique,... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/09/writing_clears_1.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/09/writing_clears_1.html Writing Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:57:44 +0000 I bought a new chair for my Alexander Technique teaching room at home in Dorset at the weekend. Well, it's not actually a new chair being around 80 years old, but it's new to me and with a good cleaning,... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/03/learning_from_m.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/03/learning_from_m.html Alexander Technique Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:49:45 +0000 Our move to Beaminster in Dorset a year ago after 25 years of being in London has made such a difference to our lives. The weekly travel to London where I still work is one thing and we've been getting... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/03/alexander_techn_2.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2010/03/alexander_techn_2.html Alexander Technique Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:55:25 +0000 My last client this morning commented after her three week visit to USA to see some universities that she may apply for, that her posture had 'slipped back' and she'd lost some of what we'd achieved in her earlier Alexander... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/11/my_last_client.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/11/my_last_client.html Alexander Technique Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:29:11 +0000 Suddenly it's autumn and we're pulling warm sweaters and heavy jackets out of the wardrobe; the heating is on again and we made our first log fire of the season on Saturday. It's not exactly bitterly cold, but there is... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/10/hunching_agains.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/10/hunching_agains.html Shoulders Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:20:53 +0000 Saturday 18th July, 1:45pm EST (New York Time) (and 6.30pm Greenwich Meantime. UK) on www.darlaontheradio.com. Tune in to The Darla Shine Show and you'll hear me chatting live with Darla Shine on Being Positive, Happiness and Posture. It a... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/07/talking_positiv.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/07/talking_positiv.html Radio interview Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:00:19 +0000 Tiger Woods A client today was saying how his golf swing left something to be desired, despite managing to play a good game. He described that during his swing, his right hip and leg did something strange that caused... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/changing_the_sw.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/changing_the_sw.html End Gaining Tue, 19 May 2009 08:51:06 +0000 Le Cottage, Talloires, Annecy, France One of my first clients this morning told me that she's going to Annecy in France for a holiday next week. How wonderful I thought, remembering the times I've been to Annecy, beside its... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/pressing_pause.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/pressing_pause.html Memory Thu, 14 May 2009 09:24:02 +0000 We read with interest that the winner of TV Master Chef, Mat Follas is due to open his new restaurant in his own Dorset town of Beaminster and where we moved to ourselves, just a few weeks ago! (Now... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/_we_read_with_i.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/_we_read_with_i.html Walking Mon, 11 May 2009 11:32:13 +0000 Our refurbished home is now finished, the builders have moved on to new pastures and we have finally moved in. Eight months of building and repair works to our new 200 year old house has finally come to an end... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/back_on_track_a.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/05/back_on_track_a.html Alexander Technique Wed, 06 May 2009 11:23:14 +0000 My first client this morning was saying how the Alexander Technique was helping her game of tennis.... how she could get to the ball faster. Her coach had commented on the speed of her reactions and she firmly puts it... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/03/unexpected_impr.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/03/unexpected_impr.html Alexander Technique Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:55:26 +0000 Unnecessary strain and distortion in the military stance. "Pull your shoulders back, man....and stand up straight!" Can't you hear a Sargent Major shouting this? And haven't we heard our parents tell us similarly when we were young (or even... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/01/_pull_your_shou.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/01/_pull_your_shou.html Posture Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:41:40 +0000 Dovedale, Derbyshire Our traditional trip north to Sheffield to stay with relatives was capped by a couple of days in Derbyshire for walks, hot teas, roaring log fires and crisp frost. I had taken my Hasselblad equipment to do... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/01/_dovedale_derby.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2009/01/_dovedale_derby.html Walking Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:49:43 +0000 In our work with the Alexander Technique I am constantly reminded of how in our society we are constantly striving to do better at things. There is a sort of underlying principle of 'needing to get things done'; to complete... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/12/doing_less.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/12/doing_less.html Alexander Technique Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:48:31 +0000 Chilterns, Oxfordshire, December We've been having such great weather recently, not that I've seen much of it as I'm so very busy with teaching the Alexander Technique I've barely had time to get out of my office. But I... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/12/_chilterns_oxfo.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/12/_chilterns_oxfo.html Walking Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:35:49 +0000 A new client said to me the other day, "What I like about this Alexander Technique it is so much in 'the Now'." And I couldn't agree more. This technique enables us to deal with our postural habits; complex as... http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/12/dealing_with_th.html http://www.noelkingsley.com/blog/archives/2008/12/dealing_with_th.html Habits Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:59:11 +0000