Written By M'reen
Setting up your physical area for Turbo Charged
Reading
is, of course, easy and probably can be done more
efficiently and with greater productivity
than you are currently experiencing.
Once you have established a routine then you will
decide if this is the pattern you want to follow
at this time or if curling up on the sofa with a cup
of hot chocolate is preferable.
The purpose is to give you all the advantages that
lead to your ease of success.
You will see that I have spent a lot of time on the
beneficial art of sitting and rising from your chair
and with your posture when reading a great many books
at ‘one sitting’.
Good study habits are not a part of this particular
article; just how to TCR one or many books.
You will need a table for your book, paper and pens
and a timer.
For your first session you’ll also need a soft pencil,
an eraser and a toothpick or something similar and this is for you to time reading
for two minutes at your normal rate (that is understanding what
you have read)
and then entering the focussed learning state and reading for a further two
minutes.
After each two minute period you turn the book upside
down and with the toothpick count
the number of words you have read. I expect you to be
surprised at how many more words
you have read while in this initial focussed state.
The pen and paper is for you to write your purpose,
your mind instructions, your closing instructions and also for your mind maps.
The timer is to remind you that after each half hour
of study or sitting down work you need
to leap up and refresh and oxygenate your body and
brain and in doing so will find that you can maintain your level of
concentration and work quality throughout your day.
The table has on it a pile of books secured with an
elastic band and this is used as a book rest
to give the book you are reading an angle of around 45
degrees for ease of turning pages.
Unless using the pillow technique described in the
second video when reading many books
or even one, you will find it easier on your neck and
shoulders if you rest your elbows on the table.
The number of videos indicated how much respect I have
for The Alexander Technique
and the value of sitting and rising from your chair or
toilet in a way that supports your body
both now and for later years. I am as guilty as many
people of ‘not doing’
so I’ve written out how I was taught to sit and rise
from a chair.
Back up to the chair so that your calves are touching
the edge.
Bring your knees and shoulders forward and this will
take you down to the seat.
Sit on the two sticky out bones at the front of your
pelvic girdle with your feet flat on the floor.
So you are not sitting on your tail bone and your
spine is not curved back and down.
In fact as you rest on those two bones you bring your spine
back with your shoulders over your hips and imagine that a puppeteer pulls a
string from your top knot straightening out your spine, neck
and head and you
will probably experience your chin lifting.
To rise from a chair, shuffle to the front
of the seat and put your feet back under the chair so that
you are resting on
your toes. Lean back and then forward tipping your shoulders and head
over your
knees allowing the momentum to raise your bum of the chair and for you to
gracefully uncurl and then imagine that puppeteer pulling
you into that lovely restful posture.
Alexander Technique Squatting and Sitting
The purpose
of this video first and foremost is how to sit and squat, (safely, easily and
mindfully) from standing to sitting and into a full squat. This movement is a
position of mechanical advantage, in other words the body is used in accordance
with its design, the muscles, bone joints are used in a more balanced and
integrated way, giving structural support, balance and integrity. Also giving
the torso maximum length and release and avoiding stress and compression of the
torso. 5.29 minutes
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How To Sit In A Chair Without
Pain - Learn Alexander Technique!
Luke Ford talks about the best types of chairs and best approaches to sitting in a chair.
And the worst ways to sit in a chair.
And the worst ways to sit in a chair.
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Sitting Comfortably Erect
How to sit comfortably without pain. Learn how to sit at
the computer, at a desk, table, in a car without slumping or stiffening using
natural good posture. Learn what positions cause stiffness and pain and how to
release and relax with effortless upright energy.
As a result of this video I raised my desktop monitor so
that my eyes are about 1/3 down this page and not the top of the plastic
surround. This was my decision and not a recommendation.
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Alexander Technique with
Marjorie Barstow - Sitting
Here Marjorie works with a student, showing her how to
sit without scrunching her body, She was in her 90s and suffering from
osteoporosis. 2.16 minutes
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Alexander Technique with
Marjorie Barstow - Writing
Marjorie was in her 90s and suffering from osteoporosis.
The man kept commenting on how he was able to breath. 3.45 minutes
Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTubeHow to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blogs:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com which takes advantage of the experience and expertise of others.
www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com just for fun.
To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”
