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I have a life-long passion for understanding and appreciating the human body and how it moves. My curiosity began at age 7 with dance lessons and continued through my college years, my professional dance career, and into my current life as a university professor and Alexander Technique teacher.
After years of studying various somatic practices
(mind-body integration methods) along with my dancing, I was introduced to the
Alexander Technique. I had lessons sporadically while in NYC and only started
to understand the true benefits of the work when I moved to Colorado. I had
regular lessons and then trained with Sumi Komo and Colin Egan at the Alexander
Technique Institute in Boulder, CO (1996-1999).
My motivation for studying the technique was to relieve pain and compensation patterns from strain and injury accumulated through years of dancing and forcing my body to push on even when injured. I wanted to undo these patterns, move with ease and less pain, and to teach others how to achieve this for themselves. The Alexander Technique gave me tools to work on my own and the means to apply those tools to my dancing, teaching and way of life.
After completing my training and receiving AmSAT certification in 1999, I developed undergraduate and graduate courses in AT as well as an Alexander Technique Intensive Study in the masters degree program in the Dance Department at University of Colorado.
I have maintained an active private teaching practice and
I conduct workshops nationally and internationally. Most recently, I taught
workshops in Costa Rica and Brazil where I worked with university students, community
and professional dancers, and teachers.
I enjoy the mix of teaching semester-long courses,
workshops, and private students of all ages from a variety of occupations. I
have a special talent for motivating people to learn about their bodies and
take care of themselves. My extensive study of movement, anatomy, various
somatic practices, and injury prevention informs my work.
I am on the faculty of Alexander Technique Denver (ATDen) 3 year teacher-training course. ATDen is structured to meet all requirements for teacher training courses as established by the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT).
My goal as a teacher is to help students apply the
Alexander work to all aspects of life: work, play, and everyday tasks of
living. I encourage my students to take responsibility for their learning so
that they can embody the principles of the technique and arrive at the place
where the overall manner in which they function has improved significantly and
they have tools to work with on their own. This can be true in activities as
simple as walking or picking up a bag of groceries, in repetitive tasks such as
working at a computer, and in specialized activities like running, dancing,
gardening, biking, etc.
Students I have worked with include: