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Alexander in Education Conference 2020
This is the original, online only, 2020 Conference. On this page you will find the full Conference programme, the original Conference video trailer and all the information you need to watch the 2020 Conference videos.
How The Conference Works
The Alexander in Education Conference is Now an On-Going Event!
The original Alexander in Education Conference launched on 4th July 2020. The response was tremendous. Since the launch date many of you have been in touch to express your appreciation.
To match your enthusiasm, and as there are still many teachers out there that we would like to have content from, we have decided to make the conference into an on-going event.
Videos Released in Groups
From now on we will release batches of videos once or twice a year. Each batch will have its own structure so that you can watch the videos sequentially in the order that we suggest, or just dip in and out as you wish.
We are currently busily organising the entire video collection from all conferences into categories. When the page is finished (soon!) videos on a specific topic or theme will be grouped together. This is also something that you have asked for, so that you can more easily find videos on specific topics that interest you.
Each Group is Self-Contained
The original 2020 Alexander in Education Conference is presented here as a complete conference. This means there are still sections below that include the full conference programme and information on presenters.
Subsequent batches of videos will also be presented as complete conferences.
On this page you will find links to each self-contained batch of videos here:
The Original 2020 Conference
2021 Conference
Conference Organisers
Judith Kleinman
Judith Kleinman
Judith Kleinman
Judith trained as a musician at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then went on to train to be an Alexander teacher with Mr Macdonald and Shoshanna Kaminitz.
Judith is now one of the Alexander teachers at the Royal College of Music and at the Junior Royal Academy of Music. She is assistant head of training at LCATT (London Centre for Alexander Technique and Training). More
Sue Merry
Judith Kleinman
Judith Kleinman
Sue has been working with Primary School Children since 1994. Sue is generally recognised as a pioneer and world expert on teaching the Alexander Technique to children aged 3-11 in a school environment. More
Peter Buckoke
Judith Kleinman
Peter Buckoke
Peter Buckoke oversees the Alexander department at the RCM, where the technique is embedded in the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Peter is also professor of double bass at the RCM and plays both modern and baroque bass with various chamber groups in London. More
Andy Smith
With the Cooperation of STAT
Peter Buckoke
Andy teaches Alexander Technique at Uppingham School and in his private practice in north London. As a former sports journalist and county-level sportsman, he has a particular interest in movement and performance and he also teaches Alexander-inspired running technique. More
2020 Conference Content
Watch the 2020 Conference Videos Now
The Developing Self Conference Team have worked hard to make this conference as interesting, as exciting and as fun as possible! The very varied presentations and interviews are mainly aimed at Alexander Teachers and trainees. However we hope that much of the content will also be of interest to anyone working in education and also to members of the general public e.g. parents, Alexander pupils etc.
The Conference is a YouTube playlist of short presentations and interviews. Anyone can access the videos and either watch them in conference sequence, or simply dip in and watch them as and when required.
Below you will find:
- THE 2020 CONFERENCE TRAILER
View our "official" trailer.
THE CONFERENCE ORGANISERS
Find out who is crazy enough to organise an event like this! - THE CONFERENCE PRESENTERS
This includes information on the presentations and links to take you directly to each presentation. - FULL PLAYLIST This will take you to the full playlist of July 2020 Conference videos on YouTube
- THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Here you can see how we have ordered the July 2020 Conference videos. They should automatically play in this order. However you can also use this convenient menu to choose just the videos that you want to watch, in the order that you prefer. You will also see here if there is a handout available for the presentation that you are interested in.
To find out more about the videos and the presenters/interviewees then go to the Conference Presenters section on this page.
Contacting Presenters. You will see that some of the presenters have added their contact details to the Conference Programme. If you email them they will be happy to answer your questions. Please do not send your enquiries to the Developing Self team as we will not be able to process them. - HANDOUTS
Some of the presenters (but not all) have included handouts with their presentations or interviews. You will find the full list here.
* Photo copyright: Sasin Tipchai, via Pixabay
July 2020 Conference Programme
01. Introduction to The Alexander in Education Conference 2020
02. The Child in Action - Ted Dimon
A PRESENTATION.
