Summer Weekend Workshop
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
A summer weekend somatic and gentle movement workshop using the principles of the Alexander Technique. Saturday, July 16th, 2:00pm – 4:30pm Sunday, July 17th, 10:30am – 12:30pm In Person at Open Door – 18 N Main St. WRJ, VT 05001 $125 (preregistration required) Register Allow muscle tissue to let go and lengthen ease-fully to make everyday movement less stressful. Access the means to “think in activity” to make change and undo unhealthy or unhelpful movement patterns. In this 2-day workshop we’ll slow things down. A slower pace is a valuable tool for investigation. It allows for the release ..read more
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Online Workshop Weds Jan 26, 2022
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
Wednesday Jan 26 at 2pm EST / 11am PT – No donation is too small. All proceeds benefit the Judith Leibowitz Scholarship Fund This workshop augments Alexander directions, deepening understanding of how our legs connect into our pelvis and spine and release into movement. REFINING LEG DIRECTIONS AND SUPPORT Description: Through application, anatomical images and discussion this experiential workshop will offer a deeper investigation of direction, connection and release of the legs, pelvis and spine. The release of the legs, especially the inner legs and groin, are crucial to allowing the back to ..read more
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Alexander class for dancers
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
Click here for info and to register Start 2021 with a present to yourself. Some time to slow down and quiet your mind. Create more space for listening to and accessing your body’s intelligence. This class is designed for dancers of all styles and performing artists who use movement as a primary element of their form, including actors with movement experience. Each class will build on the previous week’s material. Students are encouraged but not required to attend all four. Drop-ins are welcome. In class we’ll work with AT principles in locating and moving from our spines, releasing and integra ..read more
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Breathing Freely
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
At this time, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, we’re deeply attuned to our lungs and to thinking about the health and safety of our respiratory systems. Breathing is fundamental to life. We breathe about 23,000 times a day most of the time not even aware that we’re doing so. Even if we are lucky enough to be healthy at this time, we are under stress. It’s easy for our breathing coordination to get off track in some way. Stress and fear causes us to involuntarily hold our breath. Holding our breath puts stress on our systems. Jessica Wolf, Art of Breathing and Alexander Technique Teacher and facul ..read more
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How Habit Interferes With Mastery – Video
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
  This video takes a very clear look at how habits, developed over a lifetime of training can interfere with mastery. Alexander Technique is perfectly positioned to help individuals identify their habits and learn to move without them. The discussion in this video is about applying Alexander to dance training specifically but is universally relevant for anyone learning a new form or training in a technique, be it performing arts, sports, martial arts, strength training and so on. The authors featured in the video, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol and Luc Vanier, are discussing concepts central to ..read more
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Alexander Technique As A Tool For Patients With MS
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
In February 2016, Senior Alexander teacher Judy Stern convened a panel discussion entitled Living with MS and How Alexander Technique Can Help: A Students Perspective. The discussion centered around a student named Ron, who shared the numerous ways the Alexander Technique has been effective for coping with symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). To protect Ron’s privacy I’ll use only his first name. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society defines MS as “an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the b ..read more
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AT Shown To Ease Chronic Neck Pain
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
This finding represents new clinical research on the benefits of Alexander Technique. The research study, recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that taking lessons in the Alexander Technique is a better, more effective option for relieving neck pain than traditional treatment with drugs and conventional physical therapy. Acupuncture was also studied for effectiveness with a separate group, and scored equally well.  The results only got better when they measured the participants long term relief. “In general, it is difficult to find long-term treatments that ..read more
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Alexander For Treatment Of The Cervical Herniated Disc – video
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
Dr. Seth Neubardt, an orthopedic cervical spine surgeon, recommends the Alexander Technique as a highly effective non-surgical option for treating a cervical herniated disc. In this video, he interviews highly renowned Alexander Technique teacher, and my mentor, Judith Stern about the critical role AT can play in treating this spine condition. “Alexander Technique is an approach to health and well being for the whole system. If you can remove the compression in the system that comes with tension and stress…a system that doesn’t like compression, [and often results in injury]… oftenti ..read more
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Stretching effectively with Alexander Technique – a podcast
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
Inspired by the “On Hamstrings” podcast I did with Brooke Thomas, this podcast with Robert Rickover of Body Learning focuses more broadly on the activity of stretching. Here, I talk about how the way we move (or sit) all day impacts our over-all range of motion, and how that effects our ability to release through stretching. We can apply Alexander principles to our everyday movements and to our stretching or yoga regimen, fundamentally transforming our experience of both. Take a listen Body Learning podcasts are devoted to all things Alexander. Robert Rickover, an Alexander teacher in Nebraska ..read more
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On Short Hamstrings – a podcast
Alexander Technique – Rachel Bernsen
by Rachel Bernsen
1y ago
Recently a colleague of mine Brooke Thomas, a wonderful rolfing practitioner and creator of the Liberated Body Guide and podcast interviewed me for a podcast on short hamstrings. She gathered a multiplicity of voices to speak on the subject including mine, from an Alexander Technique perspective. Listen here: Sayonara Short Hamstrings She also created a comprehensive guide on the topic. Click here for more info: https://www.liberatedbody.com/guide/short-hamstrings/ The Liberated Body Guide is a great resource for getting a range of perspectives on a number of topics re ..read more
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