I found the Alexander Technique because I was looking for ways to supplement my daughter’s scoliosis treatment.  When I finally had my own first lesson I knew that I had never felt anything like this. The depth and subtlety of the Alexander work was a completely new physical and mental experience. Soon I knew I wanted to train to become an Alexander teacher.

Before I came to the United States I was a Speech Language Pathologist in Germany and Austria. Being a therapist for people of all ages with neurological and developmental disorders strengthened my medical background and fostered my compassion for the disabled and sick. Very early in my career I had to overcome my own vocal problems. As a consequence healing overstressed and misused voices became my passion and area of expertise. Today I am a nationally Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique in Cheshire/CT, serving New Haven and its surrounding communities. I am teaching the Alexander Technique and continue to work with people who want to improve or heal their voice.

This work has changed me in so many ways. I learned to address the effects of two differently long legs and to manage the resulting myofascial and sciatic pain. As a learner in mid-life, I was pleasantly surprised to discover I could expand my mental capacities as well as improve physical aspects in my life. For example my approach to writing and presenting changed and my memory improved. Most importantly, I have learned to deal more effectively with daily stress and worries around parenting and family issues. My ability to sleep through the night and my improved digestion are two other areas of change in mental and physical health. All in all I am a much happier person today. Accepting myself more deeply brings ease to my relationships with others. It is as if the Alexander Technique has given me space within and around me.

I am a member of the American Society for the Alexander Technique www.amsat.ws and of the Alexander Technique Connection in Amherst, MA, www.ATConnection.net.