Dr. Ted Dimon describes a few of the essential elements in Alexander’s theory that make it more than a remedial method but a fundamental aspect of child development.
03. Movement Circle - Sue Merry
A MOVEMENT BREAK.
A dynamic way to start the Conference.
Movements for energy, focus and balance. Leaving us calm, peaceful and centred.
Every day at Educare Small School begins this way.
Get ready to play and learn!
04. What Are You Feeling? - Elizabeth Castagna
A PRESENTATION.
Movement & awareness games for children exploring emotions and resilience
05. Hypermobility in Children, an Alexander Perspective - Roxani-Eleni Garafalaki
AN INTERVIEW.
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki talks to Andy Smith about the complications and dangers of hypermobility with young people and discusses the important role Alexander teachers can play when helping those with the condition
Contact Presenter: roxani1@icloud.com
06. The Power of Images for Teaching Alexander Technique to Young People - Henry Fagg
A PRESENTATION.
Covering the important copyright rules of using images in your teaching, and then explaining how a ‘picture is worth a thousand words’ in teaching the Alexander Technique, with the help of a few fun examples.
07. Finding Centre - Judith Kleinman
08. Educating Actors in Alexander - Penny O'Connor
A PRESENTATION.
Teaching drama students within a HE setting, designing relevant curriculum that speaks to their needs as performers, essential collaboration with colleagues,
assessing the work and organising a mentoring scheme for Alexander teachers.
Contact Presenter: pennyoconnor1@gmail.com
09. Alexander in the Education of Musicians at University Level - Peter Buckoke
A PRESENTATION.
Peter Buckoke talks about the evolution of the Alexander provision at the Royal College of Music.
Peter Buckoke cannot provide a hand-out after his talk but will be available through Zoom to answer any questions about teaching Alexander to the music students at the Royal College of Music in academic classes and on a non-degree basis.
10. Adapting the Alexander Technique to a High Performance Environment - Fuensanta Zambrana-Ruiz
A PRESENTATION
Working with young musicians in specialist music schools. How to connect with their needs, get them interested in AT, keep them engaged and make them wanting more!
11. Chi Balancing - Sue Merry
A SHORT MOVEMENT BREAK
Very simple and quick tapping exercise to leave you centred and energised.
12. A Talk Over Words Within Words, Sound and Principles - Alessandro Fattorini
13. Educare Small School and Alexander Work - Elizabeth Steinthal
AN INTERVIEW
Elizabeth Steinthal, Head Teacher of Educare Small School, in conversation with Sue Merry about the genesis of Educare, how Alexander work came to be a part of the school day and what impact this work has on the whole school.
14. Finding Quiet Strength - Judith Kleinman
A PRESENTATION
Judith Kleinman talks about transforming threat into safety for students in secondary and tertiary education.
15. From Slow to Flow - Judith Kleinman
16. Alexander Technique for Mums and Babies - Daniela Sangiorgio
With Singing and Movement (Aged 0-9 months)
A PRESENTATION.
Mums explore how to take care of themselves when lifting, carrying and feeding their babies, as well as pushing their prams and playing with them. During the sessions mums also learn strategies to deal with their anxiety and daily challenges.
Contact Presenter: dsan294@yahoo.co.uk
17. The Future of Alexander in Education - Stephen Williams
AN INTERVIEW
Stephen Williams , Director of Music at Bryanston School conversation with Andy Smith
18. The Duet of Piano Pedagogy and Alexander Technique - Gabriella Minnes Brandes
Researching our Practice
A PRESENTATION
Gabriella, will share findings from a case study, which was designed to explore ways of applying principles of the Alexander Technique to increase whole-body awareness in young piano students.
Please contact Gaby Minnes Brandes if you are interested in any further information about the study presented here or if you would like to continue the conversation about the application of Alexander principles in education, music education and theatre.
Gaby will organize a separate zoom meeting after the conference if there is interest in continued dialogue.
