by Mari Hodges | Aug 14, 2025 | Classes, English, Posts English, Uncategorized
Back pain affects almost everybody at some point in life, and sometimes it can really get in the way of enjoying life. Alexander Technique has been shown to help people reduce back pain and get back to activity. And group classes are a fun and economical way to learn...
by Mari Hodges | Apr 2, 2025 | English, Posts English, Uncategorized
Hello all! On the way to the beach for my first surf lesson, I admitted my fear of the ocean and waves to my surf teacher. He told me, “If you don’t stress and get worked up, you’ll ride the wave.” Well, that was the gist of it anyway. The lesson started on a board...
by Mari Hodges | Jun 24, 2024 | English, Posts English, Uncategorized
When the pain comes it grabs my attention. It keeps me from thinking, from interacting with people. It’s invisible except for the grimace or the sadness or fear on my face. I am afraid it will last anywhere from 2 to 10 days like it does when this happens randomly...
by Mari Hodges | Jun 21, 2024 | English, Posts English, Uncategorized
I am walking. I am walking over the beautiful desert through breathtakingly beautiful rock formations, I am walking under a wide sky with intriguing clouds. I am walking inside the house. I am walking with my whole body. I am walking on the outside and the inside....
by Mari Hodges | Jun 20, 2024 | English, Posts English, Uncategorized
Artwork by Rosemary Meza-Despias As part of my retreat, today we have come to Santa Fe, out of the wide open countryside to the picturesque city. I am practicing a couple things. One is paying attention to myself and what I am doing amid the greater stimuli in an...
by Mari Hodges | Jun 17, 2024 | English, Posts English, Uncategorized
You may know that I am away at a retreat with a theme of walking with a teacher of mine, way out in the New Mexican countryside. The landscape is gorgeous. I love the colorful rock formations that are eons old. We have free time every day and I’m writing down some of...
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