Weekly classes, workshops and long term training

Embarking on a conscious relationship with our breath can be a profound catalyst for physical wellness, emotional balance, and mental clarity. This workshop is a two-hour experiential journey designed to introduce participants to the science, art, and transformative power of breathing naturally. 

Workshop Objectives:

• Increase participants’ awareness of their breathing patterns.
• Teach foundational breathing techniques for relaxation, focus, and vitality.
• Explore the science behind breath work and its effects on the body and mind.
• Guide participants through practical exercises for integrating mindful breathing into daily life.
• Create a safe, supportive space for exploration and personal growth.

Discover how the Alexander Technique can improve your golf game by enhancing posture, balance, and body awareness. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to reduce tension, move more efficiently, and bring greater ease and precision to your swing. Perfect for golfers of all levels looking to play with less strain and more control.

How the Alexander Technique can help you reduce chronic pain, improve posture, and help you move with greater ease. This interactive workshop introduces practical tools for recognizing and changing harmful movement patterns, enhancing body awareness, and supporting long-term pain relief. Suitable for all levels and especially beneficial for those dealing with back, neck, or joint pain.

Beginner to intermediate climbers, or any climbers interested in movement efficiency, body awareness, or injury prevention.

Workshop Objectives:

• Understand the Core principles of the Alexander Technique.
• Learn how posture, movement efficiency, and tension management impact climbing.
• Apply Alexander technique concepts directly to climbing activities.
• Develop personalized strategies for ongoing improvement.

LONG TERM TRAINING

Would you like to improve your use and functioning in a sustainable way?  Long Term training is a full time commitment that allows you to take a deep dive into how you walk, stand, sit respond to the phone and many other areas of life. This training will:

• Teach you to confidently embody and communicate principles of the Alexander technique 
• Develop and refine the Use of the Self through direct practical experience 
• Teach the unique hands-on skills used to teach the Alexander Technique to a high level of proficiency
• Provide a minimum of 1600 hours training over a minimum of three years 

TEACHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Should you wish to certify as a teacher of the technique, you must demonstrate a high level of proficiency in each of the following areas:

 1. A practical understanding of F. M. Alexander’s basic principles associated with the use of the self; inhibition, direction, primary control, end-gaining and the means-whereby, doing and non-doing, faulty sensory appreciation, and conscious control, as represented in F.M. Alexander’s writings and contemporary writings regarding the development and practical teaching of his Technique.

 2. Maintaining a high standard of use of the self while teaching the Alexander Technique and during ordinary activity.

 3. Performing and teaching Alexander’s basic procedures: positions of mechanical advantage, chair work, table work, hands on the back of the chair, and whispered “ah,”

4. Teaching the basic concepts of the Technique to a student through manual skills in combination with verbal explanation and instruction.

5. Applying the principles of the Technique using manual and verbal instruction while assisting a student in the performance of specialized activities.

6. Aiding the student in applying principles of the Technique independent of the teacher.

7. A comprehensive knowledge and understanding of F. M. Alexander’s writings regarding the development and practical teaching of his Technique, as well as a familiarity with his life, the history of the Technique and additional literature pertaining to the Technique.

8. A basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and current research related to understanding and teaching the Alexander Technique.

These requirements are internationally recognized by the Alexander Technique Affiliate Society (ATAS) and the American Society for the Alexander technique (AmSAT).

Please send an email to naturalpoise@gmail.com , titled "Teacher Training" or "Long Term Training" to find out more.