19. Quiet Time Interlude
Four-minute meditation break with birds, bees and flowers
20. Learning Other Ways of Being - Harriet Anderson
Overlaps Between AT and Learning to Speak a Foreign Language
AN INTERVIEW
Harriet Anderson gives a recorded interview with Peter Buckoke
Contact Presenter: harrietanderson1@yahoo.com
www.alexandertechniquehove.org.uk/
21. Teaching Alexander Technique to Actors - Noriko Sakura
A PRESENTATION
A talk about working with actors. Drawing on more than 30 years experience of professional acting, Noriko is discussing her work as an Alexander Technique teacher with performers and how to relate it to their training as actors.
Contact Presenter: www.sakura.uk.com
22. Introducing the Work to Classroom Teachers - Sue Merry
A PRESENTATION
A presentation suggesting a clear and simple way to introduce Alexander Technique work to classroom teachers.
- Simplify & Clarify
- Features & Benefits
- The Ready List & Transitions
Based on the teaching in the Developing Self Education Training Course and a part of the proposed Alexander in Education Primary Schools Curriculum.
23. Alexander’s Technique Online! - Angela Bradshaw
Hands Off And Around The Globe
AN INTERVIEW
Angela in conversation with Judith Kleinman addressing questions such as:
- How can AT be taught online?
- What are the benefits?
- What are the drawbacks?
24. PACE - Sue Merry
25. Adaptive Motor Learning & The Preschool Child - Tara Fenamore
A PRESENTATION
Postural deviations in the preschool classroom and the environmental demands that may influence their occurrence in preschool children. Children’s capacity to respond adaptively to the demands of the learning environment is stymied because of critical gaps in motor learning processes.
26. Young People’s Panel - Education in a Changing World
AN INTERVIEW
A panel of teenagers from different backgrounds including Extinction Rebellion, in conversation with Polly Waterfield and Judith Kleinman.
27. Working in Pre-Schools and Primary Schools - Ellie Rouse
A PRESENTATION
A talk on working in a nursery with groups of 4 year-olds before moving onto primary school
28. Student Services at the Royal College of Music - Lynnette Easterbrook
AN INTERVIEW
Lynnette Easterbrook, manager of Student Services at the RCM London, in conversation with Peter Buckoke about how the Alexander Technique supports health and wellbeing and the learning process of university level music students.
29. The Three Swings - Judith Kleinman
30. AT & School Sport: Tapping Into The Potential - Andy Smith
A PRESENTATION
Andy will talk about his experience of working with sports students and discuss how AT can help those who are drawn into a typical end-gaining culture of 'no pain, no gain'.
31. The Primitive Reflexes - Ron Colyer
AN INTERVIEW
Ron Colyer in conversation with Sue Merry about how our development as infants might throw light on our ongoing Development of the Self . He shares valuable information about
four primitive (survival) reflexes that might make an Alexander pupil challenging to teach.
32. Conference Conclusion - The Team
A round-up from the Conference Organisers, including:
Available resources.
Plans for the future.
Some great news about two new books.
July 2020 Conference Presenters
Dr. Ted Dimon
Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Ph.D., CANSTAT, STAT, AmSAT, ATI
Angela Bradshaw MSTAT DMU DCR(R)
Ted Dimon, Ed.D., is Founder and Director of The Dimon Institute, where he is researching, developing and training teachers in the field of Psychophysical Education; and he is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University, Teachers College, where he has launched the first-ever doctoral program in education based on Alexander’s work. An internationally renowned teacher of the Alexander Technique, he completed his training at the Constructive Teaching Centre with Walter Carrington in 1983, co-founded the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) in 1987, and has been training teachers since 1996. A graduate of Tufts University, he received both his masters and doctoral degrees in education from Harvard University.
He has written ten books, including Anatomy of the Moving Body; The Body in Motion; Anatomy of the Voice; Your Body, Your Voice; The Elements of Skill; The Undivided Self; A New Model of Man’s Conscious Development; Neurodynamics; Breathing and The Voice; and The Use of the Hands in Teaching. He is the co-editor of Frank Pierce Jones’ Collected Writings on the Alexander Technique.
