The Alexander Technique is offered at the Indian Hill Music School to help thier music students play with ease.

About Indian Hill Music School: 

Founded in 1985, Indian Hill Music School, has grown into one of the largest, most respected community music schools in New England. We strive to touch the lives of individuals, families and communities through quality music instruction, including private lessons, classes, ensembles, and a multitude of performance opportunities.

For more information visit their website here.

Rich White shares how lessons in the ALexander TEchnique have improved his relationships both business and personal.

4 Students of the Alexander Technique share their stories and experiences from having Alexander lessons and the way it has changed their lives.

Roanne Weisman talks about her experience with the Alexander Technique as helpful to her while recovering from a stroke. To learn more about Roanne visit her website here.

Documentary:

At a time in history when Yoga was practiced in basements and Martial Arts found only in the movies, Taoist Internal Alchemy was not accessible to the western world.

This was the time Master Mantak Chia came to America with a dream to share Taoist Wisdom, back in the mid 1970′s.

Early seekers of the Tao found him in a small office in Chinatown, New York City and the Healing Tao system was born and became the bridge between East and West. We traveled the world to interview Master Chia and those early seekers who reveal ‘How it All Began’.

Produced by Jamee Culbertson, Way of the Arrow Media and
Karin Sorvik of  The Healing Tao Society

Awards:

$1000 Grant from the Healing Tao Society

2nd place Winner for Best Documentary in the Northeast Region (USA), of the Alliance for Community Media Film Festival 

Produced for Marie Favorito of the Boston Healing Tao.

This easy to master Yang style Tai Chi form consists of thirteen movements repeated in four directions. Learn to move freely and naturally without stiffness or tension.  The more quiet you become externally, the more energy can move internally.

Because it is a short form, it is easy to experience the inner structure, relaxation, alignment and energy of Tai Chi. Once learned it can be performed in 10-12 minutes making it easy to incorporate into a busy life.

This 10 Minute Tai Chi Short Form will guide you to:
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• Generate more energy
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• Release tension
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• Improve your posture
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• Deepen your breathing
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• Awaken healing energy
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• Stress management

For more information please visit the Boston Healing Tao

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Wonder Works Studio is located in Fairfax, Vermont. Wonderworks is a set of transformational conversations, innovative programs, groups, trainings, books, tools, activities and insightful experiences designed for those who wish to prosper. To live more abundantly one must become more generous and grateful. Our work is a force for goodness, and intentional thought.

The purpose of this promotional DVD is to introduce you to Toni Stone and Wonderworks Studio. Interviews with some of her students bring home the real message of transformation that occurs in Toni’s trainings – an environment of openness and honesty. Students move their consciousness from that of poverty to a mindful practice of Prosperity.

“Jamee did a great job for me. I had no idea where to start but she did. She interviewed people for me….she took extra pictures so they would be appropriate…she came back as many times as needed…she didn’t complain when various people were hard to manage..she just simply went where needed, did what was required and wrapped the whole package masterfully and we had a very good time with it.

-Toni stone, Founder and Director

The Practice
People of all ages, professions, and outlooks use Wonder Works Studio to keep themselves in right-relationship with their own mission in the world. Projects, programs, and books are part of the conversation that keeps prosperity growing.

Chaos subsides when prosperity practitioners show up sharing, caring and reminding people that there is a choice in every moment called PERSPECTIVE. We choose direction with words and action. The possibility perspective and willingness to act are signs of a progressive prosperity practice.

On-going Conversation
Prosperity work is an out-picturing of an ancient urge to have and give more. Wonder Works Studio has been training, teaching, and coaching for 30 years. Groups, classes, and talks happen presently in New England, and New York City. One year trainings are always in progress and are open to previous class participants or clients. In person coaching is offered in Boston MA and in Burlington VT. Phone coaching is available anywhere. Video conference coaching will also soon be available.

For further information, call 802-849-2257 or visit Toni’s website here.

Dr Randall Ferrell explains the ‘Proper Core Posture and Upper and Lower Cross exercises in this DVD.

Dr. Randall Ferrell is a classically trained chiropractor who uses his extensive knowledge of the human frame, diet, and the causes and prevention of disease in his comprehensive healing practice. Dr. Ferrell refers to his particular brand of healing as the “new traditional medicine” – a return to the roots of Western medicine in the teachings of Hippocrates. The new traditional medicine incorporates all the best of the shamanic, spiritual, and physical healing he has learned.

