Balance Arts Center Products

Your Body at Work Intro + 4 Sessions

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Your Body at Work Series Saturday Oct. 2, 3-6pm – Introduction Monday, Oct. 18, 7:15 – 8:45 pm Session #1 Your Work Setup, Sitting, Working at the Computer Monday, Oct. 25, 7:15 – 8:45 pm Session #2 Eye Ease Monday, Nov. 1, 7:15 – 8:45 pm Session #3 Back Pain and Prevention Monday, Nov. 8, 7:15 – 8:45 pm Session #4 Communication It is not necessary to experience pain while sitting at your office workstation. Office injuries, including pains and strains caused by cumulative stresses, pose a serious threat to your overall health and to the quality of your work. This series of workshops will help you to break free from harmful habits and improve your ergonomic setup, including the most important factor in the ergonomics equation: YOU! $175 Intro + 4 Sessions $75 Intro only $125 4 Sessions OR $35/session Email Ann Rodiger to register: arodiger@earthlink.net

Working with Less Stress and More Energy CD

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Working with Less Stress and More Energy with Ann Rodiger This CD provides gentle audio reminders to help you work with more ease and focus during the day. Using this CD will help you have more energy throughout the day and after work. The concepts presented in this CD are based on the F.M. Alexander Technique. Sequences include: Section I: Short General Focus (3 min. tracks) A. Very short reminders B. Mid-length reminders C. More in-depth reminders Section II: Longer Loops (6 min. tracks) A. Body Direction and Energy Flow B. Breathing C. Eye focus Section III: After Work Rest and Recuperation (10 min. track) Lying down on your back or sitting in a chair.

Singer's Series I

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October-November 2010 Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm October 12: Jaw October 19: Tongue October 26: Diaphragm November 2: Whole Body Learn in a four-session workshop how to use your jaw, tongue, diaphragm, and whole body with more articulation and freedom while you are volcalizing. Your new knowledge will be applied directly to your singing. The awareness and understanding you gain will increase the effectiveness of your voice lessons by helping you understand more clearly what your teacher is asking you to do. Enrollment is limited to ensure ample individual attention.

Singer's Series II

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September-October 2010 Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm September 14: Vowels September 21: Consonant September 28: Starting and Stopping October 5: Ongoing Continuous Sound Learn in a four-session workshop how to better produce vowels, consonants, how to start and stop more easily, and how to produce ongoing continuous sound with more articulation and freedom while you are vocalizing. Your new knowledge will be applied directly to your singing. The awareness and understanding you gain will increase the effectiveness of your voice lessons by helping you understand more clearly what your teacher is asking you to do. Enrollment is limited to ensure ample individual attention.

Teacher Training Course - NEW OPTIONS

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New Options for the Teacher Training Program We are now accepting applications for the Balance Arts Center Teacher Training Course. Along with the regular program that follows the academic schedule, the Balance Arts Center is expanding training opportunities to allow members of the academic community to study in an American Society of the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) approved training course. AmSAT now allows students to train within a 5-year period. The Balance Arts Center will be offering summer sessions beginning in 2010. Summer sessions along with additional study period during the year will allow trainees to meet AmSAT’s high standard of Alexander Technique teaching while continuing to work in their academic setting. Those interested in training in the Alexander Technique are encouraged to contact Ann Rodiger, the Director of the Balance Arts Center, at arodiger@balanceartscenter.com or leave a message at 646-526-6515.

Integrated Awareness Meditation

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Integrated Awareness Meditation Sunday September 26, 2010, 2-5pm, $75 114 Fulton St. #3W, Downtown Manhattan In this workshop we will practice meditation by focusing on optimal posture, breath and balance through the principles of the Alexander Technique. We will use creative visualizations and guided meditations to liberate the wisdom of our hearts. Through this process you will learn to recognize how thought patterns manifest in your body and how to release habitual patterns of thought and behavior. As you follow the voice and flow of your own inner wisdom you will experience an embodied awareness of your unified heart, body and mind. This workshop is a wonderful introduction to meditation for beginners and an opportunity for experienced meditators to go deeper.

Freedom to Move: Dance and AT Conference 2010 - ONE WORKSHOP

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Freedom to Move: Dance and the Alexander Technique May 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 2010 Location: 440 Studios, located at 440 Lafayette Street between Astor Place and 4th Street in Manhattan Purchase individual workshops here! Dancers strive for movement freedom, coordination, and ease. The Alexander Technique provides concepts and tools to achieve these goals. The focus of the Freedom to Move Conference is to bring dance and the Alexander Technique together, to exploring how the principles of the Alexander Technique are being applied to the many aspects of dance. The weekend will be full of workshops, a panel discussion, and a performance, for AT teachers who work with dancers, AT teachers who would like to work with dancers, dancers who have had experience with the AT, and dancers with no experience of the AT! All the conference presenters have had extensive experience both in the teaching the Alexander Technique and in dance. The Alexander Technique has greatly influenced their thinking and approach movement, how they teach, and how they create work. The variety of workshops speaks to the fundamental all- encompassing nature of the Alexander Technique and how the concepts are permeating many corners of the dance world. Come join us and explore! Registration includes attendance at Opening Event, Panel Discussion, Concert, and one workshop in each session. Note that Opening Event and Panel Discussion are free to both conference registrants and pay-by-session students. Register for the full conference on our website SOON. Once you have registered for the conference you will receive an email asking you to chose which workshop (A, B or C) in each session (1-6) you will attend. Priority registration will be on a first come basis. click here for more details on individual workshops

