Radiolab is an excellent program produced for NPR that features lively and entertaining explorations of scientific and philosophical topics. In 2006, they aired a show about the mind/body connection, and included a fascinating segment on a man who suddenly and permanently lost his kinesthetic/proprioceptive sense. You can hear the entire fascinating program here:
ByWitold Fitz-Simon
Normally the mind gets attached by seeing or hearing something. It is mainly through the eyes and ears that the mind goes out and gathers things to satisfy its desires. Before the mind is attracted to something it sees or hears, you should have discrimination to see whether that object is good for you or not. The…
ByWitold Fitz-Simon
If the Alexander Technique is about one thing, it’s about negotiating the startle response. This is a reflex action we, all of us, undergo when faced with an alarming stimulus. It helps us to escape and protect ourselves when faced with danger. Most of us, however, live lives in which life-threatening danger doesn’t happen all that…
ByWitold Fitz-Simon
Over the past two weeks, I’ve definitely noticed that I’ve enjoyed some days at AT school more than others. The program is quite a chaotic in it’s arrangement, in a way. I’ve mentioned before that there are nine people in the program, all at different levels, but there are also two different tracks, a morning…
ByWitold Fitz-Simon
My Alexander Technique teacher training began at a run today. After a round of introductions, we grouped up and went straight to work. There was the main teacher, Brooke, and an assistant teacher, Ina, working with us. While the teachers laid hands on two of the groups, the third lay on the floor with their…
ByWitold Fitz-Simon
Eye strain is an increasing problem for many of us in our digital world. Our eyes were not built to be constantly staring at a fixed point with a bright light shining straight at them for several hours at a time. They are, in fact, incredibly skilled at tracking the movement of all the things…
ByWitold Fitz-Simon
As part of my Alexander Technique teacher training, I have to fulfill a certain number of hours of independent study work to complement classroom hours. Some of this is taken up by writing a final paper, reading set books and other organizational bits and pieces. 80 hours of this work is elective, with a large…