PRESENTATION TITLE
The Child in Action
The Alexander Technique is more than a method for identifying and addressing harmful habits in adults and children. It is based on important discoveries that—if they are to become integrated in schools—must be clearly understood and articulated. In this talk, Dr. Ted Dimon describes a few of the essential elements in Alexander’s theory that make it more than a remedial method but a fundamental aspect of child development.
Angela Bradshaw MSTAT DMU DCR(R)
Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Ph.D., CANSTAT, STAT, AmSAT, ATI
Angela Bradshaw MSTAT DMU DCR(R)
Angela Bradshaw, trained with Ron Colyer at the Alexander Re-Education Center. Currently she teaches Music Scholars at Wellington College, Charterhouse School and to UK Medical Imaging professionals.
Prior to teaching Alexander’s Technique, she was a sonographer and radiographer in the NHS. She grew up in Dubai, enjoys yoga and plays piano. She lives in Woking with her family.
INTERVIEW TITLE
Alexander’s Technique Online!
Hands Off And Around The Globe
Angela gives a recorded interview with Judith Kleinman addressing questions such as:
- How can AT be taught online?
- How is it different?
- How do the pupils find it?
- How does it compare to 1:1 lessons?
- What are the benefits?
- What are the drawbacks?
Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Ph.D., CANSTAT, STAT, AmSAT, ATI
Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Ph.D., CANSTAT, STAT, AmSAT, ATI
Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Ph.D., CANSTAT, STAT, AmSAT, ATI
Gabriella Minnes Brandes has been working extensively with performers for over 30 years. Much of Gaby's current work and research focuses on exploring the connections between Alexander Technique and creativity for performers. Gaby collaborates closely with musicians, voice and movement coaches, and acting instructors. Informed by her Ph.D. and research in education, she is also exploring the connections between learning, teacher training and pedagogy in relation to the application of Alexander principles. Gaby has been teaching in the Theatre department at Capilano University, and in her own private practice. Gaby was the founder and co-director of the Vancouver Teacher Training course that ran for 18 years. Gaby has shared her work in many conferences nationally and internationally.
For more information seehttp://alexandertechniquecentre.ca
PRESENTATION TITLE
The Duet of Piano Pedagogy and Alexander Technique: Researching our Practice
In this talk I will share findings from a case study, which was designed to explore ways of applying principles of the Alexander Technique to increase whole-body awareness in young piano students.
Tara Fenamore MA
Elizabeth Steinthal B.Ed, M.A. Professional Development
Gabriella Minnes Brandes, Ph.D., CANSTAT, STAT, AmSAT, ATI
Tara Fenamore is a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her area of interest is psychomotor development and learning in early childhood education. Tara graduated from The Dimon Institute in 2018, earning her certification in Psychophysical Education and The Alexander Technique. Her dissertation, "The Dynamic Self: A Holistic Model of Human Development," assimilates the theories & practices of F.M. Alexander and Dr. Theodore Dimon into existing models of human development and motor learning. Her dissertation advocates for the inclusion of Psychophysical Education within standard early childhood curricula. To this end, she is developing a functional anatomy and "body thinking" curriculum for preschool children based upon Dr. Ted Dimon's book, The Body in Motion. Tara currently works as an assistant teacher to three and four-year-olds at Hollingworth Preschool, an internationally recognized early childhood center at Teachers College. At Hollingworth, Tara works to integrate the principles of Psychophysical Education into her teaching practice.
PRESENTATION TITLE
Adaptive Motor Learning & The Preschool Child
In this presentation, I will describe postural deviations that I commonly observe in the preschool classroom and the environmental demands that may influence their occurrence in preschool children. I will argue that the children’s capacity to respond adaptively to the demands of the learning environment is stymied because of critical gaps in motor learning processes.
Elizabeth Steinthal B.Ed, M.A. Professional Development
Elizabeth Steinthal B.Ed, M.A. Professional Development
Elizabeth Steinthal B.Ed, M.A. Professional Development
Elizabeth Steinthal is the Head Teacher, founder and owner of Educare Small School in Kingston upon Thames. In the early nineties she was the Deputy Head Teacher at a local state school where she met Sue Merry and worked with her on a project to improve the quality of handwriting in the school through the use of the Alexander Technique.
