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AmSAT Annual Conference and General Meeting
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Thursday, June 25
 

8:00am EDT

Breakfast
Thursday June 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Included in Conference Registration Fee. No RSVP required.
Thursday June 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
  Networking Event

9:00am EDT

Conference Welcome & Orientation
Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Greenfield

Thursday June 25, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Greenfield
  General Session

10:00am EDT

From Dart on the Floor to Dart in the Chair to Refined Chair Work.
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W4
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Let's explore going from 1) Dart procedures on the floor, to 2) Dart movements in a chair in preparation to standing, to 3) easy, guided standing. Navigating from the crude to the refined, you can ensure that any of your students — no matter how pulled down — can be guided to standing in the easiest way possible within the first 15-minutes of an Alexander Technique lesson.
Speakers
avatar for Brian McCullough

Brian McCullough

Minnesota Center for the Alexander Technique

Brian McCullough is the training director at Minnesota Center for the Alexander Technique since 2014.  Additionally, he has served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota School of Music teaching Alexander Technique classes for 28 years.  He trained with Joan and Alex Mur... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W4
  Workshop

10:00am EDT

Meeting the Stimulus of Singing through the Principles of Alexander Technique
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W1
Limited Capacity seats available
The stimulus of singing calls upon one of the most complex co-ordinations in which a human being can engage, involving a “kaleidoscopic array of neuro-muscular responses,” according to London neurologist Barry Wyke. The constructs of singing are pitch, intensity, vowel, duration, and timbre, each a tool for intervening and affecting vocal use.

Among the constructs of singing, it is duration that takes the utterances of speech into the realm of song. Speech prolonged¬–singing–makes celebrated demands upon the breath of a singer. A singer is a professional breather.
A prolonged string of vowels and consonants over a musical phrase makes extraordinary demands upon the breath. In meeting those demands, the Alexander Technique is justly recognized as being of particular importance. One of its signature procedures is whispered “ah.” It has a profound effect upon the body and the vocal tract, the internal cathedral of music making.

It is important to look at that vowel through the eyes of a phonetician. We will see that the vowel “ah” is classified according to the position of the tongue as low back, as opposed to the vowel ee, high front. As a class we note, practice, and discern the difference between the tongue’s resting freely in its low back position as opposed to lingual stiffness and depression that occludes the vocal tract, an important intelligence for teacher and singer. We will look at the directive “smile behind the eyes” and its beneficial effect on the vocal tract, lips of the glottis to lips of the mouth.

Among the variables of singing, again, pitch, intensity, vowel, duration, and timbre none is more ripe for intervention than duration. Remove the necessity of duration and we effect the preparatory set, the structure of our habit.
Staccato demands that exhalation be artfully and skillfully opposed. It can be as expansive and joyful as laughter. We laugh together, sing together, and cultivate staccato, even staccatissimo. We learn to outline a phrase in staccatissimo and bypass our habits of prolongation.

Another means to positively affect our singing is to deprive it of yet another stimulus, that of intensity. “Building on the soft” is a vital concept in the history of vocal pedagogy. In best practice it retains the vitality of our full sound. Classically described by an Italian master, the third voice is “like unto the spell of a magic echo, wafted from afar.” The third voice in practice cancels habit and promotes vocal health. As a class we combine the third voice and staccatissimo and create a vocal structure devoid of habit.

Lastly, and this may be easier for Alexander learners than for others, we practice singing on an unfolding series of upbeats. Upbeats demand that we go forward and up, never musically downward. Upbeats are the foundation of an interpretive theory. Upbeats teach singing and living “in the along,” as poet Gwendolyn Brooks urges us. We individually and collectively practice what has been learned.
Speakers
avatar for Alan Bowers

Alan Bowers

Alan Bowers is a music educator. Faculty recitals at California State University Northridge, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Simpson College attest to the breadth of his experience. Organizers of recent workshops he conducted in Alexander Technique for the pianists of Florida... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W1
  Workshop