To contact Dr. Ferrell – visit his website

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FAQ: Posture Rehabilitation Exercises

Q: What can I expect from practicing the postures in this DVD?

A. Put simply – better posture and therefore better health. The exercises in this DVD are designed to strengthen your muscles so that they can hold the head where it should be, aligned and balanced on the neck, and the shoulders back, chest out, hips aligned, and feet easily supporting your body’s weight evenly.

Q: My problem isn’t a bad back, but digestive issues. Why are you recommending I do these exercises?

Anywhere a nerve travels in the body can be affected by nerve irritation. Many times the pain you are experiencing is a long way from the nerve irritation. For example, nerve irritations in the neck may be felt as pain in the wrist, hand, stomach or eyes. In other words, nerve irritation can create disruptions anywhere in the body. If I’ve given you these exercises to do, that means I’ve found nerve irritation that is linked with your particular health challenge, and know that these exercises are going to be an essential part of your healing.

Q: My posture is great right after my chiropractic treatment, but a day or two later I’m out of alignment again. Will the DVD help with that?

Yes. These exercises are really important for maintaining the good posture (and how much taller you are) after you see me for adjustments. Think of your head as having the approximate weight of a bowling ball. Have you ever tried to hold a bowling ball out in front of you for a few minutes? It’s very difficult. Your muscles become tired and weak, and may even cramp up. So many of us don’t realize how we hold our heads forward. Notice that the next time you’re at the computer or sitting and watching tv, or just walking down the street. Most people hold their head forward almost all the time. Studies have shown that for every inch our head goes forward, the body has to support 12-14 pounds of extra weight! Studies have also shown a direct relationship between our bent-over patterns and disease.

Q: How do these exercises improve my health?

When we are not properly aligned, our muscles pull on the vertebra (the bones in our back and neck). This irritates nerves whose job it is to send power and information to all the body’s parts. If these nerves are irritated, they can distort the messages they’re created to send, or stop sending them altogether. This is like a garden hose that has a kink or leak in it – the water doesn’t get to the plants, and so the plants wither and die.

Your organs, muscles, tendons, digestion, breathing, movement and even thinking all rely on getting the correct and clear message from the nerves. So you can see how important it is that we have proper alignment, which in turn allows the nerves to do their job efficiently and effectively.

Q: I’m not very disciplined. How do I stay motivated to do these?

If feeling better and having good health, which in turn makes you look good and have more confidence, aren’t enough of a motivation, how about this – charisma and personal power. Nerves work by electrical conductors and all electrical conductors have a degree of magnetism to them. By doing these exercises, you’re increasing your magnetism and therefore your charisma. When you look and feel good, that is reflected in your overall presentation to the world around you. And one more thing – these exercises will make you feel stronger and subsequently more in control of your life.

Q: Are the exercises difficult and time consuming?

The postures are designed to allow you to practice them easily, quickly, anytime and anywhere.

Q: When will I see results from doing the exercises?

If done consistently 2x per day, these exercises will produce visible results within 1 to 3 months. But you’ll be able to feel the difference right away. Typically people will feel a change very quickly, and sometimes can be mildly sore at the beginning. Any soreness gets worked out right away. The exercises in this video will increase circulation and blood flow throughout the body, allowing the muscles to relax and pain to dissipate.

Note: No one has asked about this, but I feel it’s important that you know that these exercises help with what I call “the art of body awareness”. Even after you do them the first time, you are getting more in touch with how you hold your body. You’ll notice your posture more during the day, and will find yourself correcting it. You’ll notice how you’re breathing more deeply when your posture is aligned.

My goal is to empower you to have control of your health. I can help you with the “big stuff”, but you can help yourself a lot by doing these exercises.

Remember, it’s easier to stay well than it is to get well.

Dr. Randall W. Ferrell

World Tai Chi Day is a growing global event held each year.  This is a short video of participation by the Boston Healing Tao students led by Marie Favorito.
http://www.BostonHealingTao.com

Sylvia Olden Lee  1917-2004.  This documentary is about Sylvia Olden Lee’s story.

Produced and Narrated by Marian Dora Howe of Tecumseh Productions.

Editing by Jamee Culbertson and Eddie Vartabedian at Alta Vision, MA

A personal note from Dora: