{"id":100658,"date":"2025-02-21T02:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T02:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alternative-medicine\/resilience-in-the-face-of-change-n-brooke-lieb-alexander-technique-crystal-healing\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T02:51:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T02:51:37","slug":"resilience-in-the-face-of-change-n-brooke-lieb-alexander-technique-crystal-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=100658","title":{"rendered":"Resilience in the face of Change \u2014 N. Brooke Lieb, Alexander Technique &#038; Crystal Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/549b13fee4b03939a855856c\/1584479268757-WMW76II7WAE6MYLGAL6C\/landscape-615429_640.jpg?format=1500w\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">What is that familiar feeling? Something feels surreal, something feels ominous and yet in this moment, I am OK. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Oh, wait. I think I\u2019ve been here before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Today is March 17, 2020. Here in NYC we are all asked to practice physical distancing to slow down the spread of Covid-19. Schools are finally closed, universities and colleges are shifting to distance learning. The dance studio where I take class has closed. Restaurants are only open for take-out and delivery, no dining in. I assume most stores are closed. People are asked to shelter at home whenever possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">On Wednesday, March 11, I canceled my participation in a public performance that was scheduled for Monday, March 16 in a small cabaret room. That choice meant 6 other people who were counting on my were going to have to find a way to work around my decision, since I wasn\u2019t going to wait for the decision to be made for me by someone else. Ultimately, by the time Monday, March 16 got here, the event was canceled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">On Thursday, March 12, my birthday, I canceled a social date for tea and decided to stay home instead of going to dance class to celebrate. I just felt I needed to make the decision to practice physical distancing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">After one early morning client who home schools their child, I  put my in-person practice on hiatus on Friday, March 13, for the time being, and am exploring new ways to work and live. I wash my hands, clean and disinfect faucets, doorknobs, phones, keys, computer mice, keyboards, household surfaces. I do my best to keep 6 feet between me and others on the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I spend time on the phone, texting or video chatting with family, friends and clients. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I give myself dance warm-up and have taken out my free weights and exercise DVDs. Weather permitting, I take walks as I listen to audiobooks. One goal is to be healthy and fit when it becomes safe to move around the city again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I manage extreme anxiety by staying as much in the present moment as possible. I stream a lot of content, comedy and drama. I turn things off if I start to feel agitated, and try something else. I dole out exposure to the New York Time online. I haven\u2019t watched televised news or 24-hour news channels much since my last big historical trauma of election day 2016. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I realize this is the third major event I have lived through here in NYC. First was September 11, 2011; second was the 2016 Presidential Election; and now it\u2019s Covid-19. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Which is why something about this feels familiar, and survivable. I am guessing the return to a new normalcy after 9\/11 went faster than this will. Adjusting to the reality of social and political changes post 2016 in this country is a moment by moment experience for me, and this pandemic feels like it is part of that same incremental change in how we live. I find ways to adjust, adapt, and cultivate my resilience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Alexander Technique is about change and resilience. At best, I get to choose when and how to change. With these circumstances, I get to choose how I will respond to change that is being thrust upon me. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I am choosing to cultivate resilience. Part of being resilient means letting myself adjust to this situation. No wonder I am not getting anything done. I am recalibrating. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I hope you give yourself some time to recalibrate, too. Stay safe, stay connected. Sending blessing and love.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is that familiar feeling? Something feels surreal, something feels ominous and yet in this moment, I am OK. Oh, wait. I think I\u2019ve been here before. Today is March 17, 2020. Here in NYC we are all asked to practice physical distancing to slow down the spread of Covid-19. 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