10:00am EDT

Teaching the Alexander Technique to the Modern End-gainer
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W3
Limited Capacity seats available
You know that everyone would benefit from the Alexander Technique, but this kind of broad marketing doesn't help build your practice. Even worse, when you try to communicate the value of this work, your passion starts to sound like proselytizing! This workshop is designed for the teachers who know that they offer solutions to students in need, but struggle to communicate to people outside of chronic pain and performing arts communities. Serena pulls on her experience in both performing arts programs and high-level corporate workspaces to explain why Alexander Technique struggles to break out of the performing arts and how to change that. Beyond marketing, we'll discuss the challenges of working with people who are unfamiliar with body-work practices and help bridge the gap between their life and their wellness to uniquely place the Alexander Technique as the solution that best integrates with their goals and daily life.

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This workshop will largely be presentation and discussion based with interactive elements. This will make it highly accessible to teachers and trainees who are interested in a new perspective from a teacher working predominately outside of the performing arts space.
Speakers
avatar for Serena Venditto

Serena Venditto

Serena Venditto is an AmSAT certified Alexander Technique teacher who works with high-performing professionals who are good at control, but exhausted by the cost of it. She teaches people that chronic anxiety, pain, and tension are not necessary trades offs in an effort to meet your... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W3
  Workshop

10:00am EDT

Walking and Running: Thinking Outside the Box
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W5
Limited Capacity seats available
Take your understanding of use in walking and running to a new level and enjoy the practical benefits of this knowledge! Apply Alexander principles to walking and running with a view of thinking ‘outside the box’. This includes a consideration of movement in 3 planes, working with wedges and other external aids, and a re-framing of ‘the head leads and the body follows’.
All welcome, no previous experience required. This workshop is suited to all ages and fitness levels.
Speakers
avatar for Malcolm Balk

Malcolm Balk

Malcolm Balk was attracted to the Alexander Technique in the late 70s when his cello teacher suggested it might help with tension and stage fright issues.  Malcolm subsequently trained as an AT teacher with Patrick Macdonald in London, graduating in 1984. Runner and coach, Malcolm... Read More →
avatar for Lindsay Newitter
Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W5
  Workshop

11:45am EDT

Full Volume, Full Presence
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W4
Limited Capacity seats available
In this workshop, we will develop our relationship to the ground and refine our directional pathways so that we can effectively center our students while teaching them to center themselves. Whether performing on stage or navigating daily life, "where we are" informs "how we are."

Together we'll deepen our spatial awareness by exploring circular and spherical movement patterns drawn from Tai Chi principles—then discover the balance and volume that synchronize stability and freedom in our hands-on practice. By the end of this workshop, participants will have gained practical tools for integrating this expanded spatial awareness into their teaching, enabling them to guide students with greater clarity, precision, and depth.
Speakers
avatar for Caren Bayer

Caren Bayer

Caren Bayer was the director of Manhattan Center for the Alexander Technique, which certified teachers from 2001-2014. She received her certification in London from Patrick MacDonald in 1984 and since has maintained a private practice in New York City, as well as teaching Post Graduate... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W4
  Workshop

11:45am EDT

Giving Yourself a Lesson
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W2
Limited Capacity seats available
Title
Description: We are more often taught how to give lessons to others than we are taught to give them to ourselves. Yet working on one's own use is the core of the Technique, and the foundation of its applications to any activity. How does one go about teaching oneself? How do YOU go about this? Do you use an actual technique? Let's look together at what we are up to in this realm, and see if we can improve on and clarify what we already have going. We will start this workshop by 'working on ourselves' as we each understand this, and then do our best to articulate what we are up to, first in pairs or small groups, and then to the larger group. Erik will take it from there. Years ago he decided to see if he could give himself a better lesson than he was able to get from someone else. This workshop is meant to awaken that exploration in others.
Speakers
avatar for Erik Bendix

Erik Bendix

Erik Bendix trained in the Alexander Technique with Frank Ottiwell, Joan and Alex Murray, and Walter Carrington. He assisted Vivien Mackie's work with musicians, taught anatomy for five years at the Schapera’s Cincinnati training course, represented the Technique at the 2012-13... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W2
  Workshop

