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Events and Opportunities
for the Public
2010 Annual Summer Intensive
in the Big Apple
July 19 - 23, 2010
New and experienced students of the Alexander Technique are invited to join us for this opportunity to study with Faculty Members of ACAT, North America's Oldest Teacher Certification Program.
ACAT's annual week-long Summer Intensive is open to new and experienced students who wish to deepen their exploration of the Alexander Technique with ACAT's highly skilled faculty. Students will come together to learn in a rich group setting. Each participant will also receive one private lesson as part of the program. Daily classes will embody the rigor and focus of the teacher training setting, addressing the individual's needs and interests of each participant. We will delve into the Alexander Technique principles, as well as explore application to the activities of daily living.
The student to teacher ratio will be 7:1 or less.
Faculty
Members of the Faculty of ACAT’s Teacher Certification Program will be teaching on the course. Teachers TBA. Additional Faculty from the ACAT teaching community will join us as needed. Faculty is subject to change without notice. For biographical information on the ACAT Faculty, please visit www.acatnyc.org.
Schedule
Daily group classes: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Monday, July 19 - Friday, July 23, 2010
Each participant will be scheduled for 1 private lesson during the program. Lessons will take place at 12:30 or 1:15 one day after class.
Fee
Associate Members: $400
Non-Members: $450
Registration
To secure your space, please send a deposit of $100 (includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee) to:
The Summer Intensive @ ACAT
39 West 14th Street, Rm. #507
New York, NY 10011
Questions? Please contact office manager Krissa Cavouras via email.
TCP Visiting Student Program
We are pleased to offer students the opportunity to join the classes at ACAT Teacher Certification Program as a visiting student. Visiting students participate in the training class will receive hands-on instruction from the faculty, covering some material from the first year curriculum which focuses on use of the self. They may also have the opportunity to work with third students in the program receiving hands-on work; and will join in group and partner explorations. Visiting students are not instructed in hands-on or other teaching skills.
The pre-requisite is a minimum of 10 lessons (exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis); and completion of the visiting student application. Participation is dependent on space in the training program and the number of spaces fluxtuates term by term.
Fees are: $65/day (M - F, 8:00 - 10:20; M, W, F: 10:35 - 1:35) $90/day (Tuesday, 8:00 - 11:45, includes Experiential Anatomy Lecture 10:35 - 11:45); $325/Week
To arrange to participate as a visiting student, please contact Brooke Lieb, Director of Training, at brookelieb@mindspring.com; or by phone at (212) 633-2229, Ext. 3.
To open and download the visiting student application form, please go to http://acatnyc.org/PublicDownloads.cfm and click on "Visiting Student Application" and mail it to: ACAT, 39 West 14th Street, Room #507, New York, NY 10011.
Spring 2010
Group Classes @ ACAT
What if standing up, sitting up, and everyday movements could be much easier than you ever thought possible? Learn how the Alexander Technique can help you enjoy your everyday posture.
Medical reserachers are concluding that good posture is therapeutic, and can provide relief from musculoskeletal pain.
ACAT is pleased to offer the following three group classes on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays this Spring! Click here for course details.
Stress Management Tools: Introduction to the Alexander Technique with Brooke Lieb
8 Mondays
April 12 - June 7, 2010
9:00 am - 10:15 am
(No class Monday, May 31)
The Alexander Technique teaches us how to work with our habits, and observe how we react to everyday life, to find better ways to cope. In this class, participants will learn the basic skills of the Alexander Technique, including how to pause and reflect how we would choose to react and respond to stressful situations, both mentally and physically. We will explore everyday movements, and there will be emphasis on developing strategies for dealing with the stress of daily life when on the go; and through floorwork, to rest and renew body and mind. The class will include partner activities, experiential exercises and hands on assistance from the teacher.
The Art of Posture: An Introductory class in the Alexander Technique
with Jane Tomkiewicz
8 Tuesdays
April 13 - Tuesday, June 1, 2010
6:45 pm to 8:00 pm
What if standing up, sitting up, and everyday movements could be much easier than you ever thought possible? Learn how the Alexander Technique can help you enjoy your everyday posture.
Medical reserachers are concluding that good posture is therapeutic, and can provide relief from musculoskeletal pain.
In this class participants will examine current ideas of what constitutes good posture, and explore dynamic elements of postural organization during ordinary movements through the principles of the Alexander Technique. In addition to applying these ideas to daily activities, we will explore posture as support for non-ordinary movements such as simple yoga poses, exercise, singing, reciting and other specialized activities.
