LATE FALL CLASSES
Everyday Ease for Older Adults Movement Class
Join us for this introductory Alexander Technique class. Through gentle movement activities and attention to body/mind awareness, we will explore how to sit, stand, walk, and move through our day with
more joy and less tension and pain.
Dates/Format/Fee: Fridays: 2-315pm, 11/22, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20 , 2024.
Hudson Senior Center, 51 N. 5th St., 2nd Floor, $2 per class.
No registration necessary - come to one class or come to all!
It's given me a better understanding of my body structure, improved my posture and balance, and eased the tension I used to have throughout my body.
— John F., class participant, Everyday Movement for All
Update on Where I’m Teaching
I teach in person in NYC and now, with the founding of Hudson Alexander Technique Collective, at my sunny studio in Hudson, NY. One of the silver linings of the pandemic is that we learned that the Alexander Technique can be very effectively taught online. For this reason, I continue to offer online group classes and private lessons as it connects me with students across the country.
Late Fall Teaching Schedule
Wednesday - Friday: Online and in person at my new studio - Hudson Alexander Technique Collective, 453 State Street, Hudson, NY
Mondays and Tuesdays: Online and in person at 115 West 27th Street, NYC
PAST CLASSES
Everyday Ease for Older Adults Moving From Pain and Stiffness
to Balance and Ease
Join Becky Sandler, m.AmSAT, for this introductory Alexander Technique class designed for older adults. Together we will tease apart the common habit of using more tension than necessary to sit, stand, walk and go about our day.
Dates/Format/Fee: In person at City of Hudson Senior Center, 51 N. 5th Street, Hudson, NY.: Tuesdays: June 6, 13, 20, 27, 12-1:15pm. $2 Fee per class. No registration necessary. Drop-ins welcome.
Comfort on the Cushion: Presence without Pain in your Meditation Practice
Does your back or neck hurt during meditation? Are you sitting up straight when you begin, and then slowly sinking into an equally uncomfortable slouch?
Many people find their practice derailed by pain and discomfort. In this workshop you will learn practical tools from the Alexander Technique to help you sit and breathe easier while meditating. Taught by Becky Sandler, AmSAT certified Alexander Teacher. For meditators of all levels who want to find more comfort on their cushion, chair, or wherever they meditate.
Date/Format/Fee: In person at Sapientia Initiative - Riverside Initiative for the Alexander Technique, 115 W 27th St, New York, NY Saturday, July 1, 10am-11:30am, $20.
Summertime, and the living’ is easy,
so how come sitting is hard?
In this workshop you will learn simple tools to find sustainable, upright ease while working from home, on your car trip, or on your meditation cushion. Come see how the Alexander Technique offers relief from back, shoulder and neck pain in this everyday activity!
Date/Format/Fee: In person at Roots Holistic Wellness
25 Main Street, Chatham N.Y. Thursday, August 24, 6-7:15pm
Sliding scale: $15-25
Everyday Ease for Older Adults - Moving From Pain and Stiffness to Balance and Ease
Join Becky Sandler, m.AmSAT, for this introductory Alexander Technique class designed for older adults. Together we will tease apart the common habit of using more tension than necessary to sit, stand, walk and go about our day.
Dates/Format/Fee: In person at City of Hudson Senior Center, 51 N. 5th Street, Hudson, NY.: Mondays: 12-1:15pm. $2 Fee per class. No registration necessary. Drop-ins welcome.
Feeling Better: A Practical Approach to Reducing Stress and Anxiety
Join me in the Hudson Area Library Community Room for this FREE two class series and learn concrete tools for reducing tension and feeling better in your whole self - mind and body
Dates/Format/Fee: In person at the Hudson Area Library, Saturdays, 11am-noon, 2 class series January 15 and 22 (FREE) Each class is unique so if you can’t make both classes, come to one!
Register: email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x1010
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This Pandemic is (Literally) a Pain! Soothing Self-Care for Tough Times
Worry, stress, uncertainty, and feelings of isolation are common now. In our bodies, this can show up as exhaustion, a pain in the neck, an achy back, or a racing, unfocused mind. How can we learn to respond to stressful events in the outside world with less internal suffering?
The Alexander Technique can help you notice where you are holding excess tension and teach you concrete skills to let go of these habits of holding, and feel better in your whole self - mind and body. In this 3-week introductory class we will investigate our personal patterns of posture and movement, and explore tools for finding more comfort and flow while going about our day.
Dates/Format/Fee: In person at my Hudson studio: Tuesdays, 12-1pm ($75 for 3 week series) OR on Zoom: Thursdays from 5-6pm. ($60 for 3 week series)
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Everyday Movement For All - Bringing Vitality, Ease and Balance to Your Day to Day Activities, part of Sapienta Summer Series
In this four session introductory Alexander Technique class for older adults we will tease apart the common habit of using more tension than necessary when we hold our fork, get up from our chair, bend down to tie our shoes or prepare dinner. We will explore simple tools to help you feel balanced on your feet and easier in your mind and body as you go about your day. Each class will begin with moving to music, and include a mindful movement sequence as well as a time for a guided constructive rest, an Alexander Technique practice of lying down that quiets the nervous system and illuminates choices for how to move, breathe and respond to life’s daily challenges.
July 14 - August 4, 2021
MoveFest on Main:
a Movement and Dance Block Party!
Sapientia Summer Series
Sapientia Summer Series
1pm - Free Alexander Workshop
If you've got a body, let's boogie. Catskill Clubhouse hosts their first annual dance and movement block-party event, which brings together local and regional movement practitioners to teach open classes to the public. Sample a variety of dance and movement styles. FREE—no experience necessary.
Honored to be teaching an Alexander Technique workshop as part of this full day of amazing programming in Catskill. My workshop is at 1pm but come for the day. The line-up looks GREAT!
Sliding scale available.
Private lessons and small group classes in NYC and Hudson, NY.