11:45am EDT

Planning, Giving, and Evaluating Your Workshop
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W1
Limited Capacity seats available
Teaching groups is not the same as teaching one-on-one, but doing it regularly can help you become a better teacher and improve your one-on-one teaching.
There are many ways to approach group teaching, and there is no one-size-fits-all. Teaching should be enjoyable (otherwise, why do it?), so finding ways to teach groups that you like, that challenge you in a good way, and that you’ll have fun doing is important. However, no matter what your group class looks like, there are basics of how to effectively plan, give, and—most importantly—evaluate group teaching. Having a system to approach your group teaching in this way can help you gain more confidence. This can help you become a better presenter as a result. This workshop will be interactive. Participants will take part in a workshop, but at the same time, we will be looking down from “10 thousand feet” and discussing best general practices for planning, giving, and evaluating any group workshop, no matter the topic.
Speakers
avatar for Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill discovered the Alexander Technique while searching for help managing chronic neck, shoulder, and back pain in her early 20s. Besides the physical relief she found with the Technique, she was also drawn to its simple and practical nature. She is continually fascinated by... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W1
  Workshop

11:45am EDT

Sound Flow: Space and Resonance
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W5
Limited Capacity seats available
This class adds vocalizations to a gentle movement sequence to encourage sensory and spatial awareness. We begin in semi-supine, using the floor and Alexander directions to support small movements of the arms and legs from a sense of the whole body. Simple vocalizations are then added to vibrate and resonate the spaces we discover from the inside out. Putting in pauses to release habits or judgement, we will increase our stamina of attention through more complex movements and sounds while sitting, all fours, and finally standing. This class can be an excellent warmup for voice study or as a daily movement calibration, as the relative ease of vocalization and movement indicates ease in the body.
Speakers
avatar for Kerry Ryer-Parke

Kerry Ryer-Parke

Kerry Ryer-Parke is a performer of many musical styles, from oratorio, opera, early music and new work to folk, jazz and rock. Trained in classical performance, Kerry also is certified in LoVetri SomaticVoicework and the McClosky method for non-classical styles of singing. Based in... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W5
  Workshop

11:45am EDT

When Under Pressure How Practical Application of the Alexander Method Works
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W3
Limited Capacity seats available
This workshop can give participants practical tools to perform with more ease, confidence, and authenticity in many different areas of life, regardless of their starting point, background, or ability level.

From someone giving a birthday party speech to even the most experienced leaders, lecturers, professional musicians, or just an Alexander Technique teacher explaining the work to a group of new people will often experience some degrees of performance anxiety. This workshop will give valuable insights to be able to help others while “performing”.

Just walking up to the “hot spot” — that place where all eyes turn toward you — can make your heart race, your hands grow cold, and your breathing turn shallow. The anticipation of what others expect before you even begin often builds more tension than the act of speaking itself. For some, just being in front of people is enough to send nerves unraveling.

Performance Anxiety — A Different Way to Understand It

Performance anxiety is NOT “all in your head.”

In reality, it’s something your whole body does.
When you feel watched, judged, or under pressure, your nervous system reacts automatically. Your neck tightens. Your shoulders lift. Your breath gets shallow. You may grip your jaw, you feel cold sweaty hands, you rush your speech, or feel your heart pound. None of this means you’re incapable — it means your body is preparing for threat.

The problem isn’t the feeling. It’s the extra tension when nervous that interferes with how naturally you move, speak, and think.

When your body stops bracing, your breath deepens on its own. Your voice steadies. Your thinking becomes clearer. You remain alert — but not rigid.

