Workshop
Workshops are usually 90 minutes, unless stated otherwise on website or by the presenter.
They run every day of the week, except for Wednesday.
Workshop List
Session Count: 116
The stomatognathic system
We all breathe, speak, eat, drink, chew, swallow and have facial expressions. These are basic human functions performed by stomatognathic system. This is a word that originates from the Greek language where ‘stoma’ refers to the mouth and ‘gnathos’ refers to the jaw. In this workshop I will take you...
Presenter(s):
Elke Mastwijk
Workshop
2:00pm-3:30pm
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25
Exploring foetal: moving from a place of security
This will be a practical workshop getting into a foetal position and rolling out of it into semi-supine. I will first demonstrate with one or two volunteers and then I would propose that we work in pairs to accompany each other through the procedure. Anyone who feels uncomfortable working on...
Presenter(s):
Merran Poplar
Workshop
02.00pm-03.30pm
Places Booked:
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25
Dart Procedures Applied to AT teaching
The Procedures developed by Professor Dart were taught to me in 1970 by Walter Carrington during my training. I have been employing several of them in my Alexander Technique lessons since I qualified. They provide ways of working with the Alexander principles that are valuable and accessible to pupils of...
Presenter(s):
Robin John Simmons
Workshop
2.00pm-3.30pm
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25
How the AT can Help People with Scoliosis and Back Pain
In this workshop you will get a deeper understanding of scoliosis; the causes, the myths, and the effects they have on people’s daily life while doing everyday activities. You will learn simple ways of help them to deal with working, standing, sitting, and a wide range of necessary movements. Many...
Presenter(s):
Kecia Chin
Richard Brennan
Workshop
2:00pm-3:30pm
Places Booked:
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25
Musical direction: Irish music tune learning session
Irish traditional music has a great emotional depth, it tends to combine melancholic sadness with the expression of pure joy. It has a long history in which the people playing it have been able to express themselves and their culture. It joins together players and listeners alike. It has that...
Presenter(s):
Gilles Rullmann
Workshop
2:00pm-3:30pm
Places Booked:
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25
‘…at the stillpoint, there the dance is’. Working on Self
“…at the stillpoint, there the dance is,But neither arrest nor movementAnd do not call it fixity…”Working on SelfConnecting to Self – Coming to Quiet – Experiencing Relaxed and Alert Readiness In this practical 90-minute workshop Dorothea will share a series of gentle activities and explorations and then will unpick the...
Presenter(s):
Dorothea Magonet
Workshop
2.00pm-3.30pm
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25
Building Connection and Ensemble in the Actor’s Studio
“Seeing no stranger begins in wonder. It is to look upon the face of anyone and choose to say, ‘you are a part of me I do not yet know.’” – Valerie Carr To see and to be seen, to listen and respond, to connect with another fully and fearlessly:...
Presenter(s):
Jennifer Schulz
Workshop
2.00pm-3.30pm
Places Booked:
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25
A Modern Approach to Hands On the Back of the Chair Procedure
Applying Spirals and Developmental Movement to Alexander’s Hands on the Back of the Chair (HOBC) procedure: The procedure is described in F.M.’s “Illustration” in his second book Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual. But the subtleties of the use of the arms is notoriously esoteric and difficult to interpret. Recently...
Presenter(s):
Wes Howard
Workshop
2.00pm-3.30pm
Places Booked:
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25
On Stage: Back to Yourself!
Am I doing what I think I am doing? Am I a full partner with my instrument? When learning to play an instrument, we were typically taught to concentrate primarily on the instrument and the quality of the sound, with minimal guidance on how we use ourselves in relation to...
Presenter(s):
Agnès de Brunhoff
Workshop
2:00pm-3:30pm
Places Booked:
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25
Tuning Ourselves for Peak Performance
In this workshop we will be exploring how the Technique enables optimal organization for movement and performance. There are many ways to define the Technique, but one very important one is as a means whereby to enable the most efficient and effective movement possible. While we are exploring this organization...