Finding Flow
A Natural Flow
There is a natural flow to all of life. This ‘flow’ also runs through your entire body in a clear fluid way. The stress of living in the modern world can impede this flow and therefore living peacefully is interrupted. Once you know what to do and what not to do, you can find the ease you seek simply because it is part of the human design. Doing less is a road to achieving more.
Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique is a tool for transformation, a ‘way’ for growing in consciousness and making changes to better your life. Some people come for lessons in the Alexander Technique because they hurt and are looking for relief. Others come because they want to become more proficient in an activity. Either way, the Alexander Technique provides a way to access a deep inner flow that simply makes life easier!
Tao Practices
Learning Meditation, Qigong, (chi kung), and Tai Chi is one of the best things I've kept doing over the last few decades. I've experienced fluid changes in my state of mind, movement, activities and perspective. Life has become easier and full of choice. It is my great joy and honor to pass on these teachings to my students. Why? Because they work!
Weekly Tai Chi Classes
Currently Classes are being taught online.
Details for the online classes can be found on this link.
Below are regular weekly classes held on site when they begin again:
Tuesdays
8am Brighton tai chi class
10am Mt Auburn Club tai chi class
4pm Beth Israel (BDIMC) Hospital tai chi class
Thursdays
8am Brighton tai chi class
10am Beth Israel (BDIMC) Hospital tai chi class
6pm Beth Israel (BDIMC) Hospital tai chi class
Saturdays
Marie Favorito teaches at the Universal Tao Boston School for Taoist Practices.
9:30am Qigong
10:30am Tai Chi
11:30am Meditation
Classes are held iat 11 Bow Street in Somerville
Specialized Courses
100 Day Practice
3 times a year we meet for 100 days to practice something we want to get better at. You choose what you want to practice and we'll hold that space with you for accountability and guidance. For more information click here.
Posture of Consciousness
This workshop combines principles of the Alexander Technique with 'Iron Shirt' Chi Kung Postures helping one to 'take a stand' in your life with relaxed confidence. "It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it" (Vicki and Lisa, students).
Tai Chi Coordinates, 13 Points of Power
In this class we'll also explore our innate connection to the Universe while practicing methods of consciously accessing this universal connection. The meaning of 'power' in this context means the ability to move. Learn 13 points in and around the body that generate life force energy. This can be understood as part of our 'energetic anatomy'. This 13 point matrix improves clarity, coordination and deepens present moment awareness.
The joy of hand washing
written by AT Teacher/trainer Jamee Culbertson
These days washing your hands can happen multiple times a day and certainly much more often than only one month ago.
I’m using my hand washing time to come back to myself. What does that mean? If my focus is predominantly on worldly matters or, if my attention is on my thoughts or worries about a future I cannot predict anyway, I am not fully available to present moment information to base my reality and decisions on. That would be better.
I began my journey with the Alexander Technique nearly 30 years ago. Alexander principles play a large part in my awareness. Where am I in space? What choices do I have in this moment? Am I aware of the ground underneath me? My Alexander Technique training has taught me how gravity does not have to be oppressive. In fact gravity is my #1 support system!
When I’m washing my hands I get a chance to slow down and step away from the agenda of ‘doing things’ throughout my day, whatever my task list is.
Because I’m instructed to wash them with hot soapy water for at least 20 seconds it gives me a break to explore sensory awareness. All of a sudden I feel like I have more time! The water feels really good while I’m getting a good lather going with the soap. The contact I feel with my two hands helps me realize where my feet are. I pause and take a breath.
During these days of covid19 washing my hands is a way to offer service to humanity. It’s never been so clear that taking care of myself is taking care of others.
As a teacher of the Alexander Technique I have an opportunity to support others by helping them find the depth of their own support. That’s my job. And nothing about it works if I am not enabling access to the innate depth of support for myself first.
The support I speak of is built into our natural design as humans, within the human body that enables us to be in an engaged relationship to gravity. In doing so we can all feel light on our feet no matter how much you weigh.
The relationship we have with our self and the natural world around us is a unified field, it's designed to be one that is innately supportive while we experience continuous changes in balance, a multitude of stimuli to respond to moment by moment-- including world events. It’s a design made for developing consciousness. Imagine, I get to choose my response to world events and not only be at the effect of them.
Ok, 20 seconds are up. Washing my hands is like hitting a reset button! I’m refreshed and ready for what’s next.
Extended Outreach
Rosie's Place
I participate in the 'Loving Yourself' day at the first women's shelter in the United States. Their mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that helps poor and homeless women.
Harvard University
I participate as an instructor for Tai Chi studies with Harvard University in association with Dr. Peter Wayne. I am First Aid CPR AED Certified with the American Heart Association.
Home Base
I taught tai chi in the Home Base program associated with Mass General Hospital for wounded Veterans suffering with PTSD.