* Stage fright doesn’t mean you’re not confident. It means your body thinks something important is happening. And it is. [...]

Presenting Online//Virtual Meetings got you upside down? *Sitting in front of a screen, trying to be clear, engaging, and [...]

* I love doing these drawings. They sensitize and inform me in ways I don't expect. This practice deepens [...]

I’m reading Catherine Prices book: The Power of Fun – How to feel alive again. I’m thinking about how [...]

1. Arrive. Don’t rush in.Take a moment to land in the space.Feel your feet on the floor.Let your attention drop [...]

Caryn Katz is an Alexander Technique teacher and Voice Coach, whose work sits at the intersection between theatre, somatic practice, [...]

Many people dislike the sound of their recorded voice, a common experience known as Voice Confrontation. This discomfort arises because [...]

This one is for the tweens (11 yrs to 13 yrs ) Self-regulation tools for young brains to pause, think, [...]

Try some small changes to avoid that carpal tunnel, or that eye-strain, or that ouchy thumb thing that’s happening or [...]

My experiment — and my work — has been to come back into my senses and into my body, and [...]

Where Brilliance moves fast: Supporting the ADHD Child I’m working with a brilliant 12-year-old boy with ADHD. His creativity [...]

Stop. I feel the ground underneath my feet. Look around. Breathe gently. Allow for tiny micro-movements throughout my body. [...]

I teach Voice and Presence through the lens of theatre practice, Alexander Technique, Leadership Presence and a foundational practice [...]

Originally appeared in Earth Star Magazine February/March 2009 By Rosemary Gaddum Gordon, D.B.O., M.A. The eye is a light-catcher. To [...]

This image is a useful prompt to allow for some lengthening through the back, letting the neck be long [...]

We know Posture is important – but is telling our kids and ourselves to “Stand Up Straight!” the answer? [...]

For leaders and executives at every level, having control over your voice and presence is crucial. Better understanding and [...]

Public Speaking is one of the most important skills a person can develop. It is not a single skill [...]

Broad idea. I’m curious about it in an embodied way. Balancing as play; balancing as practice for myself as I [...]

“The Voice is our longest limb” – Voice and Presence teacher Elissa Weinzimmer says, evoking the idea that our voices [...]

Today’s mini freedom practice for the tongue is around being a little more conscious and aware of the tongue [...]

The tongue is a strange muscle. Pink and moist and covered in bumpy bumps. Gross and awesome. It’s a [...]

If your neck is shortened and tight, your chin is probably jutting forward, and you are clamping down on [...]

Being distracted is the norm. Hearing the beginning of what someone is saying and then zoning out. Asking someone’s name [...]

So busy they are doing my will in the world. Full of gusto and charm. Full of residue effort and [...]

Wanting chewing gum as soon as I get in the car. The right song. A new pair of pants. A [...]

An ergonomic position for the whole self. It is not a static place but an organized place from which to [...]

Otherwise attention and body shrink into the size of the device and everything follows 🌪️ 💫💫💫 Free up and out. [...]

Doing homework with Jo and chopping the veg – writing and listening to music – driving and listening to my [...]

Nothing more gorgeous than a happy back.😇 What is a happy back? A happy back is open and released [...]

There you are about to open your mouth to speak to a group of people…. Heart hammering in your [...]

When people ask me what the Alexander Technique is, I can get a little flustered. It’s not easy to [...]