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Alexander Workshops
Thursday, March 29th - Monday, April 1st, 2012
International Guest Teacher - Peter Nobes
This month the Centre is pleased to be hosting the British teacher of the
Alexander Technique, Peter Nobes. In addition to being a visiting
instructor at the Teacher Training Program, he will also be
participating in a series of special events:
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Thursday, March 29th, 7-930pm; An Introduction to the Alexander Technique with Peter Nobes and Susan Sinclair
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Friday, March 30th, 7-930pm; Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique with Peter Nobes
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Monday, April 2nd, 2-5pm; Post-Graduate Training for Teachers of the Alexander Technique with Peter Nobes
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Friday, March 30th, 2012, 10am-230pm and Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 10am-1pm;
Private Instruction in the Alexander Technique with Visiting Guest Teacher, Peter Nobes
Private Instruction in the Alexander Technique with Visiting Guest Teacher, Peter Nobes
Detailed information on each of these events follows below.
Peter Nobes teaches in central London at the South Bank Alexander Centre, which he founded in 2001. He enjoys taking Alexander into the workplace. Since 2002 he has run workshops for teachers and performers in Washington DC and Philadelphia, at ATI (Alexander Technique International - a professional organization) conferences in Europe and the USA, and at the 2008 International Congress. He trained with David Gorman, graduating in 1993. He is a Sponsoring Member of ATI and was on STAT (Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique) Council for three years from 2003. Peter plays blues harmonica, builds wooden boats and has a love/hate relationship with Argentine Tango
More information about Peter can be found here.
Thursday, March 29th, 7-930pm, 2012
"An Introduction to the Alexander Technique with Peter Nobes and Susan Sinclair"
We all have our own pattern of movement which is a reflection of
our thoughts, experience and conception of self. Our movement
coordination is generally excellent as a birthright. However,
activities that were once easy and taken for granted can often
unwittingly become laden with fatigue, tension and unwarranted
effort. The ease and freedom we once had is what we seek to
restore. The Alexander Technique is an educational process where
the student learns about his or her own movement patterns and how
thinking directs movement coordination.
Join us for this stimulating and fun introduction to the Alexander
Technique with two experienced senior instructors. Alexander
Technique has been described as a "meta-practice" among movement
practices, i.e. it is a method of achieving an improved
psycho-physical coordination that can be applied to whatever movement
activity you may be involved with.
The evening is suitable as a first exposure to the Technique and as an
opportunity to deepen an existing level of understanding.
Friday, March 30th, 2012, 7 - 930pm
"Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique with Peter Nobes"
"When I started teaching the Alexander Technique I began to realise
that although I was showing people a balanced way of sitting, they
were often causing themselves pain and tension by sitting at badly
set-up workstations. Monitors were at awkward heights and angles, and
chairs were at the wrong height or with a wrongly adjusted back rest.
I decided to find out more, and in 2001 I gained a qualification in
Ergonomics from the European Institute for Health & Medical Science.
I now give combined Alexander/ergonomic advice in the workplace, to
groups and individuals: lifting skills, how to sit well at a well
set-up workstation etc.
Why do we leave our offices tired and aching?
The answer is probably a combination of how you sit and how you've set
up your workstation. A $1000 ergonomic chair won't help you if you
still hunch your shoulders and furrow your brow to read your screen.
No wonder we get neck pain and wrinkles! But good posture can be so
tiring.
In this very practical talk I'll show you how you can use the
Alexander Technique to sit effortlessly upright and how to set up a
desk or workstation to maximise the benefit.
I'll also give you my thoughts on how to apply the principles of the
Alexander Technique to meeting deadlines, making big mistakes,
multi-tasking and all the other things that make office life so
enjoyable (!)"
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 2-5pm
"Of Cats and Zen - Post-Graduate Training for Teachers of the Alexander Technique with Peter Nobes"
"My cat Sigmund has perfect Use. He's lithe and moves beautifully.
He's also alert and clearly living in the moment. Whatever he's got,
I want it!
16th century Zen master Han-shan said: "I took a walk. Suddenly I
stood still, filled with the realisation that I had no body or mind.
I felt clear and transparent." I want that too!
The Alexander Technique was described by Marjory Barlow as the secret
of Zen for our time. In this workshop we'll see if we can find out
what she meant."
Friday, March 30th, 2012, 10am-230pm
Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 10am-1pm
Private Instruction in the Alexander Technique with Guest Teacher, Peter Nobes
At these dates and times, Peter will be available for private lessons in the Technique. Lessons will be 45 minutes at a cost of $65. Please schedule an appointment well in advance if you are interested.
Location 151 Markham. Pre-registration required; Susan Sinclair; 416-603-2650, ssinc@sympatico.ca
Other 2012 Visiting Alexander Technique Teachers
Martha Hansen Fertman, Jun 2-6
Sakiko Ishitsubo, Jun 30-Jul 6
Special Events and Workshops being held during these periods will be posted soon.
Senior teacher of the Alexander Technique, Martha Hansen Fertman will be visiting the Centre in early June. She will be offering a public evening master class on the evening on Wednesday, June 6th, from 7-9pm, entitled "The Alexander Technique and Performance".
Martha Hansen Fertman, Ed.D., directs the Philadelphia School for the Alexander Technique and has done so since 1983. She also maintains a private teaching practice in the Princeton, NJ area as well as in Philadelphia. Martha travels extensively to teach Alexander Technique workshops and to help train teachers in several training programs in the US, Canada and Asia. She came to the Alexander technique through a life-long engagement in the movement arts, largely through modern dance and T'ai Chi Ch'uan. She herself trained in the Alexander Technique with Kitty Wielopolska and with Marjorie Barstow, both of whom were first generation teachers. Martha continues to learn from her students, trainees, and colleagues.
More information about Martha can be found here.
Alexander Technique instructor and physiotherapist, Sakiko Ishitsubo will be visiting in early July. She will be offering a three and one-half day public workshop, Tuesday, July 3rd, through Friday, July 6th; as well as an public evening master class, Wednesday, July 4th, from 7-9pm, entitled "Physical Therapy and the Alexander Technique."
Sakiko's movement career began 30 years ago, as a young athlete. When she was 26, while in Japan, she worked with Bruce Fertman and decided to become an Alexander teacher. She moved to Colorado, studied English intensively for a year, then began her Alexander studies for the next three years in Philadelphia. Upon graduating, Sakiko was accepted into a Master's Program in Physical Therapy. She graduated, moved back to Japan, married, had a child, and began an Alexander Teacher Training Program in Tokyo. In addition, she maintains a lively private practice.