Participants will learn through experiential anatomy, physiology, floor work, partner work, use of props and applying the classic Alexander Technique directions to experience how posture can become more lively and satisfying.
Posture and Poise: Introduction to
the
Alexander Technique with Brooke Lieb
8 Thursdays
April 15 - June 3, 2010
9:00 am - 10:15 am
What if easy, upright posture was just a matter of " lightening up" on ourselves? In this class, we will reexamine our relationship to weight and gravity, through the principles of the Alexander Technique. We will spend time finding more ease in sitting, standing and walking, as well as everyday activities. The class will include partner activities, experiential exercises and hands on assistance from the teacher.
Class Details
Course Fee: $195 for each 8 week class
Classes are open to new and experienced students of the Alexander Technique. All classes are limited to 10 participants.
To register, please send your check payable to:
ACAT
39 West 14th
Street, Room #507
New York, NY 10010
Faculty Biographies
N. Brooke Lieb, Director of Teacher Certification, received her certification from ACAT in 1989, joined the faculty in 1992, and served as Associate Director of Training at ACAT from 2006 to 2008. Brooke has taught at C. W. Post College LIU, Williams College, St. Rose College, Kutztown University, Pace University, The Actors Institute, The National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Dennison University, and Wagner College; and has made presentations for the the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Scoliosis Foundation, and the Arthritis Foundation; Mercy College and Touro College, Departments of Physical Therapy; and Northern Westchester Hospital . Brooke maintains a teaching practice in NYC, specializing in working with people dealing with pain, back injuries and scoliosis; and performing artists.
Jane Tomkiewicz discovered the Alexander Technique during her years performing on the downtown and worldbeat music scene. She trained and certified at the American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT) in 1990 and served as Executive Director from 1996-2008. She's maintained a private teaching practice in Manhattan since 1990, and has been teaching groups classes at the 92nd St. Y's Harkenss Dance center since 1992. Jane's teaching is informed by her experience with and profound respect for Iyengar Yoga and meditation. She has worked with performers and people from a variety of professions, and with a variety of pain management, workplace efficiency or performance goals.
Post-Certification Offerings for Alexander Technique Teachers
Click here for General Refund Policy on all ACAT events.
The Art of Teaching: Preparing the Receptive Field
Post-Certification Course with Meade Andrews
Saturday and Sunday, March 20 & 21, 2010
** only two spaces left! **
This workshop is designed for new and experienced teachers who wish to enhance their teaching skills in a group setting. Through a series of directed movement explorations, we will focus attention and awareness on creating an understanding of the “receptive field,” a condition of kinesthetic and cognitive alertness that enlivens the student/teacher learning relationship within a group class. As a result of this approach, the student is then more available and open to a lively, responsive interaction with the hands-on work of the teacher in front of the group. In addition, the group as a whole develops a more articulate and detailed approach to observation and awareness over the course of time. Through these shared learning experiences, students and teacher are united within the gestalt of the receptive field, increasing the learning possibilities inherent within the one-on-one subtleties of the Alexander Technique.
Topics will include:
Preparing the Receptive Field: Guided movement explorations in relation to Alexander principles which can be presented within the first 15 minutes of a group class, providing a coherent theme for the whole session and a collective focus for the students.
Circles of Attention and Saying “Yes”: Examining the possibilities for developing the dynamic presence of the teacher as she works with her own directional thinking, her relation to the student, and the group dynamic: creating psychophysical unity between the teacher, student, and group.
Constructive Feedback: Developing approaches to productive dialogue between teacher and student.
Course Details
Dates: Sat. and Sun., March 20 & 21, 2010
Times: Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 1 pm; 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: ACAT, 39 West 14th Street, Room #507, NYC 10011
Course Fee: $300 members/$375 non-members (includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee).
Registration: To reserve your space, email the office manager and send a deposit of $150 (includes a $25 registration fee) by Friday, February 12, 2010. The balance of $150 members/$225 non-members is due on or before Friday, March 12, 2010. All fees are payable to "ACAT".
This course satisfies 10 hours in Category 1 of AmSAT's Continuing Education requirement.
Course is limited to 14 participants.
Meade Andrews has been teaching, performing, and learning in group settings since she was 8 years old, and began her ballet training. She has taught and performed as an actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and movement coach for dance and theatre throughout her career. She trained at the Alexander Alliance (1983-86), and most recently completed a teacher refresher course with John Nicholls, in addition to attending Jessica Wolf’s course in The Art of Breathing. Meade has taught workshops in The Art of Group Teaching at the Oxford and Lugano Congresses. She has taught throughout the US, Europe, and Japan, and currently maintains a private practice in Boca Raton, where she teaches in the graduate acting program at Florida Atlantic University. She also travels to teach in NY and DC, where she continues to present workshops at the Studio Theatre, her professional base for 20 years.
