The Annual Alexander Retreat in Northern New Mexico

"The Alexander Alliance Southwest is a learning community dedicated to furthering the work of F.M. Alexander with teacher training programs, group classes, private lessons, and introductory through post-graduate workshops held throughout the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan.”

Based in northern New Mexico, USA, AASW offers full and part-time, non-residential training for those interested in becoming teachers of the Alexander Technique. AASW programs are specifically designed for those who are seriously invested in becoming Alexander Teachers, but are not able to relocate to a residential program or devote themselves to full-time study. AASW offers a unique approach to studying Alexander’s work through the Living Arts Curriculum, designed to offer practical application of Alexander’s principles through the activities of daily life. AASW also offers private lessons, group classes, and introductory through post-graduate workshops for those interested in personal study of the Alexander Technique.

For detailed information about the various programs offered, please visit our study options page.

AASW is a member of the Alexander Alliance, an international alliance of Alexander Technique teacher training programs, with individual schools in Santa Fe, NM & Philadelphia, PA (USA), Toronto (Canada), Tokyo, Kyoto, & Kibi (Japan), Krefeld (Germany) and Florence & Rome (Italy), with a new program beginning in Anchorage, Alaska in 2006. All fulltime students within the Alexander Alliance have the opportunity to study abroad at any of the Alliance schools during the course of their training.

The Alexander Alliance, founded in 1982 by Bruce Fertman and Martha Hansen Fertman,
serves as an intercultural, intergenerational community for the study and enjoyment of Alexander’s work. Over the past 20+ years, the Alexander Alliance has become a leader in bringing the application of FM Alexander’s principles into the 21st century. For more information about the Alexander Alliance, please visit their website at www.alexanderalliance.com.

Programs & Classes

Certification Programs
We have two core programs for individuals interested in a Certification Program:

• Alexander Technique Teacher Training,
  a 3 year program for those who wish to qualify as an Alexander Technique teacher.
• Living in a Body certification,
  which qualifies individuals working in a different professional field to teach body mapping aspects of the Alexander Technique, in a way that augments their current profession. This program is available only through the Alexander Alliance Southwest.

Special Interest/Personal Interest
Our New Mexico programs include classes for the following special interest groups:

• An Introduction to the Alexander Technique or Alexander Work.
• Alexander Technique for Equestrians
• Alexander Technique for Performing Artists, including dancers, musicians, singers.
• Alexander Technique for Athletes, including skaters, gymnasts, and other professional athletes as well as pilates, martial arts and fitness enthusiasts.
• Alexander Technique for Fine Arts & Crafts, for both professional and enthusiasts in all media.
• Alexander Technique & Culinary Arts,
  with the option of a Special Event Workshop in Tuscany.

We also have regular group classes in Santa Fe.

 

Special Event Workshops

We also have three special events each year;

• Fiber Arts with Alexander Technique
• Pottery & the Alexander Technique
• Tuscan Cooking & the Alexander Technique,
  which takes place in Tuscany each year.

 

Registration

email us with your query.

 

 

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field.

I’ll meet you there.” ­Rumi

 

For more information on our programs, please contact us at: office@alexandersw.com

505-670-2596