Integrative Alexander Technique with Crispin Spaeth

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Trying harder to focus is often the thing that makes it worse.Because “focus” usually means:- Block everything out.- Pus...
05/15/2026

Trying harder to focus is often the thing that makes it worse.

Because “focus” usually means:

- Block everything out.
- Push through.
- Ignore what’s happening.
- Hold yourself together until the thing is done.

But your system doesn’t work that way.

When tension goes up, thinking narrows.

- Your breath gets smaller.
- Your jaw gets involved.
- Your neck may decide it has joined the project.

So instead of forcing focus… what happens if you introduce choice?

- A little more space.
- A little less gripping.
- A moment to notice where you are before deciding what comes next.

That’s often where focus starts to feel available again.

This is for you when the meeting is about to start, the deadline is loud, or your brain feels like it has 47 tabs open and one of them is playing music.

If you’d like support practicing this in real life, get in touch or send an email.

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05/13/2026

This is for you when your ideas are strong… but they’re not landing in meetings.

It might be because something in how they’re being delivered, received or held in the moment isn’t quite lining up.

That gap can show up in different ways.

- Holding back when it matters
- Over-explaining to make sure you’re understood
- Avoiding conflict even when clarity is needed
- Or leaving a conversation feeling like you didn’t quite say what you meant

It’s easy to assume this is a communication problem.

But often, it’s also about how you’re organizing yourself in the moment especially under pressure.

When there’s more coordination across the whole system, ideas don’t have to be pushed so hard.

They can come through more clearly.

Conversations become easier to navigate.

And decisions don’t get stuck in the same way.

That’s where traction starts to build again.

This is something we explore in Integrative Alexander Technique.

A real pleasure speaking with embodiment and mindset coach about this work and the connection between communication, coordination and presence.

If this feels familiar, you’re welcome to book a free 20-minute inquiry call to explore how this could support you in your work and communication.

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ALT CAPTION: Crispin and Beth Batson discuss how communication in meetings can be affected by nervous system responses and how greater coordination can support clearer ideas, better collaboration, and more effective decision-making.

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This is for you when your mind is busy…and your body is tired.When the thinking doesn’t stopbut your breath is shallow, ...
05/11/2026

This is for you when your mind is busy…and your body is tired.

When the thinking doesn’t stop
but your breath is shallow, your shoulders are tight and your energy is low.

It can feel like something you need to figure out mentally.

But often, it’s not just happening in your head.

Your mind and body are constantly working together, shaping how you think, move, respond and communicate moment to moment.

And when that’s the case, more thinking isn’t always what helps.
Sometimes, noticing what else is going on is where things start to shift.

We explore this in Integrative Alexander Technique.

If this feels familiar, it might be worth getting curious about what your whole system is doing, not just what you’re thinking.

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Thank you Katie for such a thoughtful and generous reflection.This is for you when something in your life is showing up ...
05/07/2026

Thank you Katie for such a thoughtful and generous reflection.

This is for you when something in your life is showing up physically…and you’re not quite sure how to move through it.

Not everything needs fixing.

Through Integrative Alexander Technique, this work creates space to notice what’s happening with a bit more clarity and support so you can understand what’s actually going on and what might help.

It can help you move through challenges with more ease and leave with something practical you can return to when things come up again.

If this feels familiar, you’re very welcome to explore this work further.

Book a free 20-minute inquiry call to see how this could support you in whatever you’re navigating.

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05/06/2026

Decision-making can start to feel complicated very quickly.

Not because you don’t know what you’re doing but because you’re trying to account for everything.

All the possible outcomes.
All the people involved.
All the ways it could go.

In a recent conversation with Pierre Bradette, we explored how easy it is to get pulled into that loop especially when you’re leading, managing responsibility or trying to make the “right” call.

At a certain point, it pulls you further away from something much simpler...your own sense of direction.

When there’s a bit more connection to yourself, decisions don’t always need more thinking.

They can start to feel clearer which makes it easier to move forward with more confidence in meetings, conversations, and leadership moments.

Even pausing to notice how a decision feels, rather than immediately analyzing it, can shift things.

If you’d like to watch the full conversation, it’s available on YouTube (link in the comments).

If this feels familiar, it might be worth exploring how you’re organizing yourself when you’re making decisions.

Book a free 20-minute inquiry call to explore how this work can support you in the moments where you need to trust yourself most.

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ALT Caption:

Crispin Spaeth and Pierre Bradette discuss how decision-making can become clearer when there’s more connection between thinking and the body, particularly in leadership and high-pressure situations.

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There’s an assumption that this kind of work is for when something has already gone wrong.Pain. Injury. A clear problem ...
04/30/2026

There’s an assumption that this kind of work is for when something has already gone wrong.

Pain. Injury. A clear problem to solve.

But by the time something hurts, a pattern has often been in place for a while.

Something has been building, usually quietly and in how effort is organized, how attention is directed, how you’re going about what you’re’re doing.

That’s why this work can be useful earlier.

When there’s a bit more space to notice what’s happening, rather than react to it.

And sometimes, that’s enough to change the direction things were heading.

If you’re curious how this could support you, you’re very welcome to book a free 20-minute inquiry call.

Presentations, public speaking, podcasting, networking, client conversations,  an embodied approach to communication can support all of it.

ALT Caption: 

Crispin shares why Integrative Alexander Technique isn’t only for pain and how noticing patterns earlier can support movement, communication and everyday performance.

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04/23/2026

It’s interesting how quickly we can do the very thing we tell others not to do.

Offering thoughtful, measured guidance to clients...and then turning around and applying a much harsher standard to ourselves.

When everything is still a bit heightened. The body hasn’t quite caught up yet and the system is still coming down.

And yet, that’s when the strongest judgments appear.

Clear, immediate, conclusive as if they’re facts.

There’s something very human in that.

And also something worth noticing.

Because those first reactions don’t always reflect what actually happened.

They often reflect the state you’re in which means they’re not the whole story.

Sometimes it’s enough to pause before believing them.

To give yourself a little more time and a little more information.

Book a free 20-minute inquiry call to explore how this work can support you in all the places that you may need to show up in your life and business.

Presentations, public speaking, podcasting, networking, client conversations, you name it, an embodied approach to communication can help.

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ALT Caption: Crispin speaking about noticing self-judgment after a recording and how initial reactions may reflect a heightened state rather than what actually happened.

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I spent a long time in dance feeling like I didn’t quite fit. (My first career was as a contemporary dance choreographer...
04/21/2026

I spent a long time in dance feeling like I didn’t quite fit. (My first career was as a contemporary dance choreographer, and I led a company here in Seattle for almost 20 years.)

I could do it. I was good at it.

But something about it didn’t land.

It wasn’t until later in a completely different context, that things started to make sense.

I found a way to bring more of myself into it.

That changed how I understood movement.

And over time, how I understood thinking, creativity and communication too.

Some of that path and what I’ve carried forward into the work I do now is in the slides.

Have you ever had something only start to make sense when you approached it from a completely different angle?

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