Course Details and Info
A journey toward wholeness, the Alexander study is a deep healing for ‘the age we are living in’, guiding us to reclaim our innate design for presence, ease, connection to life. We discover that, like every other creature, we are designed around a ‘startle’ pattern and a ‘freeing’ response-- reflexes embedded deeply in our neurological web, one for protection, the other to release back into our natural ease of movement when it is safe.
As we learn to bring more concious awareness to our
whole self, we can elicit this freeing response at will. As habits
of interference fall away, movement becomes dance, and speaking,
a wished-for song. As we touch the earth, the earth touches us back.
We can sense what indigenous peoples have always known.
We are the earth, the water, the air...threaded with the very
dust of the stars.
We invite you to join us at the Sevenoaks Retreat Center,
in the beautiful mountains of Virginia, for our annual Summer Residential Course dedicated to the discoveries of F.M. Alexander.
This year we will come together once again in a supportive, deeply nourishing, learning community. We welcome you! — longtime returning participants, beginning and advanced students, along with teachers who wish to deepen their skills. Our days are filled with rich explorations of the Alexander principles in small and large groups with a high teacher-student ratio.
A continuing inspiration for our Alexander community
is the faculty's shared study with Marjorie Barstow, a graduate of
F.M. Alexander's first teacher training course. Marjorie worked
primarily within a group setting, bringing even the simplest of
activity to an art form. We honor her teaching influence in the daily
classes and group activities during the workshop.
Our event is held at the Sevenoaks Retreat Center near Charlottesville, Va.
Arrive: Plan to arrive Sunday evening June 18th. Meals will start with breakfast on Monday, and go through lunch on Friday.
Diet: For those who don't eat chicken, fish, wheat and dairy, alternatives can be provided. Let Jan know in plenty of time.
Tuition: for the five days is $350.
Room and board: $485, (includes tax) You can lower this rate by bringing your own linen (less $10), and by bringing your breakfasts (less $40). We have a kitchen available for our use.
Children: 5 and under are free, and for those ages 6 to 12, the daily fee is $42, which includes all meals.
Commuters: $72/day includes the facility day rate of $27/day plus three meals a day. Let Jan know ahead of time if you are not taking 3 meals/day and your meal rate will be adjusted accordingly. For children ages 7-12, the commuting rate with meals is $21.50/day.
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To register, please visit our online Registration Page
For questions concerning the workshop or registration,
please contact janbaty7@gmail.com 302 368-5141
“I want to feel both the beauty and the pain
of the age we are living in.
I want to survive my life without becoming numb.
I want to speak and comprehend words of wounding
without having these words become the landscape where I dwell.
I want to possess a light touch
that can elevate darkness to the realm of stars.”
~ Terry Tempest Williams
