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Introduction to the Alexander Technique with Steve Moses12:30 - 2 pm
Cost: $30 for members | $35 for non-members
Limited to 6 attendees
The Alexander Technique is mindfulness in action. The work places our attention at the intersection of brain and body, mind and muscle, habit and change. We all have habitual patterns — of movement, of tension, and of being that are all tangled up with each other. The AT gives us a framework and a process for working with ourselves so that we can not only become aware of how things are, but so that we can make skillful choices.
People come to the AT for a variety of reasons. Posture, migraines, back/neck pain, but also musicians, dancers, and actors. The range of folks who find benefit is an indicator that it’s not just one thing and that there’s something universal and human at the center.
This workshop is an introduction to the ideas and principles of the Alexander Technique. We’ll sit, stand, and walk. My hope is that you take away a new perspective and a few tools for working with yourself.
Spots are limited.
“I’ve learned so much from Steve. Alexander Technique is a subtle, powerful practice. To call it “life changing” is simultaneously true and misleading. Steve simply has shown me the ways that I’m unconsciously, accidentally, perniciously hurting myself with the way I stand, sit, type, and work. And sing. And surf. He’s taught me how to notice the way I hold tension in my shoulders, and how to let them relax. Sounds simple — it’s not. It requires constant awareness of your body. But that awareness becomes more automatic over time, if you’re diligent.
I get monthly migraines. I usually take a cocktail of pain meds to manage them, but my day is always ruined. Last week was intense for me, and I should have gotten a migraine. Instead, I kept noticing again and again the moments when I was holding tension in my head and neck and shoulders and I just gently let them release. And that migraine never happened. I’m wary of declaring victory over my migraines, or saying the Alexander Technique can cure something that’s plagued me my whole life, but these ways of being aware and gentle with my body are life changing. I intend to carry and develop these processes for the rest of my life. I’m so glad I’m learning this at age 32. Thank you!!”
— Wyatt R.
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“Thanks to Steve’s commitment to the Alexander Technique (AT), and to his talent and gift as an AT practitioner, I am experiencing a new freedom within my body, of ease and grace in movement. I came to Steve a few weeks ago because I was dealing with chronic neck and back pain; and with Steve’s guidance and use of the AT methods, my neck is feeling less tension, and my back - well pain free! I would highly recommend Steve as an outstanding practitioner to any one considering better use of their body. ”
— Rocio B.
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“I had no idea what AT was before I began my lessons with Steve. To call it a movement technique is to diminish the impact of the wonderful lessons that have altered — and continue to so do — not only how I sit, stand, or move but also how I think and concentrate.”
— Mohit G.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
W61N397 Washington Ave, Cedarburg, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53012
