Public Workshop – Introduction to the Alexander Technique
A free workshop for members of the public to attend and learn about the Alexander Technique. It will be hosted and led by ISATT (Irish Society of Alexander Technique Teachers).
Art of Breathing: Workshop for Alexander Teachers
“An easy and effortless exhalation prompts an easy and effortless inhalation.” – Jessica Wolf. Jessica Wolf’s Art of Breathing investigates the awakening of our attention by way of the breath. Breathing is movement and the respiratory system is the balance wheel of the body. We can restore mobility to overworked muscles, replace habits of holding […]
Meet the ATI Sponsors
Alexander Technique International (ATI) is a worldwide professional organization with members in six continents and twenty-seven countries. ATI has a unique process for certification that evaluates each candidate individually by three independent ATI Teaching Sponsors. Candidates are evaluated on their Conduct, Knowledge and Teaching Skills. This certification is available to every Alexander Technique teacher, whether a recent graduate […]
Rethinking Our Thinking
Exploring The “Head/Neck/Back Relationship”. As Alexander Technique teachers, we have many varied opinions on how we define our terms, such as “primary control,” “directing,” and “use of the self.” This workshop will explore the phrase, “Neck back, head forward and up, torso lengthening and widening.” I will discuss how I have changed this to more […]
How Alexander Technique can help people with Autism Spectrum disorder?
01 – Introduction02 – Understanding autism spectrum disorder03 – The possible benefits of the Alexander Technique04 – Practical applications05 – Documentation04 – Conclusions
Using the Alexander Technique in Working With People Living With Parkinson’s
Bill will share his sixteen years of experience working with People Living With Parkinson’s. He will demonstrate how he works, as well as discussing how Alexander teachers can be of great help to PLWP in daily activities and functioning.
Embodied Cognition: Principles and Practices to Support the Whole Person
Embodied cognition is the well-founded theory that explains how bodily sensations and experiences are essential to forming our understanding of the world, the construction of conceptual knowledge, and meaning-formation. It accounts for the role of sensation and movement in perception, social and emotional judgements, language comprehension, emotions, abstraction and metaphor. It asserts that even our higher-level […]
Pause, Observe, Intend: A Qualitative Analysis of How Mindfulness and Alexander Technique Work Synergistically to Address Stress
In line with the theme of the congress, Embodied Mind in Action, this workshop invites participants to experience the synergistic ways in which mindfulness meditation and Alexander Technique approach stress. We will share insights from our recent research project that explored how dual-discipline experts self-regulate when under stress. Seventeen practitioners who were trained and deeply […]
Teaching Conversationally, Teaching Interpersonally
This paper will explore the possibilities of teaching conversationally, outlining how conversational teaching might be done in person and online. The aim of conversational teaching, as with all teaching, is to help a pupil transition from relying on subconscious guidance and control to a plane of ongoing constructive conscious control. Where constructive conscious control includes […]
The Impulse for Voice and Song: A Singing Workshop
Olga Averino was my principal voice teacher. Averino was not a student of the Alexander Technique, but her book, Principles and Art of Singing, was brought to publication by Alexander teachers who felt that her work aligned beautifully with the Technique. Averino taught that good singing relied on psycho-physical coordination and the alignment of the […]