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An Alexander Technique Program Designed to Meet Your Level of Experience Both Individually and in Specific Groups:
 New Students: Build a practical foundation in the Alexander Technique.
Experienced Students: Deepen your Alexander studies and understanding of this psycho-physical work.
Alexander Teacher Trainees: Compliment your training with an international mix of qualified teacher trainers.
Alexander Teachers: Enjoy advanced training in Master Classes taught by senior teachers. |
| UPCOMING COURSE |
The upcoming workshop in Sweetbriar, VA starts on July 1st, 2008.
The upcoming workshop in Tuscany, Italy starts on August 17th, 2008.
The upcoming workshop in Malibu, CA starts on December 28, 2008.
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“...The demands of modern life have fostered a virtual epidemic of neck, back, and other problems
related to misaligned posture and improperly tensed muscles. Basically, the Alexander Technique
helps people with chronic pain and tension shed long-established habits and relearn how to use
their bodies with ease and grace.”
—Jane Brody, New York Times
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Teaching Staff
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Barbara Kent
Former Director of teacher training at the American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT) in New York, Barbara studied singing at Juilliard School of Music. She is a certified Rubenfield Synergy Method Practitioner and a student of Carl Stough, integrating his principles of breathing coordination into her work. Barbara has been training teachers and working in private practice for over 30 years in NYC. |
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Michael D. Frederick
Michael is an internationally recognized teacher in the field of Psycho-physical Re-education. He trained as an Alexander Teacher in England with Walter Carrington and in America with Marjorie Barstow, both master teachers trained by F. M. Alexander. Michael studied in the us and
Israel as a Feldenkrais Practitioner and has extensive Yoga training in both the us and India. He is the founding director of the first three International Congresses on the Alexander Technique and has organized over 150 workshops in the us and Europe since 1978. Michael was
voted best Alexander Teacher in Los Angeles magazine’s “Best of LA”. |
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Lyn Charlsen
Director for the Alexander Training Institute, Los Angeles. Former Alexander Technique teacher for the University of Southern California School of Theatre, usc Music School/Opera Division, and at California State University. An Alexander Technique teacher for over 30 years, Lyn practices in Van Nuys and Santa Monica, CA. |
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Steven Shaw
Steven is a teacher of the Alexander Technique and a former competitive swimmer. Over the past twenty years he has developed a revolutionary approach to swimming, The Shaw Method, which has helped thousands of people to find freedom and ease in the water. Apart from his passion for teaching, Steven is a keen swimmer. Steven Shaw trained as an Alexander Teacher in Tel Aviv, becoming certified in 1990. He is currently based in London, and regularly teaches in Canada, Estonia, Egypt, Holland, Israel, Japan and the US. |
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Frances Mardsen
Frances trained as an Alexander teacher at the Constructive Teaching Center in London withWalter and Dilys Carrington and has been teaching
almost thirty years. She did two years postgraduate work at the Urbana Center for theAlexander Technique, directed by Joan and Alex
Murray. Prior to her Alexander training, Francesstudied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. She is a member ofthe faculty and Board of the Alexander TrainingInstitute of Los Angeles. She teaches at usc, Occidental College and California State University at Los Angeles. She also teaches for “Shakespeare at the Huntington” and “Intimate Opera Company.” She maintains private practices in North Hollywood and Pasadena, California. |
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Meade Andrews
Meade currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida, where she joined the faculty of the graduate acting program at Florida Atlantic University in 2002. She maintains a private practice in the Alexander Technique in Florida, and also travels to teach in New York and Washington, dc where she continues to present workshops at the Studio Theatre, her professional base for over 15 years. Meade has been teaching the Alexander Technique for 22 years, and also works as an acting coach and movement consultant for theatre productions. She recently completed a course in the Alexander Technique and the Art of Breathing with Jessica Wolf at ACAT. |
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Michael Gelb
This year, we are looking forward to a series of special presentations by Michael Gelb, author of Body Learning, An Introduction to the Alexander Technique, and How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. Michael trained as an Alexander Teacher in London during the mid-1970s. |
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Guest Teachers are at hand in the event that a faculty member is unable to teach. This always ensures an excellent 1 to 7 teacher-student ratio. |
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The 29th Annual Workshops