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Residential courses outside the UK

This page was last updated on June 10th 2008

The Society of Teachers of the
This page lists residential courses on the Alexander Technique outside the UK.

You may be able to find other such courses on the websites of STAT's Affiliated Societies overseas.
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Gripped by the Music at The Alexander Music School Ferreirola, La Alpujarra, Spain with Cat Jary

Alexander Technique holiday in Apulia, Italy with Alice Knight

Workshop: Being, seeing, moving in Orivesi, Finland with Marjory Fern and Marianne Moinot

Alexander Lessons in the heart of France with Shelagh Aitken

Summer with the Alexander Technique on the Greek Island of Alonnisos with Penny O'Connor and Clare Rourke

Alexander Meditation and Walking in Italy with Chris Element and Suzie Sanderson

Individual and small group bespoke courses Swiss Alps in the ski resort of Saas Fee with Robin & Béatrice Simmons-Heiz


Gripped by the Music
at The Alexander Music School Ferreirola, La Alpujarra, Spain
with Cat Jary

This is a course for people with Performance related musicians’ injuries, tension and performance anxiety.

The course will be a mixture of group classes and individual lessons. Each course participant will receive five individual lessons during the week with Cat. Due to the individual needs of each participant, the course is limited to 3 places, to allow for plenty of individual attention.

This course is suitable for musicians and performers of all levels of experience and ability who are experiencing problems when playing or performing.

Ferreirola is a historic village in the rural Alpujarras mountains, South of Granada. The holiday enables plenty of opportunity to enjoy and experience the local way of life.

The course will include:

Course details:
Venue: The Alexander Music School, Ferreirola, La Alpujarra, Spain
Instrument: All
Tutor: Cat Jary
Standard/Age: All welcome (under 18 with chaperone)
Languages spoken: English and Spanish
Limited places (3)

Price: £245 sterling or €290

Course dates:
September 6th: course arrives, welcome to The Alexander Music School
September 7th to 12th: classes
September 13th: course departs

Example of a course day
10.00 to 11.30: Group classes
11.30: Coffee
12.00 to 12.45: Group class
12.45 to 1.30: Individual lesson
1.30: Lunch provided by the School
Free time
5.30: Individual lessons
8.00: Local bars and restaurants

To maximise everyone’s course and holiday enjoyment, times will be discussed and arranged as much as possible to suit the arrangements of the group. Therefore the above times are given as an indication and are not intended to be a strict timetable.

Local weekly and unforeseen events help to shape the exact working timetable.

For more information or to book a place:

Telephone: (0034) 958 857 481
Visit:
www.alexandermusicschool.com
http://alpujarrahoy.blogspot.com

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Alexander Technique holiday
in Apulia, Italy
with Alice Knight



The holiday consists of six mornings of Alexander Technique and optional organised activities in the afternoons, such as visiting local beauty spots and the nearby baroque city of Lecce.

Venue: Accommodation and classes will take place in a sixteenth century palazzo with beautiful gardens, terraces and a swimming pool, in Spongano, Apulia, 5km from the sea and 44km from Lecce. (www.palazzobacile.it recommended in Sawday’s Special Places to Stay).

Cost: The price is €1,600 if two people share, the single room supplement is €150, all rooms have en-suite facilities. The price includes accommodation, all meals, activities and excursions. The Alitalia flight that arrives at Brindisi on October 11th at 18.30 will be met (departs Heathrow 12.15) and transport to Brindisi is provided on October 18th for the 11.15 flight (arrives Heathrow 15.20). Participants are free to make alternative travel arrangements to reach Spongano.

Booking: Please pay a deposit of €500 to secure your place. Final payment is due one month before course starts. All participants must be covered by an appropriate travel insurance policy.

Contact either Sarah Knight ( )
or Alice Knight (
Telephone: 0044 1227 760479)

The Alexander Technique classes will cover lying in the semi-supine position, sitting and standing. It will also cover practical problems such as how to organise your working situation with the computer. The maximum number of participants will be twelve and there will be no more than six people in a group receiving hands-on teaching. Alice Knight will be teaching the Alexander Technique, she has taught for 18 years including holiday courses, workshops at the European Conference of Medical Writers and participated in the MRC study on low back pain.

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Workshop
Being, seeing, moving
in Orivesi, Finland
with Marjory Fern and Marianne Moinot

During the first week of July 2008

For more information visit: www.orivedenopisto.fi/alexander_tekniikka.html

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Alexander Lessons in the heart of France
with Shelagh Aitken

Enjoying the French countryside will leave you receptive to exploring the Alexander Technique. The course will give you the space and time to learn to use your body more effectively – enhancing stamina, health and wellbeing. Rediscover the possibility of doing whatever you want with grace and ease in the heart of France.

Take a week to stop and regain your balance.

Dates
Second May Bank Holiday: 23rd to 26th May 2008
August Bank Holiday: 22nd to 25th August 2008

The Location
Le Têrtre is an oasis of peace and relaxation deep in the French countryside, two hours drive from Caen, Le Havre and Rouen, and an easy train journey from Paris.

Your Teacher
Shelagh Aitken started having Alexander lessons as a music student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Many years later, after a long and painful recovery from shoulder surgery, Shelagh decided to join the three year Alexander Technique training program at the Constructive Teaching Centre under Walter Carrington.

Along the way, she found that other things changed for the better, along with the shoulders: the Alexander Technique, as Walter Carrington said, is a technique for living.

Shelagh is a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique.

The lessons
Each student will have a private lesson daily, as well as group lessons and a workshop devoted to subjects related to the Alexander Technique. In the evening before dinner, there will be an opportunity to participate in a reading and discussion group. All activities will be conducted in English. Course fees include full board (continental breakfast, lunch and dinner), a group lesson and an individual lesson each day.

Maximum twelve students.

Accommodation
Single sharing a double room is £325
There is an early-bird discount: book before 31 March, 2008 for a price of £295
Special arrangements for couple sharing a room, or those wishing a single room are also possible.

Website: www.ATinFrance.com
Email:

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Summer with the Alexander Technique
on the Greek Island of Alonnisos
with Penny O'Connor and Clare Rourke





Week 1 Mostly beginners
for beginners or those who have had very few lessons (led by Penny O'Connor and Clare Rourke)
27th June to 4th July

Week 2 Mostly Advanced
for students and teachers of the Alexander Technique (led by Penny O'Connor)
4th July to 11th July

Alonnisos
Is a quiet Greek island of herbs, pine forests, olive groves, boat taxis, a sunken village, tavernas, dolphins and crystal clear sea. Great for snorkelling, swimming, and doing nothing!

Alexander on Alonnisos is in its 8th year and in 2008 we are opening the workshop to the general public as well as to teachers and trainees.

In the morning we will walk down mule tracks and swim in the blue Aegean waters, explore the Technique with hands-on and in the evening continue our learning under the pine trees in discussion and play, or at the villa overlooking sea and islands. The afternoons will be left free for you to rest reflect and explore the island - or take lessons in the Shaw Swimming Method at one of the local beaches. There is also an early morning yoga session available and optional boat trips to swim under the stars and social gatherings at the village tavernas.

The program (for up to ten people each week) will run from Saturday to Thursday – Fridays being arrival and departure day. There will be free time in the program for boat trips, exploration or pure holidaying. Each course is self contained, but beginners may choose to attend the first week or the combined two week course.

Costs and Booking
The prices given are in euros and include shared self catering accommodation and the full program of Alexander Technique sessions. Prices do not include travel to Alonnisos. Advice on travelling to the island is available when making enquiries or bookings.

Options:
Alexander Technique course week 1 - €600 per person per week
(early bird discount for payment before 1st March - €550)

Alexander Technique course week 2 - €550 per person per week
(early bird discount for payment before 1st March - €500)

Combined price for both weeks €1000 5 morning yoga sessions – additional &euro50 Lessons in the Shaw Swimming method - €30 per lesson (5 lessons for €150)

It is advisable to book early as places are limited and accommodation is booked up early for the Summer months.

For further information or to book your place:
Telephone Clare on +44 (0)1865 790121 Email:
Website:
www.alexanderingreece.com

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Alexander Meditation and Walking
in Italy
with Chris Element and Suzie Sanderson

A journey of ten thousand miles begins with a single step Lao Tzu
We invite you to explore what it is to take that step.

24th May to May 31st 2008

This course is for anyone from beginners or experienced teachers. Our theme will be the relationship of the Technique to walking and to meditation in order to benefit us physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. We will experiment with a variety of ideas for you to learn for your own benefit or to use in your own teaching practice. We will explore how to take a step and the lunge and how to teach walking to your own students. Teachers will learn how to develop your student’s awareness in motion. All these ideas are great for runners too.

In a classic Tuscan landscape we will spend a week working and relaxing eating fantastic organic home made italian food. www.mogginano.it.

Chris and Suzie's website: www.alexandertechnique.org.uk
Enquiries to Chris and Suzie:
Telephone: 01273 605226
Mobile: 07738821056

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Individual and small group bespoke courses
Swiss Alps in the ski resort of Saas Fee
with Robin & Béatrice Simmons-Heiz

Robin & Béatrice Simmons-Heiz offer individual and small group bespoke courses in the Swiss Alps in the ski resort of Saas Fee.

We can provide accomodation at modest rates or link enquirers to hotels within their price bracket.

During your stay we can offer daily lessons and/or small seminar groups at our centre in the village of Saas Fee at Attaraduftparadies.

Information and all details obtainable from us - please visit our websites at
www.saasfeeapartment.com and
www.attaraduftparadies.com

It is so easy to get to Saas Fee from the UK. Come and experience fully the true fresh mountain air and glorious views, great walks or perfect skiing whilst lengthening and widening!

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