Embodiment Intensive through the Alexander Technique Lens
January 11th, 2025
Increase your ability to embody yourself through fine tuning your own body!
In this one-day Embodiment Intensive we will explore how you can best stay with your self by inhabiting your full field of awareness. You will learn how you interact and participate with the environment you inhabit, be it a workplace, street corner, or the stage. Join us for a day of discovery!
In this workshop you will learn how to:
Increase your focus and awareness.
Stay present and in the moment.
Feel the ground underneath you.
Feel the connection throughout your whole body.
Sense your body and the space around you at the same time.
Daily Schedule
Online & In Person Study Options Available
Online Daytime Schedule Includes:
10:00am-11:30am EST Hybrid Alexander Technique Masterclass with Ann Rodiger
In-Person Daily Schedule Includes:
10:00-11:30am EST Hybrid Alexander Technique Masterclass with Ann Rodiger
11:30am-1:00pm EST In Person Class with Ann Rodiger and teaching assistants. Includes personal attention and hands-on work
2:00-4:00pm EST In Person Class with Ann Rodiger and teaching assistants. Includes personal attention and hands-on work
Participation Options
Choose your level of participation & register below!
Online Morning Track:
Includes: AT Masterclass
Tuition: $50, Early Bird Price: $40
In-Person Morning Track:
Includes: In Person Classes & AT Masterclass
Tuition: $80, Early Bird Price: $70
In-Person Full Day Track:
Includes: Two In Person Classes & AT Masterclass
Tuition: $150, Early Bird Price: $130
Optional Private Lessons
To request an in person or online private session contact info@balanceartscenter.com
Register by Wednesday, December 11th for the Early Bird Discount!
Registration deadline is Tuesday, January 7th at 5pm ET.
Additional Details
Locations
Online Track takes place on Zoom. In Person Tracks take place at the Balance Arts Center in NYC, NY.
Tuition Payment
Upon completing your registration form you will receive an invoice directly to your inbox. Tuition will be due 48 hours after receiving your invoice.
Cancellation Policy
Students can cancel their registrations through 1/1/25, 10 days prior to the Intensive. Refunds are available minus a $50 processing fee. Beyond 1/1/25 refunds are not available.
Discount & CTLE Credits Available for NY State Teachers!
The Balance Arts Center is an approved provider of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education Credits for NY State Teachers. School teachers receive 15% off their tuition!
Participating Faculty
Ann Rodiger is the Founder and Director of the Balance Arts Center in New York City. She has nearly 40 years of teaching the Alexander Technique. Her teaching draws from her knowledge from teaching the BAC Teacher Training Course and private lessons in the US and abroad as well as her knowledge of Labanotation, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Yoga, meditation and various dance techniques. She has developed the BAC Alexander Technique Teacher Training Program and substantial programming for performing artists. She has also adapted the Alexander principles to work for those with hypermobility and Ehlers Danlos Syndromes. Rodiger teaches internationally in Germany, Belgium, Greece, and Turkey. The Balance Arts Center is a NYC Women and Minority Owned Business and a thriving place for the community to teach, share knowledge, and perform.
Ann Rodiger
Founder & Director of the Balance Arts Center
Alexander Technique Teacher, Movement & Vocal Specialist
Lydia Chrisman is an educator, dancer and Alexander Technique teacher. She has been teaching music and dance in NYC public and private schools since 2012, primarily through Third Street Music School Settlement, where she also directs a children’s choir. Since 2016 Lydia has also been a teacher-trainer for the Department of Education’s professional development track Create, supporting kindergarten teachers to use more music and movement in their classrooms. Starting in the fall of 2020, in addition to teaching music she has worked as a classroom teacher at German School Manhattan, a bilingual elementary school.
Lydia is an AmSat certified Alexander Technique teacher, graduating from the Balance Arts Center in 2020. She also completed The Developing Self, a postgraduate training course for Alexander Technique teachers working in education.
Originally from Switzerland, Lydia moved to the USA to study dance at Bennington College. She speaks German, English, French and basic Hebrew.
Lydia Chrisman
Alexander Technique Teacher, Educator, Dancer
Takehiro is an Alexander Technique Teacher and teaches private lessons and group classes in NYC and Osaka (Japan). He graduated from the Balance Arts Center and also holds a bachelor degree in Human Science from Konan University in Kobe Japan. Takehiro also has been working as a jazz drummer for more than 20 years.
Takehiro Shimizu
Alexander Technique Teacher, Drummer