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ATI  NOTICE  BOARD

Alexander Technique Workshops, Training Programs and Events

 

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There are a number of Alexander Technique workshops, courses, conferences being held all over the world. Check this page to find a workshop, conference or training course near you.

2012: May | June | July

ATI Members: Fill out an online form to add or update an event.

How it works

This notice board includes listings for Alexander Technique workshops, courses, conferences, etc. Where the information is known, each listing will state who the event is open to (e.g. open to all, open to Alexander teachers and trainees only, open to Alexander teachers only).

To find out further information about an event, please get in touch with the contact person for that event. (Please do not contact ATI).

Any comments or questions about the notice board itself should be directed to the Executive Secretary of ATI.

 
 

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Events for May, 2012

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Alexander Technique Workshop Delray Beach Public Library May 22nd, 2012-May 22nd, 2012 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Free of Charge (courtesy Library)
Teacher(s):	Matt Pressman
Description:	This workshop (free-of-charge, courtesy Delray Beach Public Library as part of their Healthy Living Series) will offer an introduction to the Alexander Technique – a self-care method that can help those who suffer from chronic pain - reviewing movement and postural patterns with emphasis on kinesthetic awareness through mind-body education. The Alexander Technique is a holistic approach popular in Europe (and famous among Hollywood actors) – it’s a non-surgical, non-invasive, drug-free solution to chronic pain, well-known for back pain relief. The New York Times recently covered landmark British Medical Journal (BMJ) research showing the Alexander Technique had an 86% decrease in pain in it’s 579 subjects who were experiencing chronic back problems (BMJ, 8/08), the most of any modalities tested. This workshop in wellness will benefit anyone looking to decrease pain and improve their posture and movement patterns in! an interactive format including exercises, Q & A, and practical tools to better health.
Note:	Topics: Posture and Movement The Spine Compression and Aging A Lifetime of Body Misuse A Technique to Decompress Kinesthesia: Habitual Patterns Perform Better with Your Body Health Benefits
Open to:	No prerequisites
Contact:	Delray Beach Public Library (Norma Kane) 100 West Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33445 USA
Email:	nkane@DelrayLibrary.org
Phone:	561-266-0798
FAX:	561-266-9757

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Events for June, 2012

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Alexander Technique Summer Intensives Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA June 11th, 2012-June 29th, 2012 9 AM - 2 PM $500. per week
Teacher(s):	Debi Adams, Bob Lada and others
Description:	Attend one, two or three weeks of this Summer Intensive at the Boston Conservatory. Debi Adams has been teaching the Technique there to musicians, dancers and actors for 10 years. This is our first annual workshop series open to the public! Dormitory housing is available.
Note:	If you are interested in training to teach the Technique here, hours from the Summer Intensives will count toward the full 1600 hour training which begins in the Fall.
Website:	http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/alexander
Open to:	no previous experience required
Contact:	Debi Adams 8 The Fenway Boston, MA 02215 USA
Email:	extension@bostonconservatory.edu
Phone:	617-912-9203
FAX:	(857) 207–3203

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38th Annual Barstow Alexander Technique Summer Institute Doane College, Crete, NE USA June 23rd, 2012-June 30th, 2012 5 pm Saturday 6/ 23 - 9 pm Friday 6/30; departure 7/01 $600/ ($550 by May 14); Student $450/400
Teacher(s):	Diana Bradley, Marilou Chacey, Jane Clanton Bick, Stacey Gehman, Mio Morales, Nancy Forst Williamson
Description:	Join us for a fun and illuminating week on the pastoral Doane College campus. Small and whole group daily sessions, mentoring, lessons and specialized activities in a supportive setting. All teachers spent decades studying with F.M. Alexander's first graduate, Master Teacher Marjorie Barstow and embody her unique and practical approach to group teaching and applying the principles in their work. Supplemental classes in Tai Chi and Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement are included.
Note:	6:1 student-teacher ratio for optimal learning; transportation provided on request between the Lincoln, NE airport and Crete; some scholarships available.
Website:	http://www.BarstowAlexanderTechnique.com
Open to:	Open to beginners through advanced teachers as the teaching and activities are tailored to individuals. Immersion-style learning for beginners and an opportunity for teachers to hone skills in self-work, conscious direction, and group teaching approaches.
Contact:	Nancy Forst Williamson, Program Director 8011 Dougan Drive Lincoln , Nebraska 683516 USA
Email:	ATinfo@aol.com
Phone:	402-432-9181

