Group Classes
Group classes can be another valuable way to study the Alexander Technique. While students don't receive as much individual attention as in a private lesson, group classes offer the benefits of observation, group activities and discussion. They can be an excellent way to get an introduction to the Technique or focus on a specialized activity, and can serve as a useful supplement to individual lessons. Imogen is currently offering the following group classes:
Alexander Technique Basics
Mondays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
April 19 - June 7, 2010
Brandywine YMCA, Wilmington, DE
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Help for Computer Users from the Alexander Technique
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Hockessin Chiropractic Centre, Hockessin, DE
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Bending Without Strain with the Alexander Technique
May 25, 2010
Hockessin Chiropractic Centre, Hockessin, DE
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More classes are being organized.
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Introductory Group Workshops
Imogen is available to teach group workshops introducing the Alexander Technique. Participants will learn how the Alexander Technique helps you improve posture and body mechanics, reduce strain and tension, relieve and prevent pain, and develop greater mind and body awareness.
Contact Imogen at 302 384 8454 or imogen@imogenragone.com to arrange a workshop for your group or organization.
  
Workshops can also be geared to the needs of a specific group, e.g. back problems,
playing a musical instrument or using the computer.
Detailed Information on Current Group Classes:
Mondays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
April 19 - June 7, 2010
Brandywine YMCA
3 Mount Lebanon Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
In this series of classes become familiar with the basic principles of the Alexander Technique while you explore how your mind and body can work together to reduce stress and improve your body mechanics in everyday movement. Taught through a combination of hands-on guidance and verbal instruction, the Alexander Technique is used to improve posture, balance and coordination, while reducing strain and muscular tension. It can help prevent or alleviate conditions associated with excess tension and poor posture, such as neck, back and shoulder pain. In this fun, small-group class, start learning how to move better, more easily and efficiently in daily activities, restoring your body's natural functioning and poise. Suitable for beginners and those with prior experience with the Alexander Technique.
Cost: Free to YMCA members.
Registration Opens Monday, April 5, 2010
Class size is limited - sign up early to be sure of a place.
Register at the front desk, call 302 478 YMCA or register online at: www.ymcade.org/branches/brandywine.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Hockessin Chiropractic Centre
724 Yorklyn Road, Suite 150
Hockessin, DE 19707
Do you sit at your computer each day, eyes on the screen, hand on the mouse, deeply absorbed in your work or pressured to meet a deadline? You barely move for hours, until late in the day you feel compressed and tense - maybe your elbow has started to tingle, pain shooting through your forearm, or your fingers go numb. Maybe your back is aching and neck sore, but you ignore the symptoms to get the work done. In this class you will get tips from the Alexander Technique on how to sit well while at the computer. Not only does finding the best sitting position help relieve your aches and pains, it makes you more productive. Learn how to set up your chair and computer station at work or at home so as to promote good posture and reduce strain. You will also learn how to lie down in the "balanced resting state" as a way to relieve the tension and stress of many hours sitting at a desk, restoring good, natural spinal alignment. (See the flier.)
Cost: $20
Call Hockessin Chiropractic Centre at 302 239 8550 to register.
For more information on Hockessin Chiropractic Centre visit: www.hockessinchiro.com
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Hockessin Chiropractic Centre
724 Yorklyn Road, Suite 150
Hockessin, DE 19707
For people with any sort of neck and back problems, bending can become a hazardous undertaking. Unfortunately almost everyone with back trouble has learned the hard way that bending from the waist is painful and harmful. In fact, reaching down to get something from a coffee table, or to open a low drawer, can often get us in more trouble than reaching all the way down to the floor. This is because when bending just "half-way" most people bend only from the waist and keep their knees straight. In this class we will use the Alexander Technique to find an alternative way of bending, that can actually ease tension and spinal compression. Done well, you will actually be helping your back, not harming it! You will also learn how to lie down in the "balanced resting state" as a way to allow muscles and joints to release excess tension, while restoring good, natural spinal alignment. (See the flier.)
Cost: $20
Call Hockessin Chiropractic Centre at 302 239 8550 to register.
For more information on Hockessin Chiropractic Centre visit: www.hockessinchiro.com
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