I have been practising in Rozelle for the past 21 years, after 15 years as a ceramic artist. As an artist and a practitioner of qi gong, I was aware that what I did with my body and how I thought about moving, directly affected the way I felt. I suffered from chronic neck and shoulder pain and general heaviness in all my movements. For me, the Alexander Technique gave me self-knowledge and an awareness that is of enormous value in my life now. As well as running a successful private practice, working with people of all ages and from all walks of life, I have been training new teachers of the Alexander Technique for 15 years – five years at the Alexander Technique Associates' Centre in Artarmon and 10 years at the Sydney Alexander School in Surry Hills. I also run a weekly professional development group for Alexander teachers and conduct regular workshops in regional New South Wales and Queensland. In all of my sessions I draw on my extensive personal experience in voice training, yoga, qi gong, positional release, mediball tecchniques and psychodrama. I am a member of the Australian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (AUSTAT). AUSTAT membership is your guarantee that your teacher is professionally qualified. I continually update my skills through postgraduate study with leading international teachers. |