Body Mapping for Musicians course scheduled

Many of us wish we could move more easily, with less or no discomfort or pain. Musicians are no strangers to the need to use their body and mind well. One of the impediments to comfort and pain free living is lingering or hidden misconceptions about how our body works. Body Mapping is the conscious correction and enhancement of what we think our body is like and how the various parts and structures move. When we learn (re-learn!) how to use ourselves according to nature, we experience more ease and comfort. On March 31 and April 1, 2017 there will be a full six-hour course called What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body. It will be taught at the School of Music at Marshall University at Huntington, WV USA. This course is free and open to the public. For details see the calendar of this website by clicking here. … Continue reading

Alexander Teacher gets new perspectives on the Technique from World Class Alexander Teacher

~by Kristen Fryer For those of you who have barely even heard the term Alexander Technique, you are blissfully unaware of our trade organizations and our differences. To you we are one TINY Alexander family. For us, there are wonderful realms and chasms to explore within different organizations, teachers trained by other masters and teachers who apply the technique to other modalities. For instance, I am an Alexander Teacher who applies The Alexander Technique to her Pilates’ clients and energy healing modalities and one of my good friends applies the technique to musicians and stage fright. … Continue reading

A Brief Look at the Columbus Workshop – This December 27 – 31, 2014

Each December there is a wonderful Alexander Technique workshop offered on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus. A few years ago I was able to attend the Freedom and Ease of Movement workshop and found it to be a wonderful way to exhale the old year and look forward to all the possibilities of the year ahead.  … Continue reading