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Events for July, 2012

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Viterbo Residential Intensive Workshop Viterbo University, La Crosse, Wisconsin July 24th, 2012-July 29th, 2012 7 p.m. - noon $575 tuition/$475 students
Teacher(s):	Martha Hansen Fertman, Carol Boggs
Description:	Intensive study with master teachers; beginners through experienced teachers welcome; large group and small group; special topics classes; individual lessons
Website:	http://www.viterbo.edu/music
Open to:	open to all levels
Contact:	Diane Foust 900 Viterbo Drive La Crosse, WI 54601 USA
Email:	dfoust@viterbo.edu
Phone:	608-796-3768 (O); 608-782-3152 (H)

 
 

Teacher Training Course in Maryland Annapolis, MD USA
Teacher(s):	Robin Gilmore
Description:
Contact:	Robin Gilmore 1204 Oak Hill Pl. #2C Annapolis, MD 21403, MD 21403 USA
Email:	rglimmer@mindspring.com
Phone:	410-268-2841

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Teacher Training Course in North Carolina
Teacher(s):	Robin Gilmore
Description:
Contact:	Robin Gilmore 1204 Oak Hill Pl. #2C Annapolis, MD 21403 USA
Email:	rglimmer@mindspring.com
Phone:	410-268-2841

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Training Courses in Belgium Lasne, Belgium
Teacher(s):	Elizabeth Langford
Description:
Website:	http://www.alexandertechniquecentre.be
Contact:	Elizabeth Langford, Alexander Technique Centre asbl 4 rue des Fonds, B-1380 Lasne, Belgium
Email:	elizabeth.langford@scarlet.be
Phone:	(0)2 633 3059

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Training Courses in PARIS Paris, France
Teacher(s):	Christine Hardy
Description:
Contact:	Christine Hardy 10 Rue Froidevaux Paris, 75014 France
Email:	christinhardy6@hotmail.com
Phone:	01-43-35-10-48 or Mobile: 06-62-84-08-58

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PAAT Training Course in the U.K.
Teacher(s):	Brian Door and Kevin Edwards
Description:	The Professional Association of Alexander Teachers (PAAT) Training Course exists for those individuals who, through their experience of the Alexander Technique, have come to realise the importance of putting their daily life on the basis of conscious inhibition and reasoned direction and wish to study the Technique in such depth that they may make it their way of being in the world.
Note:	A detailed outline of the Course is given at http://www.paat.org.uk/pages/training.html
Website:	http://www.paat.org.uk/pages/training.html
Contact:	Carol Taylor, Hon. Secretary PAAT 20 Hight Street, Norton Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland TS20 1DN U.K.
Email:	cta1226987@aol.com
Phone:	+44 (0)1642-363-542
Additional Notes:	You may also contact Fred Oldfield.

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Teacher Training School in Japan: Tokyo & Osaka Tokyo - Meguro & Osaka - Umeda, JAPAN Part-time or Full-time
Teacher(s):	Jeremy Chance • Cathy Madden • Rosa Luisa Rossi • Lucia Walker • Sarah Barker • Greg Holdaway
Description:	An innovative and comprehensive training course in English and Japanese led by six experienced teachers together with a team of internationally based teachers teaching variously visiting annually including Tommy Thompson, William Conable, Vivien Mackie, Marie-Francoise Le Foll, Meade Andrews, Jennifer Mizenko, Glen Park and other special guest teachers. (NOTE: Please contact school to learn current visiting teacher line-up.)
Note:	To attend the school, residency in Japan is necessary. Also, a few classes are Japanese only. There is no English information available at the website, nor in written form.
Website:	http://www.alexandertechnique.co.jp
Open to:	While most classes are taught in English with Japanese translation, as the school evolves more classes will be Japanese only lessons. Some understanding of Japanese is becoming necessary.
Contact:	Koji Takumuku BodyChance, Sento Biru, 2-21-28-1000, Shimomeguro Meguro-ku, Tokyo Tokyo, 161-0033 Japan
Email:	office@alexandertechnique.co.jp
Phone:	++81-(0)3-5436-5045
FAX:	++81-(0)3-5436-5045
Additional Notes:	We can accept English emails.

