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    Resistance
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jun 3
    • 2 min

    Resistance

    The first time I recall feeling anxious before travel I was 29 years old. My dad was driving me to the airport for the trip of a...
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    There's No Such Thing as an Ant
    Eve Bernfeld
    • May 15
    • 2 min

    There's No Such Thing as an Ant

    I watched a sugar ant walk across my kitchen counter, knowing that a string of ants wouldn’t be far behind. And I found myself engaged...
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    I'd Rather Be Here Now
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Mar 16
    • 2 min

    I'd Rather Be Here Now

    The other day I was walking at Smith and Bybee Lakes next to my son. It was a gorgeous day—warm enough for a thick hoodie and scarf,...
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    Waste Not...
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Mar 2
    • 2 min

    Waste Not...

    I was commiserating with a student yesterday about how hard it is to find time to dedicate to the Alexander Technique practice of lying...
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    Joyful Roundup
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Joyful Roundup

    We’re deep into the season when we are supposed to be joyful. Whether we like it or not. And coming to the end of yet another year of...
    29 views1 comment
    Portrait of a Mother in Repose
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Oct 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Portrait of a Mother in Repose

    Saturday is the one day I dispense with my morning routine. No scraping myself out of bed before my family to sweep, write and walk...
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    Hit the Deck
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hit the Deck

    I guess people perceive me as the Posture Police, because they are often saying things to me like: “At the end of the day/at the end of a...
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    Shaking the Snow Globe
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Sep 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shaking the Snow Globe

    It’s 7:42 am and we’re driving to the pediatrician’s office for an annual check-up. I’m seething with anger because I wanted to leave 10...
    48 views1 comment
    Five Things I’m Saying NO to So That I Can Say YES to What I Want
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Sep 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Five Things I’m Saying NO to So That I Can Say YES to What I Want

    Lately, after a year and a half of dormancy, opportunities have started coming my way—things that elicit, as my friend Melissa would say,...
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    What If Judgment...*
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    What If Judgment...*

    1. What if judging myself (and the ensuing shame spiral) is just another habit that is not currently serving me? Could I approach my...
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    While I Eat
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jul 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    While I Eat

    It is entirely possible (if inadvisable) for me to eat a meal while careening down the freeway at 65 miles per hour and simultaneously...
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    Self-Permission
    Eve Bernfeld
    • May 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    Self-Permission

    Expressing ourselves through words or images or movement is not about “talent” or being “good enough” to be a professional
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    The Middle of the Story
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Middle of the Story

    I’m in the middle of creating my MFA thesis right now. I say “creating” instead of “writing” because I haven’t gotten to the words to...
    51 views3 comments
    Things I Don't Regret
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Things I Don't Regret

    Sometimes on rainy, interminable, nearly-a-year-into-a-pandemic days I look around in a fog: What the heck should I be doing right now?...
    73 views0 comments
    “Here I Am, Deal With It.”
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    “Here I Am, Deal With It.”

    “Not only did [Alexander Technique] … calm me down, but it … brought me back to myself … and less into anxiety brain of like, ‘you're...
    45 views0 comments
    Good Story
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Good Story

    There is an old fable. I’m not sure of its origins, though I’m sure one could find out with a little internet digging. It’s the plot of...
    32 views0 comments
    We Teach What We Need to Learn
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    We Teach What We Need to Learn

    Last week I made myself sick. Well, me and some streptococcus bacteria. First I feared COVID. Egads. But one swab up my nose and one down...
    47 views1 comment
    Is NO a Four-Letter Word?
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is NO a Four-Letter Word?

    Part 3: “Mind what you have learned. Save you it can.” I spent the better part of a recent Friday trying to get ahold of Oregon...
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    Is NO a Four-Letter Word?
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is NO a Four-Letter Word?

    Part 2: Without No, there can be no Yes.
    24 views0 comments
    Creating a Daily Alexander Technique Practice
    Eve Bernfeld
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Creating a Daily Alexander Technique Practice

    As we strive to change the world, is it selfish to work on ourselves? Or is it the only way?
    54 views0 comments
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