Comments on: DOING NOTHING- an introduction to the Alexander technique http://www.openjournalmontreal.com/doing-nothing-an-introduction-to-the-alexander-technique/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:29:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: risa http://www.openjournalmontreal.com/doing-nothing-an-introduction-to-the-alexander-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-46 risa Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:34:25 +0000 http://open.touchbasic.com/journal/?p=114#comment-46 Wow, that is a weird coincidence. I have a really hard time with it too- but i need to insert little 'nothing' pauses into almost everything to be able to deal with my back and headaches. it's pretty awesome how well it works. but i think i'm in this place where i need to figure out mechanisms for dealing with the pain because of my own impulse for productivity, and bc of my culture's constant busyness and distraction. Lawrence- the teacher who wrote this piece- talks a lot about african culture, and the movement of african runners (who i think he's gotten to work with) and how their posture is long and open and un-busy. anyway- weird and cool. you know how information supposedly moves really fast in a network where everyone knows just one other person? the usual example is the party where you tell only one person which wine is the good stuff, and then, faster then it could have taken for each individual person to be told, everyone knows and the good stuff is gone. bc of this network principle i sort of wonder if themes will make themselves on Open, without me calling for structured theme 'issues'. bc info and bits of ideas will travel super quick and interest people from different perspectives at the same time, and then collide with each other there and produce organic discourses around things. so- looking forward to your next epistle! Risa Wow, that is a weird coincidence. I have a really hard time with it too- but i need to insert little ‘nothing’ pauses into almost everything to be able to deal with my back and headaches. it’s pretty awesome how well it works. but i think i’m in this place where i need to figure out mechanisms for dealing with the pain because of my own impulse for productivity, and bc of my culture’s constant busyness and distraction. Lawrence- the teacher who wrote this piece- talks a lot about african culture, and the movement of african runners (who i think he’s gotten to work with) and how their posture is long and open and un-busy.
anyway- weird and cool.
you know how information supposedly moves really fast in a network where everyone knows just one other person? the usual example is the party where you tell only one person which wine is the good stuff, and then, faster then it could have taken for each individual person to be told, everyone knows and the good stuff is gone. bc of this network principle i sort of wonder if themes will make themselves on Open, without me calling for structured theme ‘issues’. bc info and bits of ideas will travel super quick and interest people from different perspectives at the same time, and then collide with each other there and produce organic discourses around things.

so- looking forward to your next epistle!
Risa

]]> By: Michael http://www.openjournalmontreal.com/doing-nothing-an-introduction-to-the-alexander-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Michael Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:31:51 +0000 http://open.touchbasic.com/journal/?p=114#comment-45 Risa... amazing... really strange... just caught this last entry in your open journal... I am in the process of writing another group email (and been writing this one for a while slowly contributing ideas) anyway... the title of my email is called Learning How to Do Nothing. Not really the same idea as the piece in OpenJournal, but an interesting coincidence. Here in Mali, most people (I should say men!) do very little but sit around, waiting for something to happen. I'm such a go getter that for the first few weeks here I found it intolerable not to always be super productive and in the midst of getting something done. I don't do well at relaxation. Its just not me. That said, I've been forced to learn how to do nothing. From waiting for interviews to pan out and getting nothing done at work (through no wish of my own) to sitting at home watching the world pass you by, it has been a real challenge... but an interesting one. I'm not sure I want it to stick, as I believe in being productive, but an interesting excercise nonetheless. Ok... though that was random and thought I would let you know. Live and love life, Michael Risa…

amazing… really strange… just caught this last entry in your open journal… I am in the process of writing another group email (and been writing this one for a while slowly contributing ideas) anyway… the title of my email is called Learning How to Do Nothing. Not really the same idea as the piece in OpenJournal, but an interesting coincidence.

Here in Mali, most people (I should say men!) do very little but sit around, waiting for something to happen. I’m such a go getter that for the first few weeks here I found it intolerable not to always be super productive and in the midst of getting something done. I don’t do well at relaxation. Its just not me. That said, I’ve been forced to learn how to do nothing. From waiting for interviews to pan out and getting nothing done at work (through no wish of my own) to sitting at home watching the world pass you by, it has been a real challenge… but an interesting one. I’m not sure I want it to stick, as I believe in being productive, but an interesting excercise nonetheless.

Ok… though that was random and thought I would let you know.

Live and love life,
Michael

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