Integrating the Alexander Technique as we Create New Works!
Madden will lead the group in developing some short performance pieces – with sound, music, acting, etc – using the Alexander process in each step of the development. By the end of our time together, we will share our new Alexander-infused creations with each other.
Autism from the Inside – A Neurodivergent Teacher’s Approach to Alexander Technique Hands on Work.
I was given a late diagnosis of autism last year at the age of 40. This diagnosis has given me a deep understanding not only of myself but also of other people who may have similar challenges, both in terms of sensory overwhelm and hypersensitivity to touch. Touch is such a big part of our […]
Horses and Humans: An Animal Model for Understanding Stability and Resilience
We will look at the work and research of Postural Rehabilitation, an intervention for treating horses by influencing how the animal is organized in stance. The discomfort, or physical cost of staying upright on a compromised system influences all aspects of the four legged athlete including their performance, their susceptibility to injury, their breathing and […]
Radiant Performance for Actors & Singers: The 4 Key Moments
Actors and singers are eager for effective processes to be present, open and show what they can do in a pressurized performance or audition situation. Their study of the Alexander Technique can translate into creative, productive tools that can be used at crucial moments while presenting work. In this experiential workshop, we’ll look at 4 […]
Using NLP and positive reinforcement to teach the Alexander Technique
Neuro-Linguistic Programming and behaviourism have both had a bad rap. Like water, air and electricity, they can be misused. They can also be used to great effect for good. Here are some applications of them to the Alexander Technique. I use NLP and positive reinforcement to teach the technique more clearly, easily and quickly than […]
Practical Demonstration of The Alexander Technique and Everyday Activities
Bridget’s early years as a certified Alexander teacher in her West Cork community in Ireland has confirmed the practical reasons which led her to work in groups from 3 to 20 people. FM Alexander’s powerful tool for change was introduced to the general public with demonstrations. This became the avenue for Community Groups of all […]
Remember Psycho Physical Unity
I came to work with Alzheimer’s patients because I was personally affected. I researched for over 12 years into how I could take the principles of the Alexander Technique and the support approach as a basis for this work. To introduce you to the approach of my work, I would like to give a practical […]
The Art of Sharing the Heart of the Work
Art – to transcend technique and form Sharing – generously to reveal your curiosity, experience, and humanity Heart – to courageously and compassionately know yourself through the Work We all teach Alexander Technique – the essential ‘it’ of the Work, and we all use different forms and paradigms through which we understand and teach the […]
Un-Perform Your Life
In this workshop we will experiment with our Alexander-awareness choices in relation to communication. The reaction patterns that are so familiar and comfortable to us, also complicate our communication with a layer of trying and doing, which interferes with authentic, heartfelt connection. Each of us has personal go-to reaction patterns that take over at times. […]
Our Evolving BodyStory: an experiential collaboration with Meg Jolley and Frances Marsden
Explanation:We explore how early reflexes feed into full-body coordination, through the lenses of Developmental Movement Patterning and the DART Procedures. Meg will lead us into a ‘sensory tune-up’ to clarify pathways of awareness, highlighting how these early movement reflexes trigger sensori-motor responses. From conception to crawling, our bodies develop the sensori-motor coordination to survive, and […]