Maret Mursa Tormis

Maret has also worked as an Alexander teacher in other Universities in Estonia (the Choreography Department at Tallinn University and the Viljandi Culture Academy of Tartu University). Before finding her way to Alexander Technique, Maret was a professional actress at the National Youth Theatre of Estonia for 14 years and still participates in various theatre projects.  In 2024 the Estonian Actors’ Union named her an honorary member to recognize and show respect for her distinguished contribution to Estonian theatre life.  Her doctoral research concerned the use of conscious inhibition in the work of a performing artist (parts of her research are published in The Alexander Journal No. 25, Winter 2015 pp 41-50; https://eamt.ee/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aj25-1.pdf).  She has also staged a play, ‘Four View’, connected to this research. Maret is the Head of Training at the Alexander Technique Institute of Estonia in Tallinn, which opened in January 2016. Since 2001 she has organized an annual event in Estonia to mark FM Alexander’s birthday on 20 January, bringing together AT teachers from all over the world to give free lessons.