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A simple girl with the hands of an angel, Andrea surprised us. She was one of the earliest of we second generation teachers to grow a large practice. Her easy nature drew pupils from all social and professional classes. Her plain, down-to-earth...

how I conquered gravity and stood up It was a bit of a shock being born.  Upon ejection from my uterine pond I found myself heavy as lead.  Astronauts know what I’m talking about.  On their return to earth, where the lack of gravity in space rend...

Awards for Chairs WIGGLESIDE CHAIR  - “innovative, playful and surprising….”  demonstrates that even an architect of Frank Gehry’s stature fails to employ a sense of human proportion in the realm of furniture. Each of the chairs sketche...

A discourse on the practice of wearing orthotic insoles in shoes as a means of remedying poor posture Putting remedial arch supports in children’s shoes as a means of correcting common postural defects, such as flat feet or hyper-extended knees, i...

1. The Alexander Technique Frederick Matthias Alexander’s Technique is among the finest exports ever to leave Australia. It is now a household name in many countries. It is fully incorporated in the curricula of the world’s leading music and dra...

or "Could you show me how to Bend?" This request can never be satisfactorily addressed in a direct way. Feeling that you do not know how to bend means that reaching downward has become painful or at best uncomfortable or difficult for you because your...

The benefit of instruction The idea may be effective as a marketing strategy, but have you ever heard anyone play piano after their sixth lesson? In reality nothing is learned that quickly - except perhaps how to bake a cake. Yet even a chef would...

We do a lot of it. We generally do it very badly, as is evidenced by the growing lists of damaged parts we develop through sitting for long periods. Nor is it entirely due to our increased longevity that these lists are lengthening. Complainants...

"It's not the LIFTING, it's the LEANING", said Anne Lenert RN. At that time she comprised twenty years' worth of forcibly retired nursing skills. She said, "Lifting is a consciously-planned operation into which much thought and experience has been put....

The shape of things to come My grandfather was the owner of an old Italian violin. The first time I took it out of its case and held it in my hands I was struck by how beautiful it was. The instrument had an ingenious shape, an organic wholeness...