AmSAT Annual Conference and General Meeting

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7:00am EDT

Sunday June 28, 2026 7:00am - 7:50am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Awaken your mind and body for the day's activities with energy, connection, and presence generated by Qi Gong and Tai Chi practices.

Speakers

Phyllis Richmond

Phyllis Richmond (M.AmSAT, M.STAT) certified as an Alexander Technique teacher at the Brighton Alexander Training Centre (John Nicholls) in 1991. A serious student of Taijiquan since 1998 in the United States, Taiwan, and China, she received her teaching certification from the Yang... Read More →

Sunday June 28, 2026 7:00am - 7:50am EDT
TBA

Sunrise Activity

7:00am EDT

Yoga for Every Body!

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 7:00am - 7:50am EDT

TBA

Limited Capacity seats available

This morning session will be a gentle yoga class that is adaptive and appropriate for all abilities, especially those who have never taken a class or have felt intimidated by “yoga”. Although I use many traditional poses the approach is from an AT perspecitive of allowing and unwinding not in the doing a pose. This means there is a lot of space to be with yourself in a very deep and meaningful way. Sometime my students and I laugh as we recognize our desire to wrestle our bodies into submission. But there is no need to wrestle and when we treat ourselves with kindness it often opens doors we didn’t think were possible.

The class that I developed during covid often began in semi-supine. Why not! It’s a wonderful place to start. Somewhere in all of my years of teaching I developed a sense of humor and a delight in playing so we will play with sublte transitions and weight shifts to encourage freedom and ease in our thinking and our movement. And although we are focused on ourselves we are also being reminded to be a part of the whole bringing compassion to ourselves and then out to others.

Speakers

Karla Booth DIamond

Karla Booth Diamond, AmSAT is a senior teacher of the Alexander Technique graduating from ACAT 1990. Her teaching experience includes conducting Alexander Technique workshops across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Sweden. Karla has extensive experience teaching... Read More →

Sunday June 28, 2026 7:00am - 7:50am EDT
TBA

Sunrise Activity

8:00am EDT

Breakfast

Sunday June 28, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Included in Conference Registration Fee. No RSVP required.

Sunday June 28, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Networking Event

9:00am EDT

Daily Community Gathering

Sunday June 28, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

Greenfield

Sunday June 28, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Greenfield

General Session

10:00am EDT

Acting and the Alexander Technique: entering and “owning” the room

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Description:Iin this workshop, we’ll use Alexander technique principles to explore entering an audition, the introduction known as the “slate”, and what it means to take up space as a performer.

Accessibility: the workshop will be designed to give individualized guidance to each participant and their own entry and performance “slate” as they enter the room. Participants will be encouraged to be who they are, sense their space, and utilize Alexander principles to find what works best for them in their body.

Speakers

Jenna Hokanson

Jenna Hokanson is an AEA actor, Alexander Technique Teacher (AMSAT 1600 hrs certification), and martial artist living in Brooklyn, NY.
A North Carolina native, she graduated with a BFA Acting and BA Arts Administration double major from Elon University in Elon,NC.

Jenna received her Alexander Technique Teacher Training Certification with Balance Arts Center in Manhattan under the guidance of Ann Rodiger and has her Second Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. She's also proficient in photography, specifically headshots and portraits. Jenna’s worke... Read More →

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W2

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Presence in Thought & Action at Any Speed: An Exploration of Pace, Timing, and Movement

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

We put thought to action every day, creating the movements and expressions that occupy our waking world, and at the intersection between thought and action lies agency. Yet our lives require navigating many different paces in daily activity, artistic performance, and the practice of our craft. How do we direct ourselves through the tempos of our actions? Do you think of speed as big or small, as “how much” or “how soon”? What happens when we need to change speed in the moment?

This workshop dives into how we use the Alexander Technique to maintain presence across the spectrum of speeds. Together, we’ll clarify what we mean by pace and speed, discuss the cultural assumptions we inherit about time, and explore how those ideas shape the way we direct ourselves. Experiential group activities will explore the intersection of thought and action, and what it is like to navigate tempo in real time. We will also examine where our attention sits in the moment (front, middle, or back of an action) and how that choice affects pacing, urgency, and coordination. Drawing on over 20 years of professional drumming experience, Bryan will also give an inside look at how the Alexander Technique helps drummers navigate four-way coordination (where the four limbs may move at different speeds within the same musical tempo), and how anyone can use multi-limb awareness to maintain flow within the whole.

Join for an educational, exploratory, and interactive session toward having choice at any speed.

Activities can be done seated and will be self-selecting. Participation in activities is not required for attendance, and individualized hands-on practice will not be included. The workshop is designed to be accessible to the general public and practitioners, and to participants with diverse needs and abilities.

Speakers

Bryan Bisordi

Bryan Bisordi is a professional drummer, bassist, educator, and AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique teacher. He is dedicated to bringing the Alexander Technique to more people and communities, and to expanding the scope of study surrounding AT.

Bryan holds a performance degree in Jazz Studies and studied for many years with legendary drum teacher Michael Carvin. Drawing on extensive work in drum technique and movement mechanics, he teaches professional and amateur drummers to refine coordination and control, expand artistry... Read More →

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W3

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Student-Centered Teaching and Learning: Meeting the Moment in the Teaching Studio

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

As the Alexander Technique enters broader conversations about performance—on stage, in movement practice, at work, and in daily life—the way we teach becomes inseparable from what we teach. If performance is about meeting the moments of heightened awareness, then our pedagogy must cultivate that capacity in real time.
This workshop explores a student-centered recognition approach to Alexander Technique teaching through placing the student’s process as the focus of the learning. We will explore the structure of the lesson, content, and language during an AT lesson.
Designed for teachers at all stages, this session invites participants to reimagine the teaching studio as a training ground for performing well in life—not through instruction alone, but through collaborative inquiry.
Come ready to explore how meeting the moment in teaching prepares our students to meet the moments of their lives.

Speakers

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 →

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W1

Workshop

10:00am EDT

The Elephant In The Room: Addressing Emotional and Psychological Responses in Alexander Technique Teaching - Presented by CATPA

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

The Committee for Alexander Technique in the Performing Arts (CATPA) will facilitate a structured conversation for Alexander Technique teachers and trainees exploring how we meet the moment when a student presents an emotional or psychological response during a lesson.

In our work with actors, dancers, and musicians, such moments are not uncommon. Because Alexander Technique invites increased awareness of habitual neuromuscular coordination and nervous system patterns, shifts in use can sometimes coincide with unexpected emotional responses. Yet explicit conversation about how to navigate these moments—ethically, skillfully, and within scope of our practice remains somewhat limited and sometimes even avoided.

As a committee, we have found it helpful to share personal approaches and resources when these situations arise, learning from and inspiring each other. Drawing on our collective experience, we seek to open a dialogue about trauma-informed and consent-forward practices that support student safety while staying within the scope of what our teaching is. As our cultural landscape shifts and students arrive with increasingly complex lived experiences, this conversation feels both timely and useful.

Moderators

Julia Bullard

Speakers

Kelley Schoger

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Kelley Schoger is an actor, theatre director, intimacy director, and Assistant Professor of Acting at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique (Virginia) since 2014 and a certified instructor of Jessica Wolf’s Art of Breathing since 2023... Read More →

Tom Truss

Diane Bruce

Dawn Karlovsky

Artistic & Executive Director, Karlovsky & Company Dance

Dawn Karlovsky, CATPA Chair, AmSAT Certified in 2004 - St. Louis Alexander Technique with Katherine Mitchell

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W6

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Tuning for Peak Performance

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

In this workshop we will be exploring how the Technique enables optimal organization for movement and performance. There are many ways to define the Technique, but one very important one is as a means whereby to enable the most efficient and effective movement possible. While we are exploring this organization we will experience the coordination of a long spine with our suspension system, breath, balance, and environment and tool handling. We will also notice how Alexander’s directions describe this integration. In addition we will experience how the same organization for peak performance is close to the optimal quality of hands on teacher communication.

