workshops

We offer a wide variety of exciting workshops running for 2 hours after lunch on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. You can find workshops to interest you by clicking presenter names or categories in the legend below.

no need to book

There is no need to book workshops. You can just turn up. However, if you are keen to attend a particular workshop, we recommend that you arrive early, to avoid disappointment.

Note to workshop presenters: we have now reached our limit for workshops.

workshop presenters

norikazu paul aoki	beret arcaya	kathryn armour	robyn avalon
malcolm balk	aniko ball	julie barber	sarah barker
caren bayer	gal ben-or	erik bendix	korina biggs
pamela blanc	kathleen (kitty) breen	richard brennan	robert britton
jane brucker	corinne cassini	lois claire cone	agnes de brunhoff
mary derbyshire	gerda druks-kok	penelope easten	annette eckert
gilles estran	henry fagg	alexander farkas	janet madelle feindel
michael d. frederick	caitlin freeman	joan frost	maria alba furriol
diane gaary	robin gilmore	avi granit	monika gross
peter grunwald	mika hadar-borthwick	eli heifetz	christina hirt
marlene johnson	patrick johnson	frank kennedy	yehuda kuperman
robert lada	brooke lieb	ilana machover	cathy madden
babette markus	james marsh	jeando masoero	elke mastwijk
clare maxwell	gabriella minnes brandes	aisling morgan	david nesmith
rebecca nettl-fiol	john nicholls	flora ojanen	xavier ortiz
penny o’connor	giora pinkas	betsy polatin	carol p prentice
elizabeth reese	ann rhodes	phyllis richmond	jennifer roig-francoli
zadok ruben	gilles rullmann	morgan rysdon	martina süss
ann shoebridge	azizë stirling	glenn swift	alun thomas
maret tormis	annie turner	marguerite van der merwe	luc vanier
tom vasiliades	missy vineyard	jeremy wasser	don weed
wolfgang weiser	deborah weitzman	christine weixler	sharyn west
john woodward	galit zeif

workshops

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i could not feel so i learnt to touch

with richard brennan | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-055, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

overall coordination and the sternum

with robert britton | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: Function Room, The Pavilion | view workshop details

the art of natural, conscious walking - f.m.a's way

with marguerite van der merwe | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-053, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

the professional voice and its training

with beret arcaya | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IWA Theatre 2, Irish World Academy Building (ground level) | view workshop details

move it and lose it with the art of running recently uncovered!

with malcolm balk | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: Reception, Sports Arena | view workshop details

'give a child conscious control and you give him poise' - f. m. alexander

with gal ben-or | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-008A, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

teaching moments

with pamela blanc | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-062, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

embodied stage presence: letting go of our stories to give powerful performances

with corinne cassini | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-040, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

building a full time professional teaching practice

with frank kennedy | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-021, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

seeds of imagination: developing creativity with the alexander technique

with cathy madden | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IWA Theatre 2, Irish World Academy Building (ground level) | view workshop details

hands on from jaw and breath

with robert britton | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: Function Room, The Pavilion | view workshop details

walking, space, and touching

with robert britton | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: Function Room, The Pavilion | view workshop details

making a mark: the physiology of drawing and the alexander technique

with jane brucker and jeremy wasser | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-054, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

the challenge of the 'back' <–> 'back'

with gerda druks-kok | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-054, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

up and on beyond the whispered ah!

with kathryn armour | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-040, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

the stabilizing force between student and teacher

with caren bayer | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-058, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

primary control and communication in movement

with clare maxwell | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-061, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

compassionate attention - with our students and with our self

with annie turner | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-059, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

brain, body and touch

with sarah barker | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-042, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

walkingdancingflying – a dance lab

with christina hirt | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-049 (Dance Studio), Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

does alexander technique enhance actors’ choices on stage?

with gabriella minnes brandes | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-025, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

the eight intentions of constructive rest and sleep constellations

with david nesmith | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-025, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

be here now

with penny o’connor | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IWA Theatre 2, Irish World Academy Building (ground level) | view workshop details

the actor’s secret

with betsy polatin | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-041, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

dance and the alexander technique: exploring the missing link

with luc vanier and rebecca nettl-fiol | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-026 (Dance Studio), Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

miss goldie’s understanding

with penelope easten | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW1-064, Irish World Academy Building (level 1) | view workshop details

the x-factor in the alexander technique

with don weed | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-059, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

autism and alexander technique

with caitlin freeman | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-053, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

eutokia: application of the at to pregnancy and childbirth

with ilana machover | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-058, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

ease the fear of being seen and heard, both off stage and on

with deborah weitzman | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-055, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

philosophy and theory of educational practice in at

with sharyn west | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-054, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

holistic-relational anatomy and the use of the self

with zadok ruben | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-053, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

macdonald variations

with giora pinkas and yehuda kuperman | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-060, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

whispered 'ah' and other vowels the fun way: vocal explorations

with ann rhodes | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-022, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

slaying the invisible man: a take on alexander consciousness

with henry fagg | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 15:00
venue: HSG-022, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

in between to be and to do: how to process the critical moment

with galit zeif | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-052, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

secrets to a successful introductory class

with morgan rysdon | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-052, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

up off your ankles!