This work is especially helpful for:

* Public speaking
* Auditions or performances
* Teaching or presenting
* High-stakes meetings
* Everyday situations where you feel under scrutiny

Performance anxiety doesn’t have to control you. With practice, pressure becomes something you can meet with steadiness, clarity, and ease.
Speakers
avatar for Kecia Chin

Kecia Chin

Kecia Chin is an experienced Teacher of the Alexander Technique specializing in performance, posture re-education, and conservative spine care. After earning her theatre degree from Carnegie Mellon University, she completed her Alexander Technique training at the American Center for... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
W3
  Workshop

1:15pm EDT

Lunch
Thursday June 25, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm EDT
Included in Conference Registration Fee. No RSVP required.
Thursday June 25, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm EDT
  Networking Event

1:15pm EDT

Exchange Room Open
Thursday June 25, 2026 1:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
X1
For those not participating in small groups and private lessons time and space has been reserved for community members to exchange work, gather together, take time to rest and digest.
Thursday June 25, 2026 1:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
X1
  General Session

1:30pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 1:30pm - 1:40pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 1:30pm - 1:40pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

1:40pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 1:40pm - 1:50pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 1:40pm - 1:50pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

1:50pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 1:50pm - 2:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 1:50pm - 2:00pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

2:05pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:05pm - 2:15pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 2:05pm - 2:15pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

2:15pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:15pm - 2:25pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 2:15pm - 2:25pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

2:30pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:30pm - 2:40pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 2:30pm - 2:40pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

2:40pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:40pm - 2:50pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 2:40pm - 2:50pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Barbara Kent
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P3
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Barbara Kent

Barbara Kent

Barbara Kent has been teaching and training teachers for over 50 years.  Certified at The American Center for The Alexander Technique  (ACAT) under the Co-Directorship of Judy Leibowitz, Deborah Caplan, and Ilana Rubenfeld in 1971. She directed the Teacher Certification Program for some 10... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P3
  Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Cynthia Reynolds
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P5
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Cynthia Reynolds
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P5
  Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Erik Bendix
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P6
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Erik Bendix

Erik Bendix

Erik Bendix trained in the Alexander Technique with Frank Ottiwell, Joan and Alex Murray, and Walter Carrington. He assisted Vivien Mackie's work with musicians, taught anatomy for five years at the Schapera’s Cincinnati training course, represented the Technique at the 2012-13... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P6
  Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Kim Jessor
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P4
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Kim Jessor

Kim Jessor

Kim Jessor received her certification from the American Center for the Alexander Technique in 1981. She taught on the ACAT faculty until the school closed in 2018, serving as Director of Teacher Certification from 1991-1994. Kim has focused much of her teaching career on working... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P4
  Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Lauren Hill
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P2
Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers
avatar for Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill discovered the Alexander Technique while searching for help managing chronic neck, shoulder, and back pain in her early 20s. Besides the physical relief she found with the Technique, she was also drawn to its simple and practical nature. She is continually fascinated by... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P2
  Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Robert Britton
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P1
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Robert Britton

Robert Britton

Robert Britton (Bob) trained as an Alexander Technique teacher with Frank Ottiwell and Giora Pinkas, and graduated in 1978.  He taught the Alexander Technique to musicians at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for 39 years.  He has helped train Alexander Technique Teachers... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P1
  Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Small Group Lesson: Beret Acaya
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
S1
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Speakers
BA

Beret Arcaya

Beret Arcaya was born in 1942 in New York. Was accepted into the Juilliard School in 1956. In 1957, she began studying acting with Uta Hagen and began to work as a film actress. In 1968, she returned to singing. Using the method of Manuel Garcia (1804-1906). The self-discovery and... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
S1
  Small Group Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Small Group Lesson: Carolyn Serota
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
S3
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
The focus of this small group is “Exploring Energy"
Speakers
avatar for Carolyn Serota
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
S3
  Small Group Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Small Group Lesson: N. Brooke Lieb
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
S2
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Speakers
avatar for N. Brooke Lieb

N. Brooke Lieb

Brooke served as Director of the Teacher Certification Program - TCP (2008 – 2018) at The American Center for the Alexander Technique, which ran the nation's first and leading Teacher Certification Program from 1967 to 2018. She received her certification in 1989, joined the faculty... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
S2
  Small Group Lesson

2:50pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 2:50pm - 3:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 2:50pm - 3:00pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