Balance Update for Alexander Technique Teachers
Post-Certification Workshop
with Glenna Batson
Saturday, June 5th, 2010, 9 am to 5 PM
Balance training is hot in virtually every field of human movement. Nintendo Wii-Fit®, yoga, and fall prevention programs are just a few examples of the diversity of popular approaches to training.. F.M. Alexander’s concept of poised use of the self is testimony to the continuing power of this work for training balance, as well. In this day-long workshop, we’ll explore points of convergence between the Alexander Technique and the science of balance – how current scientific research substantiates and advances our work. Batson will provide an overview of balance in light of Alexander Technique learning, and will share her research on the Alexander Technique and balance with the elderly. Through movement exploration, hands-on partnering, and discussion, we’ll evolve practice guidelines for developing and integrating a progressive balance program into your lessons. Come prepared to have fun while challenging your balance habits!
Course Details
Dates: Sat. June 5, 2010
Times: Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm
Location: ACAT, 39 West 14th Street, Room #507, NYC 10011
Course Fee: $160 members/$235 non-members (includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee).
Registration: To reserve your space, email the office manager and send a deposit of $80 (includes a $25 registration fee) by Friday, April 30, 2010. The balance of $80 members/$155 non-members is due on or before Friday, May 21, 2010. All fees are payable to "ACAT".
This course satisfies 7 hours in Category 1 of AmSAT's Continuing Education requirement.
Course is limited to 14 participants.
Glenna Batson, PT, SCd, MA has dedicated more than three decades to teaching and learning the art and science of human movement. She trained at the Alexander Alliance (certified 1987), has taught in Alexander training programsboth nationally and internationally, as member of AmSAT, and an affiliate of STAT and ISATT (the Irish society). Her work is inspired and informed by dance (Masters, dance education), rehabilitation medicine (Doctor of Science in physical therapy, neuroscience), and Somatic studies. She is committed to lifetime learning in the art and science of embodiment as expressed in this great work.
"The Embodied Brain" Workshop: Attuning to Two Nervous Systems – The Somatic and the Autonomic
with Glenna Batson
September 10, 11 and 12, 2010
F.M. Alexander's phrase “the right thing does itself,” implies the interaction of conscious thought with automatic processes. This workshop invites those curious about the interrelationship between the “voluntary” (somatic) nervous system and the “automatic” (autonomic) nervous system in choice and decision-making. The somatic nervous system (“central nervous system”) governs our conscious intentions and goal-directed action, while the autonomic nervous system provides the background rhythms that modulate muscular and emotional tone. Over the three days, teachers will explore the interplay between these two systems with a view towards improving skills in self-care and teaching. We’ll start with an overview of the somatic nervous system to lay the groundwork for self-regulation through inhibition. We’ll contrast the precision of conscious thought with the fluid drone of the autonomic nervous system,
The workshop promises to be very interactive. The self-organizing principles of these two systems will surface trough movement exploration, self-touch, hands-on partner work, and discussion. A balance between didactic and experiential learning will illuminate aspects of neuroscience theory pertinent to both systems as they support personal use and teaching. Experiential exercises will help participants arrive at a deeper understanding of the expressive qualities that distinguish the two systems and how these neurological phenomena influence a lesson. This is a chance to enjoy F.M.'s prescient discoveries while appreciating the scope of discoveries still ahead.
Topics include:
- Neuroscience 101 – The Voluntary and the Automatic
- The face in the Head-Neck-Back relationship
Touch techniques and movement explorations to augment autonomic processes for enhanced self-care and teaching skills
- Expressiveness of the two systems in decision-making and choice
All Alexander Technique teachers are welcome, whether you attended the ACAT Embodied Brain 2009 seminar or not.
For questions about the course, please email glenna.batson@gmail.com, or for information about Glenna Batson, see www.at-easealexander.net
Course Details
Date: Friday, September 10 - Sunday, September 12, 2010
Times: Friday, 3:30 - 8:30; Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 - 4:00
Location: ACAT, 39 West 14th Street, Room #507
Course Fee: $425 members/$500 non-members (includes a $25 non-refundable registration fee).
Registration: To reserve your space, email the office manager (Subject: RSVP FOR BATSON WORKSHOP) and/or send a deposit of $175 (includes a $25 registration fee) by Friday, July 16, 2010.
