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Alexander Technique Workshops and Presentations Alexander Technique workshops can provide an informative introduction to the Technique when private instruction is not available. The Alexander Technique Center's Director, Marian Goldberg, gives workshops and presentations to groups by request. Presentations and workshops can be tailored to each group's area of interest. Workshops may include a talk on the principles of the Alexander Technique, demonstrations and group activities illustrating these principles, individualized instruction, helpful hints, and a question and answer forum. Workshops can be scheduled for the Washington area (DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland) and around the U.S. For information about scheduling a workshop or presentation for your group or organization, contact Marian at the Alexander Technique Center. Alexander Technique Workshops with Marian Goldberg: Testimonials
Marian Goldberg
Marian Goldberg maintains a private Alexander Technique teaching practice in the Washington, D.C. area and is the Director of the Alexander Technique Center of Washington's Teacher Training Program in Northern Virginia. Marian began studying the Alexander Technique in 1978. After working with a variety of interpretations of the Alexander Technique from 1978 to 1980, she went on to study with Joan and Alexander Murray at the Urbana Center for the Alexander Technique in 1980. Marian graduated from the Urbana Center’s intensive teacher-training program in 1983, fulfilling the three-year daily training standards established by F. Matthias Alexander, the creator of the Alexander Technique. In addition, Marian completed two years of advanced training at the Urbana Center. She has been teaching the Technique since 1983 and is certified by both the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), UK, and the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT). Marian has also studied with teachers trained directly by F. M. Alexander: Walter Carrington, Peggy Williams and Marjorie Barstow. She has taught classes and workshops in the Technique for colleges and universities and for a number of organizations, including the United States Marine Band, the Vocal Studies Program at George Mason University, the National Orchestral Institute, and the University of Illinois. Her articles have appeared in several publications, including The Alternative Health Sourcebook and Natural Awakenings magazine. Marian has developed several web sites: “Alexander Technique: The Insiders' Guide,” “John Dewey and the Alexander Technique” and “The Alexander Technique for Musicians” and is the editor of Beginning from the Beginning: A Conversation with Joan and Alexander Murray. She has also been certified as a Feldenkrais® Practitioner and has trained in Cranio-Sacral Therapy. Return to: Alexander Technique: The Insiders’ Guide
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