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Step into ease and confidence!

WEEKEND WORKSHOP
Intro to Integrative Alexander Technique

Sat & Sun, October 12 & 13, 3:30 - 7:00 pm, Seattle

You’re invited to join this 2-day workshop, where you’ll be shown new ways to:

  • Manage energy during stressful times

  • Find ease of movement in any activity

  • Understand and refine the connection between your thought and action

  • Discover more possibilities for yourself in any situation

  • Awaken coordination and creativity

In this experiential workshop, filled with gentle movement games, you’ll gain insights into how you are designed to move, and how your movement supports thinking and expression.

This workshop is perfect for people who:

  • Want to move more easily in daily life

  • Want to show up more fully for creative performances or leadership

  • Are explorers of mind-body connection

You’ll come away with new information that connects the dots between the anatomy of movement and awareness of self applied to the activities you care about most right now.

Some science, some art, a whole lot of humanity.

WEEKEND WORKSHOP
Intro to Integrative Alexander Technique

October 12 & 13, 3:30 - 7:00 pm
$150

REGISTRATION CLOSED.

Crispin, on left, describing anatomy of head and spine.

“I did a series with Crispin and had my first experience with Alexander Technique. The grief and stress of this time has brought me back to that experience because I'm trying to orient toward what is essential in what I do, think, and how I move. I really, really suggest giving it a try...”

- Erin Johnson, Executive Director, Velocity Dance Center

Workshop details

Weekend Workshop:
Intro to Integrative Alexander Technique

  • Saturday and Sunday, October 12 & 13

  • 3:30 - 7:00 pm

  • In-person in Seattle ATD Studios, 3012 NE Blakeley St, Seattle, WA 98105 - Near University Village

    ATD Studios is a spacious, airy, street level dance studio.

  • Tuition: $150

  • This is a participatory, activity-based group class for adults. No movement expertise is required.

  • Class size is limited. Grab your spot!

  • There will be two 90-minute segments each day, with 10- and 30-minute breaks.

I help people connect the dots between the small decisions they make every day and the vision they have for themselves and their community.

Meet your instructor

On my path to becoming a teacher of Integrative Alexander Technique, I had overlapping careers as a contemporary dance choreographer, creative and corporate event producer, and project manager. I’ve worked for rock stars and multinational corporations.  I’ve gotten up at the crack of dawn to load live charges on a fireworks barge.

I believe that movement heals. In a complex world, Integrative Alexander Technique is a gift to our well-being.

Small changes make a big difference

  • "It was a relief in a way I find difficult to explain… The value of IAT coaching continues to surprise me. I now consider my somatic reality with my thinking and vice versa."

    - Cherylynne Crowther, Liberate Disability

  • "This has been the missing piece I didn’t know I needed in my relationship with myself and to achieve my stand up comedy goals. I literally watch anxiety from trauma transmute into joy and peace within. It continues to blow my mind that these small shifts make me feel more confident and less anxious."

    - Chris Zapata, Comedian

  • Tricia and Paul hiking

    "As we age, it is so easy to fold into ourselves. That makes it harder to breathe and find energy. Crispin taught us where each step comes from and I feel like my posture is better. Walking is easier and I’m actually faster."

    - Tricia Robinow

  • “I feel 5 pounds lighter! I had no idea how much extra work I was doing with my muscles that was making me feel tight and stressed. Working with Crispin is really making a difference for me.”

    - Therese Jardine, Strategic Event Procurement

  • "I've taken Crispin's intro series several times, and each time I get to reset. Initially, Crispin helped me move away from ingrained beliefs I held about my body from years of dance training, things that were counterproductive in my daily life. Years in, I always find something new and helpful."

    - Juliet Waller, Author, Teaching Artist

FAQ

Q: Who is this for?
A: This class is for any adult who wants to find more confidence, ease, and awareness in their everyday life. Beginning and returning students are absolutely welcome.

Q: Is it about posture? 
A: Think about posture as a celebration of the kinetic orchestra that is your always-moving body. You can use the Alexander Technique in any position, including sitting or standing in your full height. Stand up curved!

Q: Is this a dance or exercise class?
A: You can use IAT while you do other things and YES it can be applied to questions about dance and exercise and any other thing you want to do. IAT is an integrating process, not a codified set of movements. We use playful experimentation to explore IAT, and then put it right into practice with the activities you care about.

Q: Is this good for mindset?
A: Yes. One of the great benefits of IAT is noticing all the ways that we have choice about how we move, think, and communicate. We look at how you process and get to make choices both internal and external stimuli. That includes noticing how you talk to yourself, and how to do so constructively and with kindness.

Q: Is this the same as the 4-week series?
A: Yes, this is a 2-day version of the 4-week series offered in the past.

Start moving better, start living better.

Whether you are working on a new skill or just want to feel better in your body, this workshop is an opportunity to dive in and make real change.

Here for you.
All of you.

Crispin Spaeth Coaching is inclusive, Feminist, Queer and Trans-friendly, and actively working toward becoming anti-racist and anti-ableist.