AmSAT Annual Conference and General Meeting

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10:00am EDT

Teaching the Alexander Technique to the Modern End-gainer

Thursday June 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

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

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

11:45am EDT

When Under Pressure How Practical Application of the Alexander Method Works

LIMITED

Thursday June 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT

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

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

AmSAT Annual Conference and General Meeting

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AmSAT Annual Conference and General Meeting

10:00am EDT

Serena Venditto

11:45am EDT

Kecia Chin

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