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Sep 12
1 min

Red Light

I hit every red light on the way to work the other day. And I wasn’t exactly running early. But eventually, after about the fourth red...

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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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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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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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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...

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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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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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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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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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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...

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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?...

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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...

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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...

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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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Eve Bernfeld

Jul 21, 2020
3 min

Is NO a Four-Letter Word?

Part 2: Without No, there can be no Yes.

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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?

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Eve Bernfeld

Mar 24, 2020
2 min

Tangled

I propose we spend a few minutes every day taking some time to PAUSE. Taking some time to reorganize ourselves.

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Eve Bernfeld

Oct 31, 2019
2 min

My Self-Care Today

To do one thing at a time is so unusual in our culture that we may feel sheepish doing it. It’s downright counter-cultural. It’s radical.

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Eve Bernfeld

Oct 16, 2019
3 min

The Crux

Saying NO to the million tiny habits of body and mind that contribute to feeling diminished, to feeling like I can’t go on.

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Eve Bernfeld

Sep 11, 2019
2 min

Pause Now, Thank Me Later

I kept catching myself lifting my shoulders, hunching toward my paper and holding my breath. Old habits die hard.

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