Alexander Technique
Through her own experience with debilitating tendonitis, Laura came to the Alexander Technique in search of physical relief, and discovered a philosophical approach to mind/body awareness and habit-changing that has enhanced her musical practice, performance, teaching, and daily life. She earned her teaching certification from the Alexander Technique Center Urbana, under the direction of Joan and Alex Murray, and has been studying and teaching AT for 25 years.
Private lessons
Laura maintains a small practice for private Alexander Technique lessons on the West side of Madison, WI.
Please use the contact form to inquire about rates, location, availability and scheduling information, or any other questions you may have.
Group workshops
Laura is available to present Alexander Technique workshops for your department or organization both in person and virtually. Workshop topics can be introductory in nature, or more specific to meet the needs and interests of the participants. Workshops are interactive, using individual and partnered movements to explore Alexander principles and how to apply them to activities, from daily life to on stage performances.
About the Alexander Technique
What is the Alexander Technique?
The Alexander Technique is an educational method used worldwide for well over 100 years. By teaching how to change faulty postural habits, it enables improved mobility, posture, performance and alertness along with relief of chronic stiffness, tension and stress.
Why do people study the Alexander Technique?
People study the Technique for a variety of reasons. The most common is to relieve pain through learning better coordination of the musculoskeletal system. Another reason people take lessons in the Alexander Technique is to enhance performance. Athletes, singers, dancers, and musicians use the Technique to improve breathing, vocal production, and speed and accuracy of movement.
Most of us have many habitual patterns of tension, learned both consciously and unconsciously. These patterns can be unlearned, enabling the possibility of new choices in posture, movement and reaction. During lessons you'll develop awareness of habits that interfere with your natural coordination. You'll learn how to undo these patterns and develop the ability to consciously redirect your whole self into an optimal state of being and functioning. Through direct experience you’ll learn how to go about your daily activities with increasingly greater ease and less effort.
How do I learn the Alexander Technique?
The Alexander Technique is typically taught through a series of private lessons. Over a course of lessons, your teacher introduces concepts and practices that expand your awareness of the functioning of your nervous system, muscular system and skeletal system. You’ll learn to restore optimal poise, balance and ease in overall functioning.
Read more at the American Society for the Alexander Technique
