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Calendar of Events -
April 2008
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Free lecture-demonstration on the AT
Instructor:
Tully Hall
Time: Wednesday, February 27, 7:00 – 8:15 pm
Location:
Strokes for Folks Therapeutic Massage, LLC, 14555 South Robert Trail, Suite #102, Rosemount MN 55058Cost: Free
Pre-requisite: Open to anyone
Information/Registration: optional and appreciated.
Contact Tully at 651-739-6099 or DBBsTbn@aol.comDescription: Having pain, performance or posture issues? Looking for less strain, more ease in all your daily activities? What do many performers, athletes, equestrians, and regular folks finding better posture, poise and pain relief have in common? The Alexander Technique:Driving lessons for the human vehicle.Come & find out about the benefits of this world-famous method!
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Get Relief From Chronic Tension & Pain: Introduction to the Alexander Technique
Instructor: Ruth Rootberg
Time: 4 Wednesdays, March 5 – April 2 (not March 19), 7:00 – 9:00pm
Location: Holyoke Community College
Pre-requisite: None
Information/Registration: Arvard Lingham, Phone: (413) 552-2007, e-mail: alingham@hcc.mass.edu
Description: Do you want to learn to act with calm and clarity during stressful situations? How to get relief from chronic tension/pain in your neck, back, shoulders, or knees? How to get the most out of your yoga practice, stretching program, favorite sport, dancing style, or instrument? Want to learn one techinque to do it all? Try the Alexander Technique. Learn simple self-care de-stressing techniques, ways to bend, sit, stand, and walk tall, and use your thinking to change unconscious habits so you move with more ease. Deepen self-awareness through independent explorations. Ruth Roootberg, certified Alexander Technique teacher, offers individualized verble and hands-on guidance. Wear loose fitting clothes.
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Health & Wellness Fair : Information Booth at E.C. Goodwin's Healthy Young Week Community Day
Instructor:
Sara
Miller
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Eric Miller
Time: Wednesday, April 2nd, 8:45 am - 11:45 am
Location:
E.C. Goodwin Main Lobby, 735 Slater Road, New Britain, ConnecticutCost: FREE
Pre-requisite: Open to anyone
Information/Registration: No registration required. For info contact
Sara Miller at 860-656-6177 or info@millerAT.com or visit the EC Goodwin 860827-7736 x 315.Description: Area health and wellness professionals will provide information and demonstrations on various health and wellness topics and services. Sara and Eric will offer information and articles about the Alexander Technique as well as a drawing to win 3 Free A.T. lessons.
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At Home With The Alexander Technique
Instructor: Ruth Rootberg
Time: Thursday, April 3, 7 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: The Claw Foot Tub, 321 Main St., Amherst, MA
Pre-requisite: none – limited to the first 6 pre-registered.
Information/Registration: The Claw Foot Tub, 413 253-3500
Description: Come experience first-hand the effects of simplifying daily life actions. In the intimate setting of afterhours at the Claw Foot Tub’s upper floor, you can learn that comfort starts from the inside, and just keeps on growing. Participants will learn through hands-on experience, observation of the self and others, and discussion. Learning will be reinforced through subsequent private lessons.
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Free "Move Better, Feel Better" Lecture/Demonstration
Instructor:
Sara
Miller
&
Eric Miller
Time: Saturday, April 12th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Eric and Sara's home studio, 159 Elmfield Street, West Hartford, CT
Cost: FREE
Pre-requisite: Open to anyone
Information/Registration: Eric and Sara Miller at 860-656-6177 or info@MillerAT.com
Description: Do you experience tension or fatigue at work or during certain everyday activities? Do you wish you had better posture and balance? Then attend the FREE "Move Better, Feel Better" class and learn how the Alexander Technique can help you! This world-renowned technique will teach you how to take care of yourself while at work or home, so that you can reduce tension, prevent aches and pains, and restore natural coordination.
In this class you will:
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Begin to investigate how you use your body by exploring the mind-body connection.
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Explore ways of moving with less tension.
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Receive personal hands on guidance from the teacher.
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Learn simple tips for improving how you move.
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For Freedom and Balance in Body, Mind and Spirit Experience the Alexander Technique
Instructor: Alana Cox
Time: Saturday, April 12, 11:00 – 1:00pm
Location: Green River Yoga and Movement Arts, 158 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Studio A, Greenfield, MA 01301, Above World Eye Bookstore
Cost: $20.00
Pre-requisite: Open to anyone
Information/Registration: Please call Alana Cox at 978 544-6174 or email alanaforat@hotmail.com
Description: Whether you’re playing an instrument, driving a car, using a computer, exercising, writing, or cooking, unconscious habits of tension can interfere with your activity and cause fatigue or pain. The Alexander Technique is an educational method that helps you eliminate these harmful habits through increased awareness and control in everyday activities. In this introductory workshop we will discuss the basic principles of this method, and demonstrate how you can apply them in ordinary movements. If you’ve been curious about the Alexander Technique, this is an enjoyable way to find out more.
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Introduction to the Alexander Technique: Change the Way You Think; Change the Way You Move
Instructor: Tully Hall
Time:
April 16 & April 23, 7 – 8:30 pm + 1/2 hour private session with instructor (see below)Location:
Lake Junior High School, 3133 Pioneer Dr., Woodbury, MNCost: please contact Community Education to learn cost
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re-requisite: Open to anyoneInformation/Registration:
South Washington County Schools Community Education, 651-458-6600 Questions about the Technique: Tully at 651-739-6099 or DBBsTbn@aol.comDescription: What do Paul Newman, Annette Bening and Robin Williams all have in common? Each has used the Alexander Technique to enhance performance and stage presence. Every day you "perform" with your body when you drive a car, use a computer, exercise, write, cook, play an instrument, and so forth. Unconscious habits of tension can interfere with your activity and cause fatigue or pain. Find out how your mindset affects your muscles, how unconscious habits can sabotage your posture, and how the Technique can help you enhance your comfort and performance in all your daily activities whether it's working at your desk, carrying your child, or swinging a golf club. It's about recognizing & preventing the habits that interfere with your optimal poise and coordination. With the hands-on guidance of an Alexander Teacher, you learn to think in a way that lets you move through your daily activities with increasing lightness and ease. Students of the Technique regularly report a decrease in pain and fatigue, improved coordination, increasing awareness and focus ... and quite often an extra inch of height! The class sessions will explore the principles of the work, & an individually scheduled half hour private lesson with the instructor (optional) will introduce the practical aspects. Part of the class will involve learning a constructive rest position while laying on the floor. You may wish to bring a yoga mat or towel.
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