The Medicine Wheel is a movement practice that relates to directions of the compass with a clear sense of self relating to the world and community. Alternating between Offering and Receiving, the form uses simple arm movements that have Alexander applications. These include how our arms relate to our torso at varying heights, spatial awareness and receptivity to change.

The Medicine Wheel as presented in this workshop was gifted to somatic practitioners by members of an indigenous tribe in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. It has been shared with many Alexander teachers and students for several decades. Anyone can learn the form and its multiple layers of interpretation. The contrast between ‘offer/receive’ and ‘give/take’ has clear connections to the ways in which our intention affects our quality of movement and interaction with others. AT teachers and trainees can apply the Medicine Wheel as a bridge to hands-on practice.