3:05pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:05pm - 3:10pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 3:05pm - 3:10pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

3:15pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:25pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:25pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

3:15pm EDT

Private Lesson: Barbara Kent
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P3
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Barbara Kent

Barbara Kent

Barbara Kent has been teaching and training teachers for over 50 years.  Certified at The American Center for The Alexander Technique  (ACAT) under the Co-Directorship of Judy Leibowitz, Deborah Caplan, and Ilana Rubenfeld in 1971. She directed the Teacher Certification Program for some 10... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P3
  Private Lesson

3:15pm EDT

Private Lesson: Cynthia Reynolds
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P5
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Cynthia Reynolds
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P5
  Private Lesson

3:15pm EDT

Private Lesson: Erik Bendix
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P6
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Erik Bendix

Erik Bendix

Erik Bendix trained in the Alexander Technique with Frank Ottiwell, Joan and Alex Murray, and Walter Carrington. He assisted Vivien Mackie's work with musicians, taught anatomy for five years at the Schapera’s Cincinnati training course, represented the Technique at the 2012-13... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P6
  Private Lesson

3:15pm EDT

Private Lesson: Kim Jessor
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P4
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Kim Jessor

Kim Jessor

Kim Jessor received her certification from the American Center for the Alexander Technique in 1981. She taught on the ACAT faculty until the school closed in 2018, serving as Director of Teacher Certification from 1991-1994. Kim has focused much of her teaching career on working... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P4
  Private Lesson

3:15pm EDT

Private Lesson: Lauren Hill
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P2
Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers
avatar for Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill discovered the Alexander Technique while searching for help managing chronic neck, shoulder, and back pain in her early 20s. Besides the physical relief she found with the Technique, she was also drawn to its simple and practical nature. She is continually fascinated by... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P2
  Private Lesson

3:15pm EDT

Private Lesson: Robert Britton
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P1
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers
avatar for Robert Britton

Robert Britton

Robert Britton (Bob) trained as an Alexander Technique teacher with Frank Ottiwell and Giora Pinkas, and graduated in 1978.  He taught the Alexander Technique to musicians at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for 39 years.  He has helped train Alexander Technique Teachers... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:15pm - 3:45pm EDT
P1
  Private Lesson

3:30pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:30pm - 3:40pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 3:30pm - 3:40pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

3:40pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:40pm - 3:50pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 3:40pm - 3:50pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

3:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Barbara Kent
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P3
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Barbara Kent

Barbara Kent has been teaching and training teachers for over 50 years.  Certified at The American Center for The Alexander Technique  (ACAT) under the Co-Directorship of Judy Leibowitz, Deborah Caplan, and Ilana Rubenfeld in 1971. She directed the Teacher Certification Program for some 10... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P3
  Private Lesson

3:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Cynthia Reynolds
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P5
Limited Capacity full
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Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P5
  Private Lesson

3:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Erik Bendix
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P6
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Erik Bendix

Erik Bendix trained in the Alexander Technique with Frank Ottiwell, Joan and Alex Murray, and Walter Carrington. He assisted Vivien Mackie's work with musicians, taught anatomy for five years at the Schapera’s Cincinnati training course, represented the Technique at the 2012-13... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P6
  Private Lesson

3:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Kim Jessor
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P4
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Kim Jessor

Kim Jessor received her certification from the American Center for the Alexander Technique in 1981. She taught on the ACAT faculty until the school closed in 2018, serving as Director of Teacher Certification from 1991-1994. Kim has focused much of her teaching career on working... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P4
  Private Lesson

3:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Lauren Hill
LIMITED
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P2
Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers
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Lauren Hill

Lauren Hill discovered the Alexander Technique while searching for help managing chronic neck, shoulder, and back pain in her early 20s. Besides the physical relief she found with the Technique, she was also drawn to its simple and practical nature. She is continually fascinated by... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P2
  Private Lesson

3:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Robert Britton
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P1
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
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Robert Britton