Her 40+ years of teaching experience led her to two central beliefs; firstly that school should be a happy, enjoyable and useful time and, secondly, that most causes of children's failures at school lie within the inflexibility of school systems, teachers and parents and not within the child.
In 1997 she joined with Sue Merry again to make the Alexander Technique a key part of the curriculum at Educare Small School. Today the Alexander Technique runs seamlessly integrated into every school day through the days and weeks of the school year. Both Sue Merry and Ellie Rouse work in the school and it hosts many Alexander Technique visitors.
INTERVIEW TITLE
Educare Small School and Alexander Work
Sue Merry interviews Liz about the genesis of Educare, how Alexander work came to be a part of the school day and what impact this work has on the whole school, staff and pupils.
Noriko Sakura MSTAT
Elizabeth Steinthal B.Ed, M.A. Professional Development
Elizabeth Steinthal B.Ed, M.A. Professional Development
Noriko trained as an actress in Japan and after working professionally for 10 years, she took the RADA workshop for Japanese professional actors in London where she first encountered Alexander Technique. She continued this experience with further RADA workshops in London and Tokyo. After receiving a Japanese Government Scholarship for Artists she undertook post-graduate training at LAMDA. She then worked as an actress in UK for 15 years before training full time as an Alexander teacher. She now has her own practice in her own studio in Essex and at The Therapy Room Cambridge. She works with actors in training in Japan, in China, at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and in Cambridge for the University Marlowe Society, as well as with more experienced actors in workshops and private lessons, in UK and Japan
PRESENTATION TITLE
Teaching Alexander Technique to Actors
A talk about working with actors
Drawing on more than 30 years experience of professional acting, Noriko is discussing her work as an Alexander Technique teacher with performers and how to relate it to their training as actors.
Henry Fagg MSc MSTAT
Henry Fagg MSc MSTAT
Henry Fagg MSc MSTAT
Henry teaches the Alexander Technique in Bristol and at Junior Trinity Laban in Greenwich, London. He has a particular expertise working with musicians, and has also published on aspects of Alexander Technique science. More
PRESENTATION TITLE
The Power of Images for Teaching Alexander Technique to Young People
In this presentation I’ll cover the important copyright rules of using images in your teaching, and then explain how I’ve found that a ‘picture is worth a thousand words’ in teaching the Alexander Technique, with the help of a few fun examples.
Sue Merry MSTAT
Henry Fagg MSc MSTAT
Henry Fagg MSc MSTAT
Sue has been working with Primary School Children since 1994. Sue is generally recognised as a pioneer and world expert on teaching the Alexander Technique to children aged 3-11 in a school environment. More
PRESENTATION TITLE
Introducing the Work to Classroom Teachers - The Ready List
A short presentation suggesting a clear and simple way to introduce the work to classroom teachers.
- Simplify & Clarify
- Features & Benefits
- The Ready List & Transitions
Based on the teaching in the Developing Self Education Training Course and a part of the proposed Alexander in Education Primary Schools Curriculum.
Penny O’Connor MSTAT
Henry Fagg MSc MSTAT
Penny O’Connor MSTAT
Penny worked for 18 years at ArtsEd teaching Alexander Technique to theatre students in secondary school, foundation, graduate and post graduate levels in School of Acting, and Musical Theatre departments. Presently freelancing at other London Drama and Performing Arts schools, and teaching privately in London, Sevenoaks and Alonnisos, Greece. Book ‘Alexander for Actors’ Nick Hern pub., due out later this year.
PRESENTATION TITLE
Educating Actors in Alexander
Presentation of my experience in teaching drama students within a HE setting, designing relevant curriculum that speaks to their needs as performers, essential collaboration with colleagues, assessing the work and organising a mentoring scheme for Alexander teachers.
