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My goal is to create the course of study that is right for you. Many of my students find that private lessons are the best way for them to learn the Alexander Technique. Classes are also a great way to explore the technique, where you see yourself AND your classmates change.
"A Technique for Living" is my weekly group class in Union Square. We explore breathing and moving with greater ease and efficiency using the principles of Awareness, Inhibition, and Direction. Each class includes lying down work and upright activities. Actors bring monologues, dancers bring pirouettes, office workers bring computer questions...and we all investigate how to allow less compression in our joints while we sit & stand and walk. Check out this and other group class offerings below. All classes require pre-registration. Contact me at 718-274-7452 or Rebecca@rebeccatuffey.com with questions or to register.
FREE Hands-On Intro, Wednesday 5/14:
Rebecca Tuffey will introduce the Alexander Technique with group activities & hands-on demonstrations for all. See how this innovative method can transform your body and life. Wednesday, May 14, 7-8:30pm. Learning Worlds/Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre: 15 W. 26th St, 2nd fl. Seating is limited; please reserve space.
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a Technique for Living, Sundays 4/13 - 5/18:
A practical group experience in the Alexander Technique. Newcomers are advised to register for the 6 week class series, which includes a 45 minute private lesson. Over 100 years ago F.M. Alexander sought relief from his recurring vocal hoarseness. Now people use the Alexander Technique to ease back & neck pain, alleviate stress, maintain health, enhance performance skills, improve posture & much more. Enjoy your mind & body as you never have before. Walking, talking, bending & reaching can all be transformed if you shift your attention. Sundays, 5:00-6:15pm. April 13 thru May 18. 39 W. 14th St #507, btwn 5th & 6th Aves. $175 / 6 class series, includes a private lesson. $25/class.
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a Technique for Living, Sundays -- June, July & August:
A practical group experience in the Alexander Technique. Newcomers are advised to register for the 8 week class series, which includes a 45 minute private lesson. Class will meet June 8, 15, 22 & 29, July 13 & 20, August 3 & 10. Over 100 years ago F.M. Alexander sought relief from his recurring vocal hoarseness. Now people use the Alexander Technique to ease back & neck pain, alleviate stress, maintain health, enhance performance skills, improve posture & much more. Enjoy your mind & body as you never have before. Walking, talking, bending & reaching can all be transformed if you shift your attention. Sundays, 5:00-6:15pm. 39 W. 14th St #507, btwn 5th & 6th Aves. $225 / 8 class series, includes a private lesson. $25/class.
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Where's Your Head? Yoga & Alexander Technique, Sunday 4/27:
Whether you are a beginning yogi or have been practicing for years, the Alexander Technique can help you find more ease, fluidity, flexibility, and balance. Everyone has unfelt and unknown tension patterns that short-change their yoga practice. Imagine what you could do if you allowed a subtle release! Alexander Technique invites the head to lead the body into expansion. This workshop will introduce you to the Alexander Technique and allow you to see some of your inefficient habits. Class size is limited to 8 participants. Sunday April 27, 1:30-3:30pm. The Yoga Room Astoria (R train to Steinway St). $30 by 4/24, $35 after. Register with The Yoga Room: 718-274-0255.
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DISCOUNTED First-Time Lesson During Pregnancy:
Are you pregnant? Preparing for labor? Come experience the Alexander Technique at a one-time discounted rate of $30. You are welcome to take a full 45 minute private lesson in my Union Square or Astoria studios. It is best to begin Alexander Technique early in your pregnancy (1st or 2nd trimester), but there's value at any stage. Contact Rebecca to schedule an appointment: 718-274-7452 or rebecca@rebeccatuffey.com.
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Doing Less...Don't Work So Hard! at the Yoga Room Astoria:
Come practice the non-doing approach of the Alexander Technique. In a yoga practice, “hard work” can look like a strained neck, locked knees, your breath being held, or (fill in your own familiar version…). This unnecessary muscular effort takes you away from the solid grounding, balance of mind and body, and powerful strength and agility most of us seek in yoga. THIS 4 WEEK CLASS will explore standing, sitting and back bending postures, as well as the pose that is your biggest personal challenge. Everyone will receive hands-on individual attention and the weekly opportunity to ask questions and clarify how you can apply the technique on your own. Limited to 8 participants. Dates TBA.
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Working at Your Computer:
Join me for this small group class on working at your computer. Learn the best ways to sit for long periods of time, discuss new ways to organize your work space, and experience a number of creative rejuvenation breaks. Based on the principles of the Alexander Technique. Class size will be limited to 8 people. Learning Worlds/Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre: 15 W. 26th St, 2nd fl. $20. Date TBA.
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Using Your Voice:
Discover how freeing unnecessary tension in your body can allow powerful, versatile singing and speaking. Learn a progressive exercise to practice making sound "on your breath". Bring some spoken text or song. Material to read from will be available. This class is based on the principles of the Alexander Technique. Open to newcomers and those who want to deepen their study in this arena. 7-8:30pm. Learning Worlds/Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre: 15 W. 26th St, 2nd fl. $20. Date TBA.
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Belly's Up: AT for Prenatal Women:
A practical 6 week group class for women at any stage of pregnancy. Care for your own body while celebrating the growing one within you. Enhance your sense of well-being and balance. Learn effective approaches to relieve the stress on your joints. Feel lighter and learn to move with more efficiency. This course covers easeful sitting, standing, walking, delivery positions, and much more. No previous Alexander experience necessary. At Hope Martin Studio, 39 W. 14th St #508. $190. Register with Hope Martin Studio: 212-243-3867. Dates T.B.A.
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Carrying Baby: Relief for Mothers:
As a mom, you probably make the choice to tend to baby’s needs instead of your own a hundred times a day. The Alexander Technique can help you redress the balance. And along the way, have less pain and fatigue & breathe a little easier. IN THIS WORKSHOP, you will gain more clarity about your mental and physical habits of caretaking. We’ll explore the activity of carrying baby and learn solutions for moving up with baby (instead of pulling yourself down or using some part of your body as a shelf for baby to rest upon). At Lila Yoga, Dharma and Wellness: 302 Bowery (between Bleecker and Houston). $25. Pre-crawling babies and moms-to-be welcome. Dates TBA.
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