Robert Britton (Bob) trained as an Alexander Technique teacher with Frank Ottiwell and Giora Pinkas, and graduated in 1978.  He taught the Alexander Technique to musicians at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for 39 years.  He has helped train Alexander Technique Teachers... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P1
  Private Lesson

3:50pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 3:50pm - 4:00pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
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10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 3:50pm - 4:00pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

4:05pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:05pm - 4:15pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
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10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 4:05pm - 4:15pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

4:15pm EDT

10-minute Mini Photo Shoot
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:15pm - 4:25pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
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10-minute Mini Photo Shoot: Choose from a Traditional Headshot or Teaching Photos (grab a friend!) with NYC photographer Karl Ault. Onsite location will be announced when you arrive on the conference. Please be sure you are on-time for your session as there will not be an opportunity to reschedule.

Thursday June 25, 2026 4:15pm - 4:25pm EDT
  Photo Shoot

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Alice Olsher
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P5
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
AO
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P5
  Private Lesson

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Ann Rodiger
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P6
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
AR

Ann Rodiger

Ann Rodiger is the Founder and Director of the Balance Arts Center and BAC Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course  in New York City.  She has been teaching the Alexander Technique for over 40 years.  

She has a Masters Degree from The Ohio State University focusing on movement analysis and dance. She has taught at various higher education institutions for over 9 years where she conducted graduate and undergraduate courses. She has a background in dance, Laban Analysis, Meditation... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P6
  Private Lesson

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Carolyn Serota
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P7
Limited Capacity full
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Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P7
  Private Lesson

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Frances Marsden
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P4
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
FM
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P4
  Private Lesson

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Joan Frost
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P10
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
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Joan Frost

Joan Frost has been teaching the Technique for over 40 years. She served on the senior faculty of ACAT for over 35 years and was Director of Teacher Certification there from 2001-2008. In addition to training teachers, Joan has taught in a variety of medical institutions including Greenwich... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P10
  Private Lesson

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Judy Stern
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P8
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
JS

Judith Stern

Judith C. Stern, MA, PT (ACAT, 1987), is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and is an a licensed physical therapist . She recently retired from private practice  in Westchester County, New York. Judith’s background includes 20 years of clinical experience as a physical therapist... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P8
  Private Lesson

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Nanette Walsh
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P9
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
NW

Nanette Walsh

RIAT Teacher Training : RIAT, and its Teacher Certification Program (TCP), was founded by Nan Walsh in 2014, and joined by Caren Bayer, Lori Schiff, and Ariel Carson as co-leaders. RIAT emerged from the necessity for a new paradigm of Alexander Technique teacher training: one that... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P9
  Private Lesson

4:30pm EDT

Private Lesson: Robert Britton
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P1
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Robert Britton

Robert Britton

Robert Britton (Bob) trained as an Alexander Technique teacher with Frank Ottiwell and Giora Pinkas, and graduated in 1978.  He taught the Alexander Technique to musicians at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for 39 years.  He has helped train Alexander Technique Teachers... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
P1
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Alice Olsher
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P5
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
AO
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P5
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Ann Rodiger
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P6
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
AR

Ann Rodiger

Ann Rodiger is the Founder and Director of the Balance Arts Center and BAC Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course  in New York City.  She has been teaching the Alexander Technique for over 40 years.  

She has a Masters Degree from The Ohio State University focusing on movement analysis and dance. She has taught at various higher education institutions for over 9 years where she conducted graduate and undergraduate courses. She has a background in dance, Laban Analysis, Meditation... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P6
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Barbara Kent
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P3
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
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Barbara Kent

Barbara Kent has been teaching and training teachers for over 50 years.  Certified at The American Center for The Alexander Technique  (ACAT) under the Co-Directorship of Judy Leibowitz, Deborah Caplan, and Ilana Rubenfeld in 1971. She directed the Teacher Certification Program for some 10... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P3
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Beret Arcaya
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P2
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
BA

