Teacher Training in Alexander Technique

The training to become a teacher of the Alexander Technique imparts a comprehensive competence in the constructive healing techniques of body and psyche. It is particularly suitable for people who work in the educational, artistic or healing professions.

During the training you will learn how to holistically accompany change processes in relation to stressful movement and posture habits as well as patterns that generate stress.

The three-year training also allows you an intensive process of personal development - towards more physical relaxation and inner freedom. Lessons take place four half days a week and can be part-time. The entire training comprises 1600 hours and enables the students to teach the Alexander Technique freelance in private practice, in companies or institutions after graduation. The training institute is a member of the Alexander Technique Association Germany (ATVD) and the Affiliated Societies (ATAS).

Practice work on yourself

• Differentiation of perception and assessment of physical and mental processes
• development of a good holistic self-use for oneself and work with a student
• application of the Alexander principles in everyday and complex actions such as walking, standing, cycling, making music, speaking, working on the computer, yoga, Etc.

Hands-on work with a student

• Training of the hands as a perception instrument for physical coordination, balance, tone, etc.,
• as well as for conveying alignment through healthy and body-appropriate movement
• and for promoting the deep sensitivity of the student.
• Tactile and verbal conveyance of mental instructions and pausing

Theory

• Primary and secondary literature on the Alexander Technique and other relevant subject areas such as neurology, physiology, philosophy, psychology,
• movement learning, pattern formation, adaptation,
• learning change, relearning/rerouting
• sensory perception, introspection, exteroception, etc.
• Pausing (inhibition), non-doing
• mental instructions (giving directions)
• connections of use and functioning

Anatomy/ physiology/ orthopaedics

• Experiential anatomy (skeleton, muscles),
• biomechanics
• neurophysiology
• general pathology - especially in AT-relevant areas such as the pathology of the spine and joints as well as the problem area of back and neck pain, etc.

Psychology and philosophy

• Theory and practice of communication and interaction
• Model ideas about the interaction of psyche, body, energy and consciousness
• Self-awareness to reflect on one's own psycho-physical learning processes

Supervision with test students

• As part of the first independent teaching in the last semester of training, the students receive supervision both in the class context and in individual lessons with the trial student.

Supervised teaching experiences

• In the third year of training, the first lectures and introductory courses or job-specific offers in the Alexander Technique are discussed, practiced and supervised in class.
• School visits to institutions such as music schools, offices, etc.
• to present the Alexander Technique the training class to introduce the AT and to familiarize the students with working with groups at an early stage

Thesis

• The written work is divided into a theoretical part for understanding AT and a personal part in relation to one's own learning process, application in the professional and private environment and the first teaching steps with the supervised students.

The training is suitable for:

• People who want to learn a body-oriented profession with which they can support profound change and growth processes
• People who work in the performing arts (e.g. musicians, dancers, actors, etc.)
• People who work pedagogically (e.g. in schools, kindergartens, in adult education)
• People who work therapeutically and want to learn a supplementary method

Teachers and organizational details

Olivia Rohr

Teacher of the Alexander Technique since 1992, trainer since 2002

Diploma biology

Yoga teacher since 1989, trainer since 2014

Further training in person-centered counseling, new dance, Dorn method, pranayama with Dr. Srikrishna, meditation, etc.

Renate Wehner

Teacher of the Alexander Technique since 1992, trainer since 2002

Graduate social worker

Trainer and consultant for person-centred counseling since 2011

Teacher for new dance/contact improvisation

Advanced training in spiral dynamics, pranayama, meditation