Speakers

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 →

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W4

Workshop

10:00am EDT

Your Body, Your Instrument; Jessica Wolf’s Art of Breathing for Working With Performers

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

"Your body is fueled by your breath” (Jessica Wolf), and is the primary means of expression for an artist, regardless of discipline.

Designated Art of Breathing teacher trainers Rachel Bernsen, Eleanor Taylor and Rebecca Tuffey share activities and approaches from the Art of Breathing to expand your teaching repertoire for working with a range of performing artists including dancers, singers, actors, and instrumentalists.
Jessica’s legacy in establishing the Alexander program at the Yale’s School of Drama over 26 years and her extensive work with professional performers is exemplified in Art of Breathing’s explorations of sound, movement, addressing performance anxiety, and her trademark “Breathing Costume” work for actors. Rebecca, Eleanor, and Rachel each bring considerable experience working with performers at all levels. All teachers and trainees are welcome to join us for this experiential workshop.

How our workshop will be accessible:
For participants with limited mobility we will offer seated modification for floor activities, such as the lie-down. We will also offer modifications and seated options for all explorations and partnering activities involving standing and moving through space. We will have an access needs check in at the beginning of our workshop and individual student needs will be honored and accommodated throughout.

Speakers

Rachel Bernsen

Rachel Bernsen has a private practice in Manhattan teaching Alexander Technique and Art of Breathing. She works with performing artists to hone their body’s intelligence and reduce performance anxiety. She teaches at Movement Research in NYC and as guest faculty at many colleges... Read More →

Eleanor Taylor

Eleanor Taylor is a Lecturer in Acting at Yale’s David Geffen School of Drama. She maintains a private teaching studio in Manhattan, where she specializes in working with actors and singers to improve performance, reduce anxiety and prevent injury through the Alexander Technique... Read More →

Rebecca Tuffey

Rebecca Tuffey gained her AT teacher certification from ACAT in 2004 after a decade of applying Alexander to singing, acting, dancing and young life in NYC. She completed her certification in Jessica Wolf’s Art of Breathing in 2010. Rebecca maintains a lively private practice in New York City, se... Read More →

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
W5

Workshop

11:45am EDT

Attendees Convocation

Sunday June 28, 2026 11:45am - 1:45pm EDT

Greenfield

The Attendees Convocation (AC) is an opportunity for members to have a less formal discussion about topics they care about, led by non-board members. The AC committee (ACC) is dedicated to holding space for a productive discussion that welcomes your new ideas and input. Please join us for this unique in-person opportunity to talk with each other. Note that a quorum is required for motions to develop from this meeting. If you have a topic you would like to discuss, please send it to the ACC at [email protected].

Sunday June 28, 2026 11:45am - 1:45pm EDT
Greenfield

General Session

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1:15pm EDT

Exchange Room Open

Sunday June 28, 2026 1:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

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.

Sunday June 28, 2026 1:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
X1

General Session

1:45pm EDT

Lunch

Sunday June 28, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT

Included in Conference Registration Fee. No RSVP required.

Sunday June 28, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT

Networking Event

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Bill Connington

FULL

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Speakers

Bill Connington

Bill Connington is a Lecturer in Acting at the graduate acting school of Yale University. He also teaches classes for People Living With Parkinson's for Yale Hospital. Bill is the former Chairman of the Board of the American Center for the Alexander Technique, and the author of three... Read More →

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P1

Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Cynthia Reynolds

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Cynthia Reynolds

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P3

Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Erik Bendix

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

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 →

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P6

Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Private Lesson: Kim Jessor

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

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 →

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
P2

Private Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Small Group Lesson: Carolyn Serota

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

The focus of this small group is “Exploring Energy"

Speakers

Carolyn Serota

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
S2

Small Group Lesson

2:45pm EDT

Small Group Lesson: N. Brooke Lieb

LIMITED

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

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 →

Sunday June 28, 2026 3:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
P2

Private Lesson

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