Amy Ward Brimmer
3 Reasons to Take Alexander Lessons

A 3-minute video about the 3 most common reasons people come for Alexander Technique lessons.

3 Reasons to Take Alexander Lessons
Awareness, Mindfulness
Amy Ward Brimmer
Fear is Not the Enemy

I learned a long time ago that I don't have to be afraid of fear. It's an energy, and a rather unpleasant one -- unless you're choosing a scary book or film as entertainment. It can be mild and continuous or sudden and strong, but as emotions go, it's one of the easiest to recognize. And one of the hardest to bear.

Fear is Not the Enemy
Alexander Technique, Awareness, Mindfulness, Spirituality
Amy Ward Brimmer
Truths That Blow Your Mind

Over the years I have heard statements that rang true and woke me up to reality. These are truths that seem obvious upon hearing, but also feel familiar because they are easily verifiable by direct investigation or experience. It leaves you wondering, “how could I have forgotten this?” or amazed that you’ve never thought of it in that way before. The truths that blow your mind.

Truths That Blow Your Mind
Balance, Alexander Technique, Alignment, Meditation, Mindfulness
Amy Ward Brimmer
Steady in the Middle of it All

The spring equinox brings an equal amount of daylight and darkness, and it’s a good time to explore balance. Learning to surf the waves of life requires a commitment to turn toward direct experience, to include whatever is arising with acceptance, to learn how to balance in the gap between stimulus and response. Equanimity develops as the other factors of awakening are cultivated, and mindfulness is the link between them all.

Steady in the Middle of it All
Awareness, Mindfulness
Amy Ward Brimmer
Don't Go Back to Sleep

Two weeks into the new year, and many of us are already hitting trouble spots in sticking to our resolutions. That’s pretty typical, because deep and lasting change is not easy. The poet Rumi has some wise advice for how to stay awake and keep honoring those intentions.

Don't Go Back to Sleep
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The Power of Walking Backwards

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The Power of Walking Backwards

I often ask my Alexander students to explore walking backwards, because it provides so much useful information. It bypasses habitual assumptions about our bodies in motion and our relationship to the space we're in. For starters, how often do you move with an awareness of the space behind you? Are you, in fact, including what's in back of you right now (or to the side or above or below you)?

Awesome and Freaking Amazing AT

Today I did a trade with a gifted bodyworker, Oliver Danni Green, in payback for a wonderful massage I got a couple weeks ago.  Ze kindly shared this endorsement of my work on Facebook: The best part of being a professional bodyworker is being able to do exchanges with other practitioners! I had an AWESOME session with Amy Ward Brimmer today, who does Alexander Technique and Somatic Release. If you're in the Philadelphia area and you have a body, I highly recommend that you get a session (or a bunch of sessions!) with Amy.

As if that was not enough, Oliver Danni's friend, Maryann Concannon, posted what has now become perhaps my favorite affirmation of the Alexander Technique, ever:

When I heard of Alexander Technique I thought, "what the hell would an orator know about body work?" I was sure it was bollocks. But after a friend used it and then I tried it -- it was freaking amazing!!!!   I was cooking professionally at the time and had a bit of tennis elbow.  My Alexander Tech teacher told me to bend my knees (WTF) to make my elbow feel better.  And it worked! EVERY TIME.

Two terrific endorsements -- too terrific!