The balance of $250 members/$325 non-members is due on or before Friday, August 13, 2010.
This course satisfies 14 hours in Category 1 of AmSAT's Continuing Education requirement.
Course is limited to 14 participants.
Glenna Batson, PT, SCd, MA has dedicated more than three decades to teaching and learning the art and science of human movement. She trained at the Alexander Alliance (certified 1987), has taught in Alexander training programs both nationally and internationally, as member of AmSAT, and an affiliate of STAT and ISATT (the Irish society). Her work is inspired and informed by dance (Masters, dance education), rehabilitation medicine (Doctor of Science in physical therapy, neuroscience), and Somatic studies. She is committed to lifetime learning in the art and science of embodiment as expressed in this great work.
2010 Certificate Program in "The Art of Breathing" with Jessica Wolf
This course is now full.
January - July, 2010
The American Center for the Alexander Technique announces the Third Post-Graduate Program with Jessica Wolf in the "Art of Breathing".
The program will train Alexander Technique teachers to help people access their potential for health and optimum performance through the breath by:
* developing a kineasthetic awareness
of their breath
* ways to utilize the breath as a support
for the muscular/skeletal framework
* breath and the psycho-physical mechanism
* anatomy and physiology of the
respiratory system
* teaching the use of breath in performance:
voice, presence, endurance, and as an
intervention for headache, backache, asthma
and other breathing problems.
Course Information *note the date change!*
The course is comprised of four weekend workshops and twelve lessons. Workshop hours are Friday, 3pm – 8 pm; and Saturday/Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm. Lessons will be private, shared and supervised with Jessica. Private lessons will be arranged on an individual basis.
Workshop Dates:
January 8, 9, 10, 2010
March 5, 6, 7, 2010
May 14, 15, 16, 2010
July 16, 17, 18, 2010
The course is open to a maximum of 14 teachers. In order to participate, individuals seeking to enroll must have a minimum of five years of teaching experience in the Alexander Technique and must be members of ACAT, or join ACAT before the start of the Program. An application is available to download on our Website. Anyone who fails to meet these requirements must obtain Jessica’s written permission before being allowed to enroll in the Program.
Tuition
The tuition for the program is $3450 plus a $45 non-refundable application fee is due according to the following schedule:
| Payment Amount |
Due Date |
| $45 |
submitted with application
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| $500 |
upon acceptance and no later than Sept 1, 2009 |
| $650 |
October 1, 2009 |
| $1150 |
December 1, 2009 |
| $1150 |
February 1, 2010 |
The deadline for application is July 15, 2009. All fees are payable to “ACAT”.
Cancellation Policy
Those who withdraw after November 1, 2009 will be responsible for all payments unless their place can be filled.
No refunds will be made after the start of the course.
Jessica Wolf, ACAT ‘77 is a member of AmSAT. She is also a Certified Movement Analyst from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies. For over 25 years, Jessica has been exploring and conducting research in respiratory function and breath. She was one of only a dozen people given permission by Carl Stough to teach his principles of breathing coordination. In 2002, she became the director of the first post graduate training program for Alexander teachers in "The Art of Breathing". In 1998, Jessica joined the faculty of the Yale School of Drama. She is responsible for creating the Alexander Program at the Aspen Music Festival. Other faculty appointments include The Julliard School, SUNY Purchase, Circle in the Square Theater School, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College and the Verbier Music Festival.
10-Week Post-Certification Course
ACAT offers its successful 10-Week Post-Certification Course two to three times a year. Please check back in September for the Fall Post Certification Course Details!
Classes are scheduled one afternoon a week, are 2 and 1/2 hours and are scheduled to run concurrently with the term schedule of the Teacher Certification Program.
We invite two to four members of the Alexander community to offer two to four classes. Some teacher series include a new topic each week, while others go more in-depth into one topic over a number of classes.
Past faculty members include: Pearl Ausubel, Joan Frost, Barbara Kent, Kim Jessor, Daniel Singer, Vivien Schapera, Alexander Farkas, Nanette Walsh and Bill Connington.
Classes are held at ACAT, 39 West 14th Street, Room #507
Fees for 10 classes: For ACAT members 1st and 2nd year teachers $525, 3rd year + teachers $625; For non-members 1st and 2nd year teachers $600, 3rd year + teachers $700. (All fees include a non-refundable $25 registration fee.
Each class satisfies 2.5 continuing education hours in Category 1 for AmSAT requirements and is open to all ACAT and AmSAT Certified Teachers.
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