Beret Arcaya

Beret Arcaya was born in 1942 in New York. Was accepted into the Juilliard School in 1956. In 1957, she began studying acting with Uta Hagen and began to work as a film actress. In 1968, she returned to singing. Using the method of Manuel Garcia (1804-1906). The self-discovery and... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P2
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Carolyn Serota
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P7
Limited Capacity full
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Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P7
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Frances Marsden
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P4
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
FM
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P4
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Joan Frost
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P10
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
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Joan Frost

Joan Frost has been teaching the Technique for over 40 years. She served on the senior faculty of ACAT for over 35 years and was Director of Teacher Certification there from 2001-2008. In addition to training teachers, Joan has taught in a variety of medical institutions including Greenwich... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P10
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Judy Stern
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P8
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
JS

Judith Stern

Judith C. Stern, MA, PT (ACAT, 1987), is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and is an a licensed physical therapist . She recently retired from private practice  in Westchester County, New York. Judith’s background includes 20 years of clinical experience as a physical therapist... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P8
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Nanette Walsh
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P9
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
NW

Nanette Walsh

RIAT Teacher Training : RIAT, and its Teacher Certification Program (TCP), was founded by Nan Walsh in 2014, and joined by Caren Bayer, Lori Schiff, and Ariel Carson as co-leaders. RIAT emerged from the necessity for a new paradigm of Alexander Technique teacher training: one that... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P9
  Private Lesson

5:00pm EDT

Private Lesson: Robert Britton
FULL
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P1
Limited Capacity full
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Speakers
avatar for Robert Britton

Robert Britton

Robert Britton (Bob) trained as an Alexander Technique teacher with Frank Ottiwell and Giora Pinkas, and graduated in 1978.  He taught the Alexander Technique to musicians at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for 39 years.  He has helped train Alexander Technique Teachers... Read More →
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
P1
  Private Lesson

5:30pm EDT

Opening Keynote Address
Thursday June 25, 2026 5:30pm - 6:45pm EDT
Greenfield
Victoria Clark is a two-time Tony Award-winning actress, Grammy nominee, and director celebrated for her work on Broadway, film, television and the concert stage.

A Dallas native, she has appeared in fourteen Broadway productions and earned Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for creating roles in the original musicals The Light in the Piazza and Kimberly Akimbo. She was nominated three additional times for the Tony Award for Sister Act, Gigi, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Most recently, Clark starred in the play Punch by James Graham at Manhattan Theater Club’s Friedman Theater.

Film and Television credits include The Gilded Age, Elsbeth, Almost Family, The Blacklist, Homeland, 911-Nashville, Pose, The Happening, Cradle Will Rock, and Hallmark’s One Royal Holiday, among others. Clark has had the honor of performing at Carnegie Hall several times, singing Ma Joad in the opera The Grapes of Wrath by Ricky Ian Gordon, and Katisha in the Master Voices production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, directed and conducted by Ted Sperling. Solo albums: Fifteen Seconds of Grace, and December Songs by Maury Yeston, re-imagined for voice and full orchestra.

In addition to her acclaimed performing career, Clark is a director (Love Life for New York City Center’s Encores! series, The Dance of Death for Classic Stage Company) and avid educator, serving as Artist-in-Residence at both Duke University and Pace University (twice!) She is a frequent guest lecturer at her alma mater Yale University and has taught Master Classes at universities and conservatories worldwide. She is currently at work re-writing her one-woman show for the 245th time and will hopefully get it up sometime before she dies. Clark discovered the Alexander Technique in 2005 and has been a curious and avid student ever since. Her teachers Beret Arcaya and Tom Vasiliades have contributed greatly to her understanding and enjoyment of the Technique!

Clark currently resides in New York City with her husband Tom Reidy and their two Golden Retrievers.
Speakers
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Thursday June 25, 2026 5:30pm - 6:45pm EDT
Greenfield
  General Session

6:45pm EDT

Opening Reception
Thursday June 25, 2026 6:45pm - 8:00pm EDT
Greenfield
Join us directly following the Opening Keynote for a reception with light bites and drinks, and to socialize with fellow conference attendees! No RSVP required.
Thursday June 25, 2026 6:45pm - 8:00pm EDT
Greenfield
  Networking Event
 
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