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The Toronto Alexander Technique Summer Workshop July 6 – 9, 2024

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“Mindfulness in Action”

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We are designed for movement. Inherent in our design is an incredible capacity for ease, flexibility, power and expressiveness; whether we are dancing, hammering a nail, working at a computer, singing or simply walking. All too often we unknowingly interfere with this design; replacing energy, delight, and grace with effort, tension and fatigue.

This three and a half day workshop is designed for both new and experienced students of the Alexander Technique as well as those considering teacher training. We will study basic principles of Alexander’s work, applying the technique to the interests of the participants: work skills, daily activities, playing music or sports, voice or dance.

Participants are also invited to attend the Saturday evening “Thinking in Action” class scheduled for July 6, from 7-9pm.

Join Studio Director, Susan Sinclair for this intensive three and one-half day workshop.

Fee: $525.00; All are welcome (10% off for artists and students).

Registration can be completed online, by email to ssinc@sympatico.ca or by calling 416-603-2650.

NEW! 6-hour Alexander Technique Workshop – March 2, 2024

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Join us for a 6 hour Alexander Technique Workshop

Saturday, March 2, 2024, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, and 7:00 – 9:00 pm

This workshop will be open to any student, trainee or teacher who is interested in learning about or deepening their understanding of the Alexander Technique.  The Saturday evening class 7 -9 will be a class dedicated to applying the Alexander work directly into the activities of our lives, according to the interests of each student, from performance activities such as playing an instrument, singing, acting, or dancing, or any daily activity such as computer work, walking, running, cycling, or any exercise (yoga, Pilates, conditioning exercises or physiotherapy exercises).

Fee: $150.00; All are welcome (Artists may have a 10% discount).

Registration can be done online; by email to susan@sinclairstudio.com or ssinc@sympatico.ca or by calling 416 603 2650.

Thinking in Action: Select Saturday evenings (beginning March 2)

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Director of Alexander Technique Teacher Training

Susan Sinclair

 

2024 SCHEDULE:

Join us Saturday evenings on the following dates:

March 2, 2024 (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)

April 6, 2024 (5:30 – 7:30 pm)

May 4, 2024 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

June 1, 2024 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

July 6, 2024 (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)

September 7, 2024 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

October 5, 2024 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

November 2, 2024 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

December 7, 2024 (5:30 pm – 7:30 pm)

Saturday evenings of each training weekend will be open to any student, trainee or teacher interested in the Technique.

These classes will focus on assisting students in the application of the Alexander Technique directly into the activities of their lives; either in relation to performance (i.e. with an instrument, dancing, singing) or in relation to any daily activity or task (i.e. cycling, running, gardening, computer work, household chores).

This is a class open to all students, from beginners to those in teacher training, and teachers interested in learning how to teach in activity.

Fee per class: $25 (HST Included)

Those interested in attending can register online or contact Director of Training, Susan Sinclair, 416 603 2650 or email at: ssinc@sympatico.ca

Martha Hansen Fertman Visit, May 7-9, 2019

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May 7-9, 2019, Martha Hansen Fertman, senior Alexander teacher in the Barstow Lineage, will be visiting the Alexander Technique Teacher Training Program.  Alexander teachers and trainees are welcome to visit and participate in the Training for these three days.  The schedule for the three days of training will be 9-5pm and the fee will be $300+HST.  Those interested are asked to contact the Director of Training, Susan Sinclair.

Kathryn Armour

Kathryn Armour – Voice and the Alexander Technique

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October 5 (1-5pm; 7-9pm)

October 6 (9am-12pm; 2-5pm)

Kathryn Armour

 

Whether we use our voices as professional singers, or simply to communicate one-to-one with our students, the journey from thought to verbal expression depends on our use of self. If we bring conscious awareness to the physical structures of the voice, we can improve both our voices and our whole physical coordination.

We explore all aspects of this physical expression, from breathing, to use of jaw, tongue, and facial structure. How do we develop ease of expression? How do we access power for big or emotional moments? What is resonance? How do we reconcile the acoustics of the room and the acoustics of the human voice? How do we find our own unique, or authentic sound? How might we speak our own truth? Can we enjoy our own freedom of expression?

Teachers and trainees interested in attending may contact the Director of Training, Susan Sinclair, 416 603 2650.  The fee for the 2-day session will be $300+HST.

Following a degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin, and an MA from the University of Chicago. Kathryn Armour studied singing for 5 years in Florence, Italy, and then returned to the US to continue her studies (in voice and acting) in New York City. She was a finalist in both the Pavarotti and Metropolitan Opera contests and has performed in all genres from opera to cabaret.  Kathryn’s mother was a Broadway performer, and Kathryn grew up loving and singing this music. The Smithsonian Institution commissioned her to create a series of concert/lectures on American Popular Music. She taught voice at New York University (in the CAP21 Music Theatre Conservatory) for 17 years, and her students have performed on Broadway and on tour in such shows as 42ndStreet, Grease, La Cage aux Folles, Seussical, South Pacific, West Side Story, Wicked, Cabaret, The Last Ship, Into the Woods, and Finding Neverland.  Kathryn is honored to be an affiliated artist of The Fiasco Theater Company. She is a skilled musician, and plays the piano for her students in her Manhattan studio. She speaks fluent German and Italian and coaches operatic and song literature in these languages. She also coaches Broadway repertoire.  Kathryn is a fully certified and insured teacher of the Alexander Technique.  She was a presenter at the International Congress of the Alexander Technique in Limerick, Ireland, in August 2015.