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Training Course in London, U.K. London Centre for Alexander Technique and Training (LCATT)
Teacher(s):	Head of Training: Refia Sacks
Description:	LCATT offers a thorough, professional teacher training course, over a three-year period, in an encouraging and lively atmosphere. We are a small school committed to supporting people through their process of change and development to give a strong foundation for making the Alexander Technique a lifelong process. With all our teachers from different Alexander backgrounds we are able to offer a wide experience of the technique and enable students to explore and develop their own teaching styles. Teachers: Refia Sacks, Judith Kleinman and Roger Kidd plus regular visiting teachers.
Website:	http://www.lcatt.org.uk
Contact:	Refia Sacks London Centre for Alexander Technique and Training, 137 Grosvenor Avenue, London,, N5 2NH. U.K.
Email:	refiasacks@lcatt.org.uk
Phone:	0044(0)207 226 1815

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Three Year Teacher Training Course Alexander Technique Center at Cambridge
Teacher(s):	Tommy Thompson (Principal Teacher)
Description:	Debi Adams, Bob Lada (Senior Faculty) Andrea Matthews (Anatomy) Jamee Culbertson (Junior Faculty) Marie Francoise Le Foll, Rosa-Luisa Rossi (Adjunct Faculty) David Gorman (Guest teacher)
Contact:	Tommy Thompson 1692 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 USA
Email:	TTATInt@aol.com
Phone:	617-497-2242
FAX:	617-497-2615

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The Philadelphia School for the Alexander Technique Philadelphia, PA check web site
Teacher(s):	Martha Hansen Fertman, Zoana Gepner- Muller, occasional guest teachers
Description:	The Philadelphia school is a three year training course to become an Alexander Technique teacher. This course meets for an extended weekend each month.
Website:	http://phillyATtraining.com/
Contact:	Dana Calvey, Administrative Assistant
Email:	danacalvey@gmail.com
Phone:	614-804-8123

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Houston School for the Alexander Technique A Healing Collective, 4231 Bellaire Blvd., Ste T, Houston, TX 77025 September 11th, 2010-May 23rd, 2011 varies by day - usually 9AM - varies by day - usually 5PM $4,500 per year for a four year program
Teacher(s):	Christine Lidvall, Martha Fertman, Meade Andrews, Glenna Batson, Susan Sinclair, Kathy Sarra
Description:	The Houston School for the Alexander Technique will offer its first Teacher Training program beginning Sept. 2010. This four year program is designed to allow people with employment in Houston or surrounding areas to become teachers of the technique without having to move elsewhere to train. The school meets to study for an extended weekend each month from September through May (please request a course schedule). Other requirements include a five day course in Boca Raton in February.
Note:	Martha Fertman is the lead teacher for this program. (See the Philadelphia School for the Alexander Technique.) For more information contact Christine Lidvall by email: chrislidvall@att.net or by phone: 281-989-8574
Website:	http://under construction
Open to:	Students must have had a minimum of 30 hours of study in the Alexander Technique with a certified teacher.
Contact:	Christine Lidvall, ATI certified teacher 5418 Queensloch Dr. Houston, TEXAS 77096 USA
Email:	chrislidvall@att.net
Phone:	281-989-8574

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Alexander Teacher-Training Course Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA USA June 11th, 2012 TBA - TBA $2000 per semester plus additional fees
Teacher(s):	Debi Adams, Tommy Thompson, Bob Lada and others
Description:	This teacher-training course at the Boston Conservatory is ideal for graduate students there who wish to pursue an AT teaching certificate along with their music or theatre degree. It is, however, open to all students- not just Conservatory students. The full training is 1600 hours and is taken over a minimum of three years. This training is affiliated with Tommy Thompson's training in Cambridge.
Note:	The June dates begin the Summer Intensives. Regular classes will begin in September.
Website:	http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/att
Open to:	An interview (in person or via Skype) is necessary before enrollment in this course.
Contact:	Debi Adams 8 The Fenway Boston, MA 02215 USA
Email:	dadams@bostonconservatory.edu
Phone:	617 912 9203
FAX:	857 207–3203

This listing is open to anyone putting on events DIRECTLY related to the Alexander Technique (see conditions below). Use one of our online forms to add or update an event.

Final determination of what is or is not posted lies with the Executive Secretary of ATI. If accepted, your listing will appear as soon as possible, but delays may take place so please submit it well ahead of the event. Depending on the current number of listings, new postings may not be accepted for events more than 6 months in the future. All events will be removed from the listing shortly after the event dates. No responsibility will be taken by ATI for any errors in the listing. Submission of an event constitutes acceptance of these conditions.

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