with joan frost | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-053, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

yielding into support

with robin gilmore | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-049 (Dance Studio), Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

musical direction: an irish music tune learning session

with gilles rullmann | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW1-052, Irish World Academy Building (level 1) | view workshop details

inhibition applied to conversation: a group game with complete participation

with glenn swift | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-058, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

games and tales

with xavier ortiz | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-023, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

job creation for at teachers and graduating trainees

with monika gross | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-021, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

alexander technique and body oriented burnout prevention

with christine weixler and martina süss | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: GEMS-028, Graduate Entry Medical School (ground level) | view workshop details

the alexander technique and somatic experiencing

with betsy polatin | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: GEMS-029, Graduate Entry Medical School (ground level) | view workshop details

chair work: what is it? and why do it?

with tom vasiliades | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-054, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

how multi-dimensional thinking and opposition will improve our teaching

with avi granit | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-059, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

stability, embodiment and emotional resilience: horses as models for understanding neutral posture

with elizabeth reese | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-054, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

applying spiral thinking to hands on work

with brooke lieb | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-041, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

masterful teaching; emulating our role models, innovating our own methods

with brooke lieb | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-059, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

how posture affects movement: tim cacciatore's recent scientific studies of alexander technique

with john nicholls and patrick johnson | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: John Holland Theatre, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

teaching a small beginners class

with flora ojanen | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-055, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

tapping into the well of chi: recognizing our kinship to ancient traditions

with alexander farkas | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-026 (Dance Studio), Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

an alexander teacher's guide to mbct/mbsr

with azizë stirling | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-053, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

alexander technique and vision

with annette eckert | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-055, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

advantageous way to use the body: demonstration of a new approach

with norikazu paul aoki | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-025, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

ageing gracefully with the alexander technique: practical applications for teaching seniors

with mary derbyshire | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-058, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

emotion: what is it and how does it belong in an at lesson?

with missy vineyard | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: GEMS-029, Graduate Entry Medical School (ground level) | view workshop details

deconstructing your way to higher consciousness... ayurveda, alexander technique, and yoga

with michael d. frederick and carol p prentice | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-055, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

timing and touch!

with erik bendix | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: GEMS-029, Graduate Entry Medical School (ground level) | view workshop details

teaching to trauma: concussions, brain injuries and post-traumatic stress

with kathleen (kitty) breen | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-057, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

the use of breathing and the body vowels

with agnes de brunhoff | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-024, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

fascia unwinding

with mika hadar-borthwick | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-042, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

exploring the performing moment

with robert lada | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-031, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

the use of conscious inhibition in the work of a performing artist

with maret tormis | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-057, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

natural running workshop

with john woodward | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: Reception, Sports Arena | view workshop details

exploring your approach to performance

with aisling morgan | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-060, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

how anatomy of the craniosacral system affects primary control

with elke mastwijk | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: GEMS-028, Graduate Entry Medical School (ground level) | view workshop details

playing in the waves (of physics!): at and the science of choice

with robyn avalon | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-023, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

teaching the directive agent of the sphere of consciousness

with jeando masoero | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-030, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

what do you intend to see in the mirror?

with jeando masoero | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-030, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

conscious guidance and control of the torso in sit-to-stand

with jeando masoero | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-030, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

surgeons and the alexander technique: a successful pilot study and ideas for follow-up

with jennifer roig-francoli and lois claire cone | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-055, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

teaching spirals and diagonals

with babette markus | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: GEMS-028, Graduate Entry Medical School (ground level) | view workshop details

productivity tips for alexander technique teachers working from home

with james marsh | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CO-078, Main Building (level 0) | view workshop details

performance, pain and posture

with ann shoebridge | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-058, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

the process of living and dying

with peter grunwald | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-025, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

lighten up! a light hearted workshop for chronic endgainers and their teachers

with diane gaary | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CO-078, Main Building (level 0) | view workshop details

think globally act locally: an alexandrian approach of contact improvisation

with gilles estran | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-049 (Dance Studio), Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

evolution in the alexander technique: thinking and brain functioning

with maria alba furriol | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-022, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

working with clients with hypermobility

with julie barber | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: HSG-023, Health Science Building (ground level) | view workshop details

cancelled: touching the voice ®

with janet madelle feindel | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-061, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

presenting the alexander technique effectively to the scientific mind

with aniko ball | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: CG-059, Main Building (ground level) | view workshop details

inhibition, undoing, non-doing, and stillness in movement: tai chi chuan and alexander technique

with phyllis richmond | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-060, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

my unique way in teaching alexander technique for musicians

with eli heifetz | friday aug 14, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-052, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

being 'u-man on the wire - questioning the meaning in procedural activities

with wolfgang weiser | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-026 (Dance Studio), Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

creativity in motion

with korina biggs | monday aug 10, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: IW2-025, Irish World Academy Building (level 2) | view workshop details

cancelled: engaging presence: patsy rodenburg’s second circle work and at for performers and speakers

with marlene johnson | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: A1-054, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

the physicality of string playing: mechanical advantage & musical freedom: platforms for expression

with alun thomas | tuesday aug 11, 14:00 - 16:00
venue: C1-062, Main Building (level 1) | view workshop details

A	activity: such as sitting, walking, running, swimming, dance etc - suitable for all	B	anatomy: practical anatomy related to the alexander technique
C	communicating: the technique, improving your business or developing pr skills	D	voice: breathing, voice or giving presentations
E	alexander procedures: such as semi-supine, whispered 'ah', 'hands on the back of a chair' etc	F	alexander principles: such as primary control, faulty sensory appreciation, inhibition and direction
G	music: applying the technique to music and performance	H	hands on: suitable for alexander teachers and 3rd year trainees only
O	other: not fitting into any of the other categories	All	all: all categories will be listed