Alessandro Fattorini
Alessandro Fattorini
Penny O’Connor MSTAT
Born centuries after Galileo’s experiments with gravity from the leaning tower in the small Tuscany’s town of Pisa. He qualified in Amsterdam. Between an Alexander, Yoga, Somatic Movement class and playing the low notes of his double bass, he’s busy in writing
PRESENTATION TITLE
A Talk Over Words Within Words, Sound and Principles.
Stepping into the unknown before you knew it.
Peter Buckoke
Alessandro Fattorini
Stephen Williams
Peter oversees the Alexander department at the RCM, where the technique is embedded in the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Peter is also professor of double bass at the RCM and plays both modern and baroque bass with various chamber groups in London.
PRESENTATION TITLE
Alexander in the Education of Musicians at University Level
Peter Buckoke talks about the evolution of the Alexander provision at the Royal College of Music.
Stephen Williams
Alessandro Fattorini
Stephen Williams
Stephen is currently Director of Music at Bryanston School, was previously Director of Music at Uppingham School and is about to become Director of Music at Shrewsbury School. He was a chorister at Carlisle Cathedral and studied music at Leeds University. That was followed by twenty years as a freelance conductor and singer before moving to Uppingham in 2003. He spends his spare time outside running up hills, walking and taking photographs of the British countryside.
INTERVIEW TITLE
The Future of Alexander in Education
A conversation with Andy Smith
Ron Colyer
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki MSTAT
Judith Kleinman AGSM, MSTAT
Ron qualified 39 years ago with Walter and Dilys Carrington, and is head of training at Alexander Re-education Centre in Berkshire.
A musician by original trade, he continues to indulge his love of playing the violin and teaching it to children and teenagers, alongside his Alexander practice.
INTERVIEW TITLE
The Primitive Reflexes
Ron Colyer talks to Sue Merry about how our development as infants might throw light on our ongoing Development of the Self .
He shares valuable information about
four primitive (survival) reflexes that might make an Alexander pupil challenging to teach.
Judith Kleinman AGSM, MSTAT
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki MSTAT
Judith Kleinman AGSM, MSTAT
Judith trained as a musician at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama going on to play with the LSO, English National Opera and CLS. Judith went on to train to be an Alexander teacher with Mr Macdonald and Shoshanna Kaminitz qualifying in 1989.
Judith is one of the Alexander team at the Royal College of Music and head of department at the Junior Royal Academy of Music. She is also an assistant head of training at LCATT (London Centre for Alexander Technique and Training).
Judith has collaborated with Sue Merry for the last twenty years on how to connect the world of Alexander with Education and create a thoughtful training for AT teachers interested in working in that world. More
PRESENTATION TITLE
Finding Quiet Strength - Transforming Anxiety in Secondary and Tertiary Education
Judith will bring ideas, games and discussions that can introduce Alexander to teenagers and young adults. The presentation will link the work to integrating emotional intelligence and embodied awareness focusing on ways to identify the signals of threat and anxiety and how to cue in safety and ease. This gives young people the skills of how to be calm, confident and coordinated when dealing with the pressurised world of secondary education.
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki MSTAT
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki MSTAT
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki MSTAT
Roxani trained at the Alexander Technique Studio in London, where she runs her practice. She is a Tai Chi and QiGong instructor, director and performance artist from Athens, Greece.
Her desire to heal herself and understand the cause of her ailments brought her to the Alexander Technique. During her teacher training, she managed to heal from lupus (without any medication) and learn how to avoid triggering symptoms due to her EDS. Having a deep understanding of what being hypermobile means, she is using the Alexander Technique to help people become mindful through Movement and improve their quality of life. She works with children and young adults and has also taken part in medical research regarding improving movement in hyper mobile people with the AT.
