Alexander Technique

Beginning with the premise that we humans hold potential for a broad range of movement with infinite qualities of being, the Alexander Technique maps a neuromuscular process by which we can undo habitual modes of thinking, and instead make conscious choices that create the conditions for change to emerge. I balance this perspective with valuing and fostering our felt sense of ourselves, from within. Though Alexander Technique teachers are sometimes known as the “posture people”, my approach is less about refining how you sit and more about embodied awareness in its many states, and bringing this dynamism to any activity, including dancing! In addition to 20+ years of experience with the Alexander Technique, I bring to this class an exploration of some of our earliest movement patterns, drawing from our time before birth and through the first years of life. How we each have learned to move has been informed by and interwoven with many systems beyond the neuromuscular, and this class opens space and time for us to get curious about how we might move, to imagine, to remember. This perspective is greatly influenced by my work in Body-Mind Centering ® as an Infant Developmental Movement Educator.

What to expect:
Class will include an extended verbally-guided movement meditation, small group activities, and dialogue. There will also be the option for gentle hands-on work, with consent. We will practice getting comfortable enough to feel safe, and safe enough to get curious. Inherent in each activity are countless options for modification.

For class-related questions, please email programs@movementresearch.org.