Alexander Technique Workshop Host

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Melanie uses Alexander Technique to help people come home to themselves. She believes your body is your first home. She’s been teaching Alexander Technique for the past two years, and her goal is to teach people the tools that are available to help integrate their body, mind, and soul. Teaching self compassion and patience with themselves and to not be scared of their bodies is something that is very important to her. 

 

Melanie has been a music educator for the past 20 years, a trombone and low brass player for the past 12 years, and a band director for 7.  One evening at a symphony rehearsal, she found herself in extreme pain due to her shoulder being dislocated. Upon a visit to a chiropractor, her shoulder was fixed, but she was still left with unknowing what had exactly happened. Being in the music industry, she remembered being introduced to Alexander Technique as a way to manage pain as a musician 11 years prior. After finding someone and going to her first lesson, it took her a year to fully understand her body and why the injury occurred. Most importantly, she learned how to prevent it, and from this healing experience, she gained the purpose to share it with others.

 

The Alexander Technique helps us understand what body we have and how to intentionally think and move in a way that is efficient and healing for our bodies. Sometimes pain can be from injury, abuse (from self or others), or the way we pass judgment. Learning to be still can allow the body to express where the pain is residing, leading to the understanding of how it happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Whatever state someone is in, it’s never too late to get down to the root cause. Melanie wants people to know she won’t stop until she helps figure out how to help, or find an alternative solution if needed. She will always be an advocate.

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Melanie will be hosting Mindful Movement with Alexander Technique Workshops every month.