INTERVIEW TITLE
Hypermobility in Children - An Alexander perspective
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki talks to Andy Smith about the complications and dangers of hypermobility with young people and discusses the important role Alexander teachers can play when helping those with the condition
Ellie Rouse
Harriet Anderson Ph.D., MSTAT
Roxani-Eleni Garefalaki MSTAT
Ellie trained to be an actress at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama where she first encountered the Alexander Technique. She carried on exploring the Technique with Brita Forstrom at the City Lit. In 2013 she decided to train as an AT teacher. She began her training with Stephen Cooper at OATS. It was his work with children studying music that first sparked the idea of working with children, as well as Chie Cross. Ellie also studied with Ron Colyer, Frankie Skinner, Sue Merry and Judith Kleinman.
PRESENTATION TITLE
Working in Pre-Schools and Primary Schools
A talk on working in a nursery with groups of 4 year olds before moving onto primary school.
- Creating a curriculum using The Developing Self training.
- Workshops for children in Primary schools.
- Approaching schools and where AT can fit into the school curriculum.
Harriet Anderson Ph.D., MSTAT
Harriet Anderson Ph.D., MSTAT
Harriet Anderson Ph.D., MSTAT
Harriet Anderson teaches AT in Brighton and Vienna. For many years she was a Lecturer at the University of Vienna, where she co-developed and taught courses in spoken communication skills for non-native speakers of English. She also taught at the University of Education in Vienna. There she led CPD seminars for teachers of English which incorporated many elements of AT.
Her book The Thinking Teacher’s Body: A Practical Guide to Teacher Well-Being, Vocal Health, and Development appeared in 2015.
www.alexandertechniquehove.org.uk/
INTERVIEW TITLE
Learning Other Ways of Being:
Overlaps between AT and learning to speak a foreign language
Harriet in conversation with Peter Buckoke covering areas such as:
- The role of habit in speaking a foreign language – doing the familiar differently. Going back to neutral
- Habits of listening
- Exploring concepts of right and wrong
Daniela Sangiorgio MSTAT MBBA
Harriet Anderson Ph.D., MSTAT
Harriet Anderson Ph.D., MSTAT
Daniela is a Kodály teacher. Whilst working for Colourstrings she trained as an Alexander Technique teacher and attended the Developing Self Training course. Soon after graduating from LCATT in July 2018 she trained to be a Buteyko Breathing practitioner. Daniella now runs Mums and Babies classes. She is interested in promoting the Alexander work in the community. This has inspired her to run, with a local Alexander teacher, regular workshops called ‘Are you suffering from 21st Century Posture?’ She also gives collaborative workshops with a yoga teacher. As well as teaching adults and teenagers at her private practice, she gives regular talks and workshops for therapists at the HQ Therapy centre in London.
Daniela assists Peter Buckoke weekly at the Royal College of music, takes part in exploring Alexander in Education for families with Sue Merry and does a postgraduate at LCATT.
PRESENTATION TITLE
Alexander Technique for Mums and Babies with Singing and Movement (Aged 0-9 months)
I have developed a 5 week course for mums and babies, during which mums explore how to take care of themselves when lifting, carrying and feeding their babies, as well as pushing their prams and playing with them. During the sessions mums also learn strategies to deal with their anxiety and daily challenges.
Elizabeth Castagna ATI
Polly Waterfield MSTAT ARCM
Elizabeth Castagna ATI
Elizabeth is the New York City representative for The Developing Self.
Elizabeth is an ATI Certified Alexander Technique teacher. She trained with Master Teacher Chloe Wing in New York. Elizabeth is also Certified in The Developing Self to teach The Alexander Technique to children and young adults. She studied with founders Sue Merry MSTAT and Judith Kleinman MSTAT AGSM. Currently, she teaches private lessons, group classes and workshops in New York City and the Hudson Valley.
PRESENTATION TITLE
What Are You Feeling?
Movement & awareness games for children exploring emotions and resilience
I will be sharing with you how I teach the Alexander Technique to children through my class called AT Lab. The unit I’m guiding us through is on how to support children to find language for what they are feeling and how they can move through their emotions. I’ll show you the games and tools that I use for building self-awareness along with how The Ready List and Body Awareness Journal supports agency and resilience. The presentation concludes with a brief section on how this unit can move to an online platform. I hope you can join us.
