Partnership Announcement – DC Youth Orchestra Program
This fall, I’m excited to announce a new partnership with the DC Youth Orchestra Program (DCYOP). DCYOP, a Washington DC - based organization has provided music instruction for K-12 students for more than 60 years. With more than 500 students enrolled in it's music...
Envision your child successful, not stressed in September!
Even though the triggers of academic and social pressures take summer vacation, anxiety and depression don’t. Summer is the perfect time for your child to learn effective mind-body skills, without the usual pressures during the school year. Your child will learn easy...
Stress-Free IEP with Gabrielle Czaja
Gabrielle joined Frances Shefter on Stress-Free IEP to discuss the Alexander Technique, specifically The Ready List, which she uses when working with students. The Ready List is three simple questions to help self-regulate through releasing tension and focusing on...
Gabrielle Czaja on the podcast – Being the Best Version of Yourself
On this episode, Carey Heller, Psy.D. is joined by Gabrielle Czaja, PT, M.ATI, M.AmSAT. She is a Physical Therapist, Alexander Technique teacher, and Holistic Educator. They discuss simple adjustments to sitting that can greatly improve mood, reduce anxiety, enhance focus, and so much more, as part of a holistic approach to focusing on one’s body.
Teens, Alexander Technique and Hope for the Future
Let's start a conversation to see if my methods can help.Teens, Alexander Technique and Hope for the Future If you are reading this, it must be because you have a young person in your life whom you love, and you want them to be happy and healthy. The past 18 months...
Protected: The Importance of Reflexes in Our Life
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April Gifts
I will recall spring 2020 as “our beautiful terrible spring”. Washington’s weather has been spectacular. So many of us are outside soaking up the beauty of the blossoming world. And yet, the “why” that so many of us are outside, so often, speaks to this difficult time in our lives; we are well aware, too, that this spring will be with us forever…
How to Reduce Stress in Teens
How to Reduce Stress in Teens Standardized tests, social pressures, extra-curricular activities. Whether it is the emotional stress from trying to ace their pre-calculus class or the physical stress from carrying heavy backpacks, today’s teenagers face more stress and...
How I Reduce Stress and Avoid Pain on Road Trips
Recently, I was at the Maryland House on I-95, en route to NJ for a family birthday. Despite the only four hour drive, I packed a small cooler with lunch to take a break from driving the predictably unpleasant freeway connecting major cities and towns along the...
A New Path Forward
…a long life, many miles. To each of us comes the body gift. -Mary Oliver- Twenty-seven years ago, how we – patients, students, practitioners- found each other was not as easy as it is now. When I first arrived in DC, fresh out of physical therapy school, I...
