A nice article on the Alexander Technique has just been published in the print version of Medico no. 3, 2019, with one of our colleagues at GATOE in Vienna giving a short introduction.
There is also an online article article which includes a 3-minute video at www.kurier.at.
In the San Francisco Classical Voice Mezzo J’Nai Bridges talks about the varied demands on an Opera singer for a role like Carmen. “I knew that this role was a vocal marathon, but I did not quite anticipate how much of a physical marathon it is as well.” She says in this production “I am bending down, rolling on the floor, being pushed, and dancing — all to be very conscious of, because the voice is affected by these movements.” Bridges credits the Alexander Technique for “improved posture and movement, which is believed to have helped reduce and prevent problems caused by bad habits. This also tremendously helps me sing with less tension.”
Read the full article here.
The physical and mental demands on professional musicians are similar to those of athletes. But this is rarely acknowledged. Musicians frequently turn to the Alexander Technique to adapt and cope with these demands.
This article reports on the University of Colorado’s Musicians’ Wellness Program which has been running since 2003, using the Alexander Technique.
Saturday, 22nd June 2019, 10.30-12.00 noon
The Alexander Technique is about moving, sitting, standing more easily and freely in everyday life. Frequently we are using much more tension and effort than necessary in many day-to-day activities, and many people end up with aches and pain, for example backpain. The Alexander Technique is a very different approach, yet ultimately very simple. It is not a treatment, there are no exercises nor do you need any special equipment. We are retraining how we are using ourselves – our body and mind – in everyday activities. In this short workshop we will introduce some fundamental principles of the Technique via some practical demonstrations; we will look at some basic movements, and you will learn about a different way of sitting which is better for your back.
Who
Jean Fischer and Regina Stratil
Fees and booking
Fee: €20 (per person and date)
Booking: jean@atstudio.at (Tel.: 0316/319468)
Max. 5 participants
When
Saturday, 22nd June 2019, 10.30 am – 12.00 noon
Where
Alexander-Technik Studio Graz
Harrachgasse 4/2 (1. OG rechts)
8010 Graz
Steiermark
Österreich
A current article about Alexander Technique in the online version of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard with reference to this year’s open day (27 April 2019) of the Gesellschaft für F. M. Alexander-Technik Österreich (G.A.T.OE.).
The Wiener Ausbildungszentrum für Alexander-Technik (WAAT) has invited Jean Fischer to teach at the teachers training course in Vienna approximately once month. Jean will also have some slots for private lessons available, if you are interested, please contact Jean directly.
The next dates are:
The March issue of the magazine Lust aufs Leben has published a lovely, three-page illustrated article which gives a short introduction to the Alexander Technique. The article can also be accessed in the online version of the magazine.
If you are interested in a practical introduction to the Alexander Technique, then you are welcome to book for one of our introductory workshops in Graz, our next dates are 6th or 27th April. Of course you can start anytime with individual lessons.
If you are in Vienna on 27th April you could attend the free open day of the Gesellschaft für F. M. Alexander-Technik Österreich (G.A.T.OE.).
Thursday, 7th March 2019, 7.00-8.30 pm or
Saturday, 27th April 2019, 10.30-12.00 noon
The Alexander Technique is about moving, sitting, standing more easily and freely in everyday life. Frequently we are using much more tension and effort than necessary in many day-to-day activities, and many people end up with aches and pain, for example backpain. The Alexander Technique is a very different approach, yet ultimately very simple. It is not a treatment, there are no exercises nor do you need any special equipment. We are retraining how we are using ourselves – our body and mind – in everyday activities. In this short workshop we will introduce some fundamental principles of the Technique via some practical demonstrations; we will look at some basic movements, and you will learn about a different way of sitting which is better for your back.
Who
Jean Fischer, assisted by Regina Stratil
Language: predominantly English
Fees and booking
Fee: €20 (per person and date)
Booking: jean@atstudio.at (Tel.: 0316/319468)
Max. 5 participants
When
Thursday, 7th March 2019, 7.00-8.30 pm or
Saturday, 27th April 2019, 10.30-12.00 noon
(same workshop on two different dates)
Where
Alexander-Technik Studio Graz
Harrachgasse 4/2 (1. OG rechts)
8010 Graz
Styria
Austria
Samstag, 6. April 2019, 10:30-12 Uhr oder
Samstag, 27. April 2019, 13:00-14:30 Uhr
Mit der Alexander-Technik lernen wir uns im Alltag leichter und freier zu bewegen, zu sitzen, zu stehen. Oft sind wir verspannt und unkoordiniert in unseren täglichen Aktivitäten und viele Menschen entwickeln Beschwerden wie etwa Rückenschmerzen. Die Alexander-Technik unterscheidet sich von vielen anderen Ansätzen: Sie ist keine Behandlung, es gibt keine Übungen und keine spezielle Ausrüstung ist nötig. Wir beschäftigen uns damit was wir mit uns selbst – Körper und Geist – während alltäglicher Aktivitäten tun, und lernen uns selbst besser zu ‘gebrauchen’. In diesem kurzen Workshop werden wir einige fundamentale Prinzipien der Alexander-Technik vorstellen und sie anhand von praktischen Experimenten erfahren. Wir werden uns mit einigen einfachen Bewegungen beschäftigen und Sie werden eine Art und Weise zu sitzen kennenlernen, die gut für Ihren Rücken ist.
Wer
Regina Stratil, assistiert von Jean Fischer
Sprache: überwiegend Deutsch
Kosten und Anmeldung
Kosten: €20 (pro Person und Termin)
Anmeldung: regina@atstudio.at (Tel.: 0664/2525874)
Max. 5 Teilnehmer
Wann
Samstag, 6. April 2019, 10:30-12 Uhr oder
Samstag, 27. April 2019, 13:00-14:30 Uhr
(gleiches Workshop an zwei unterschiedlichen Terminen)
Wo
Alexander-Technik Studio Graz
Harrachgasse 4/2 (1. OG rechts)
8010 Graz
Steiermark
Österreich
Move more easily, live more serenely with the Alexander Technique!
A short article about the Alexander Technique in Wellness Magazin announcing the open day of the Gesellschaft für F. M. Alexander-Technik Österreich at Museumsquartier in Vienn am 27th April 2019.