Freedom to Move: Dance and AT Conference 2010 - ENTIRE CONFERENCE

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Freedom to Move: Dance and the Alexander Technique May 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 2010 Location: 440 Studios, located at 440 Lafayette Street between Astor Place and 4th Street in Manhattan Dancers strive for movement freedom, coordination, and ease. The Alexander Technique provides concepts and tools to achieve these goals. The focus of the Freedom to Move Conference is to bring dance and the Alexander Technique together, to exploring how the principles of the Alexander Technique are being applied to the many aspects of dance. The weekend will be full of workshops, a panel discussion, and a performance, for AT teachers who work with dancers, AT teachers who would like to work with dancers, dancers who have had experience with the AT, and dancers with no experience of the AT! All the conference presenters have had extensive experience both in the teaching the Alexander Technique and in dance. The Alexander Technique has greatly influenced their thinking and approach movement, how they teach, and how they create work. The variety of workshops speaks to the fundamental all- encompassing nature of the Alexander Technique and how the concepts are permeating many corners of the dance world. Come join us and explore! Registration includes attendance at Opening Event, Panel Discussion, Concert, and one workshop in each session. Note that Opening Event and Panel Discussion are free to both conference registrants and pay-by-session students. Register for the full conference on our website SOON. Once you have registered for the conference you will receive an email asking you to chose which workshop (A, B or C) in each session (1-6) you will attend. Priority registration will be on a first come basis. click here for more details checkout

AT for Yoga Teachers

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Saturday October 30, 2010 114 Fulton St. #3W, Downtown Manhattan Ann Rodiger will introduce the Alexander Technique principles as they relate to the practice of Yoga. The Alexander Technique is a mind/body educational method that helps restore balance, freedom and ease of movement, and improves one’s overall mental and physical functioning. No Pre-registration required.

Integrated Awareness Meditation

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:19:49 -0600

Integrated Awareness Meditation Sunday November 14, 2010, 2-5pm, $75 114 Fulton St. #3W, Downtown Manhattan In this workshop we will practice meditation by focusing on optimal posture, breath and balance through the principles of the Alexander Technique. We will use creative visualizations and guided meditations to liberate the wisdom of our hearts. Through this process you will learn to recognize how thought patterns manifest in your body and how to release habitual patterns of thought and behavior. As you follow the voice and flow of your own inner wisdom you will experience an embodied awareness of your unified heart, body and mind. This workshop is a wonderful introduction to meditation for beginners and an opportunity for experienced meditators to go deeper.

Breath and Support

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Breath and Support: Workshop for Singers, Musicians and others who use their voice, using principles of the Alexander Technique Saturday February 13, 2010, 2-5pm 114 Fulton St #3W, Downtown Manhattan Having an accurate image, understanding, and sensation of how your breathing works is critical to the success of your singing and speaking. In this workshop you will learn the basics of good breathing and support and integrate this information with the use of your voice. Your expanded awareness will lead you to a better understanding of how to improve your singing and speaking. Singers and speakers of all styles are welcome. Workshop Fee: $75. Workshop + one private 45 min. lesson: $145. Reservations Required. Contact Ann Rodiger: 646-526-6515 or arodiger@balanceartscenter.com

Gift Certificate

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For One Private Alexander Technique Lesson If you would like a gift certificate mailed to you or sent directly to someone else please email info@balanceartscenter.com with the pertinent information.

Ergonomics Poster (18" x 24")

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Remind yourself how to maintain your best working balance every time you look up from your computer or go to the water cooler with this ergonomics poster. This will help you avoid stress and pain and allow you to think more clearly and be more productive.

Ergonomics Poster (9" x 12")

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Walking Well CD

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The Joy of Walking Well This CD guides you with in-the-moment instruction to graceful walking with ease, balance, and stamina. You will learn how to pay attention to your body while it is in motion and achieve movement patterns that are smoother, more fluid, simple and easy.

Turning In and Out for Dancers

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Next Workshop: Sat. Nov. 1, 2-5 pm 114 Fulton St. #3W, Downtown Manhattan Explore your inward and outward notation and apply your new knowledge to standing and simple movements. Reservations required.

Sun Salutation and the Alexander Technique

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Next Workshop: Sat. Oct. 17, 2009 Sandra Cameron Dance Studio, 199 Lafayette, Soho Refine your Sun Salutation practice with better alignment, balance, direction and ease of movement – through the lens of the Alexander Technique. Pre-registration is not required.

Head, Neck, Tongue, Jaw Workshop for Singers

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Next Workshop: Sat. Sept. 26, 2009, 2-5 pm 114 Fulton St. #3W, Downtown Manhattan Apply a new awareness directly to your singing. Your expanded awareness will lead you to a better understanding of how to improve your singing and how your whole body is involved with your singing. Reservations required.

Introduction to the Alexander Technique

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Wednesdays, 4:30 – 6:00 pm, once a month. Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 9, 2009. 114 Fulton St. #3W Reservations required. This class will introduce you to the principles and concepts of the Alexander Technique. You will receive hands on work as well as printed material about the Alexander Technique. Bring our movement concerns and questions to the class. Please reserve a space for yourself 24 at least hours in advance of the class.