Andy Smith MSTAT
Polly Waterfield MSTAT ARCM
Elizabeth Castagna ATI
Andy is an Alexander Technique teacher, running coach and former sports journalist based in north London. He teaches AT in the music department at Uppingham School in Rutland and in his private practise, and he offers 1-to-1 running lessons, classes and workshops around the capital.
PRESENTATION TITLE
AT & School Sport:
Tapping Into The Potential
Andy will talk about his experience of working with sports students and discuss how AT can help those who are drawn into a typical
end-gaining culture of 'no pain, no gain'.
He will then open up a discussion about how the global Alexander community might grow our work in an area that has so much potential.
Polly Waterfield MSTAT ARCM
Polly Waterfield MSTAT ARCM
Fuensanta Zambrana-Ruiz MSTAT – BMUS – MMUS
Polly’s teaching has developed largely through working with teenagers. She established the Alexander department at Uppingham school 12 years ago and still teaches there. She also works with undergraduates from King’s College Choir, Cambridge.
PRESENTATION TITLE
Young People’s Panel- Education in a changing world
We will hear from young people themselves about how they see their lives, their education, and how Alexander work might help with the challenges facing young people today and in the future. A panel of teenagers from different backgrounds including Extinction Rebellion, in conversation with Judith Kleinman and Polly Waterfield.
Fuensanta Zambrana-Ruiz MSTAT – BMUS – MMUS
Fuensanta Zambrana-Ruiz MSTAT – BMUS – MMUS
Fuensanta Zambrana-Ruiz MSTAT – BMUS – MMUS
Fuensanta is a violinist and Alexander Technique teacher specialised in training young musicians. She currently teaches violin at Junior Trinity Laban in London and Alexander Technique at The Menuhin School. She also provides guidance on set-up equipment for violin and viola players. www.playingnaturally.com
PRESENTATION TITLE
Adapting the Alexander Technique to a High Performance Environment
My approach to working with young musicians in specialist music schools. How to connect with their needs, get them interested in AT, keep them engaged and make them wanting more!
Lynnette Easterbrook
Fuensanta Zambrana-Ruiz MSTAT – BMUS – MMUS
Lynnette Easterbrook
Lynnette Easterbrook has worked in Student Support in higher education for over 25 years and now oversees the health and wellbeing of the students at the Royal College of Music as the Manager of Student Services.
The interview with Peter Buckoke covers some details of Lynnette’s role at the RCM and the way she sees the Alexander Technique fitting into the academic programme of the college degrees and how the classes and non-degree lessons help to support the health, wellbeing and musical development of the students.
INTERVIEW TITLE
Student Services at the Royal College of Music
Lynnette Easterbrook, manager of Student Services at the RCM London, in conversation with Peter Buckoke about how the Alexander Technique supports health and wellbeing and the learning process of university level music students.
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- TOP OF THE PAGE
- HOW THE CONFERENCE WORKS
- THE 2020 CONFERENCE TRAILER AND PREMIERE View our "official" trailer. View the YouTube Premiere page and then you can return there to join us live on July 4th
- THE CONFERENCE ORGANISERS Find out who is crazy enough to organise an event like this!
- THE 2020 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS This includes information on the presentations and links to take you directly to each presentation (live from 12.00 noon July 4th 2020).
- 2020 FULL PLAYLIST This will take you to the full playlist of Conference videos on YouTube
- THE 2020 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Here you can see how we have ordered the Conference videos. They should automatically play in this order. However you can also use this convenient menu to choose just the videos that you want to watch, in the order that you prefer (N.B. live from 12.00 noon July 4th 2020). To find out more about the videos and the presenters/interviewees then go to the Conference Presenters section on this page. Contacting Presenters. You will see that some of the presenters have added their contact details to the Conference Programme. If you email them they will be happy to answer your questions. Please do not send your enquiries to the Developing Self team as we will not be able to process them.
- ZOOM MEETINGS ZOOM Q&As.
- HANDOUTS Some of the presenters (but not all) have included handouts with their presentations or interviews. You will find the full list here.
- JANUARY 2021 CONFERENCE Even more videos to watch!