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SAVONLINNA — May 15-17, 2009 — A 2½ day weekend workshop

WHAT IS THIS ANATOMY OF WHOLENESS WORK ABOUT?

David Gorman, renowned anatomist, author of The Body Moveable, Alexander Technique teacher trainer and founder of the LearningMethods work (see bio below), brings his latest insights to this workshop — the Anatomy of Wholeness^™ — about understanding your amazing human design and function from the point of view of you, the whole thinking, feeling, responding, performing being.

The workshop explores the larger whole-person patterns of organization in your system that are usually overlooked in all the anatomical detail. Individual muscles, joints or ‘organs’ like the larynx, do not work in isolation but as part of an entire “pattern of organization” of your whole being including your thoughts, feelings and beliefs about yourself and your activity.

Understanding and learning to get out of the way of the natural functioning of these built-in whole-system “patterns of being” allows you to eliminate interference and to regain your heritage of effortless wholeness along with greater support, freedom, ease and coordination.

The course presumes no special knowledge of the body, though for those who already know a lot, you’ll find a whole new point of view to deepen your understanding and improve your daily activities and practice.

AND WHO IS IT FOR?

It is designed for anyone who is already exploring themselves and their function through any method or technique; for health and medical professionals, Alexander Technique, body-workers, and those who work with others; for those who practice yoga, martial arts, aikido, etc.; for performers (musicians, actors and dancers), athletes; or anyone simply interested in understanding themselves and learning how to function better.

WHAT WILL WE COVER?

In these two days you will discover (among many other things):

— one of the most fundamental yet simple elements of freedom that not many people know how to use…

— the beautiful organization naturally inherent in your system where muscles function as an elastic suit suspending you in a web of adjustable support that follows you around, springing you effortlessly into activity…

— and how radically different this is from the usual way we (and most books and teachers) think we are built to function…

This workshop will change the way you think about yourself,
and the way you use yourself in the world.

— how your whole respiratory system is hung inside you directly from your head and why the voice is a special kind of voluntary activity, designed to be organized by your intention
alone, and especially vulnerable to interference…

— how the precision coordination of your hand (and arms and shoulders) depends on the clarity of your intention… and how you can easily interfere by trying to directly control coordinations…

— how communication, emotion and response are inherent expressive properties dependent on your state of freedom, and how we are designed to respond to others directly without emotions being “added on” in performance…

— the in-built coordinating system that will put together and refine new skills far faster, easier and with higher quality than you could ever do yourself by trying to control your parts…

— the huge implications of a recently-discovered genetic program in your muscles that allows them to change their very nature to suit you… and why the proper kind of training and practice is essential to take advantage of it…

— the two ‘hidden’ organizations of muscle in the legs that give you a built-in primate nature to eliminate effort and back problems…

— the ‘myth’ of the quadriceps and calf muscle and why most exercises and training for them does not really do what most of us want…

— why so much trying to change and improve ourselves with one method after another often ends up making people feel more separate, more in parts, and no nearer our goals …

— and, of course, much more…

… plus wherever your questions and interests lead us… After all, the workshop is for YOU !

Dates/Times:

Friday May 15 to Sunday May 17, 2009
The Friday evening runs from 19h to 22h, and the Saturday and Sunday will run from 10h – 17h each day with a one-hour lunch break.

Location:

The workshop will be held at Taidekoulu Hyrrä, Puistokatu 3, 57100 Savonlinna (see map here). If you are coming from a distance, contact us about accommodation and/or rides to the workshop — we may be able to help…

Cost: (see also discount for full-time students below)

Attending this 2½ day workshop:
Early registration fee is €190 for the 2½ days (if you register and pay the full fee on or before April 24th 2009). The fee for late registration (after April 24 2009) is €210.

Full-time student discount:
If you are a student in full-time study you are eligible for a €40 discount. The early registration student fee is €150 for the 2½ days (if you register and pay the full fee on or before April 24 2009). The fee for late registration (after April 24th 2009) is €170.

Attending Part-time:
It may be possible to attend part-time, but full-time participants have priority for working.  The part-time fee is for whole days only and is €90 per day (if you register and pay the full fee on or before April 24th 2009). The fee for late registration (after April 24 2009) is €100. You MUST pay all part-time fees at the time of registration.
You can attend the Friday evening to check out the course at a fee of €50.

Concessions are available:
If you cannot afford the full fee, but really want to attend, we would rather have you there than not be there just for financial reasons, so contact the organizer for further details.

Payment Methods:

1. on-line now by credit card or Paypal via secure servers making sure you include your phone numbers and address in the note section; or

2. by cheque or direct bank transfer (contact the organizer below for details).

All fees or deposits must be paid at the time of registration

Contact: for more information about the workshop and registering:

Daniel Mihajlovic info@alexandertekniikka.fi
or contact him at: www.alexandertekniikka.fi/yhteystiedot.html
Tel: +358 (0)40.359.29.29
Myllymäenkatu 10 B 12, 57130, Savonlinna

About the Teacher
David Gorman has become widely known for his innovative and unique approach to making our human functioning understandable, relevant and fascinating. In 1980 he published a 600-page illustrated text on human structure and function called The Body Moveable, now in its 5th edition, and in 1995 a collection of articles and essays, Looking At Ourselves (available as a print book or as an e-book).

David has been helping people make sense of and improve how they function as well as recover from injury since the mid-70s. He has taught the Alexander Technique since the late 70’s and trained Alexander teachers until 1997 when his new LearningMethods work began to evolve from his discoveries.

He teaches private workshops, and at numerous schools and universities where he helps faculty and students alike learn how to use the work for themselves and how to teach others. He is training a growing number of teachers in the LearningMethods work, many of whom are also teaching the LearningMethods work at conservatories and universities.

David is now writing another book covering the material of this workshop, parts of which will soon be available in e-book and print format.

Fine print – cancellations and refunds: If we cancel the workshop for any reason you will be refunded in full any tuition or deposit money paid. If you cancel for any reason up to one week before the workshop starts you will be refunded any fees paid minus a €35 processing fee. No refunds will be made later than one week before the workshop start time.

Alexander-tekniikan peruskurssi
Savonlinnan musiikkiopistossa

Suunnattu erityisesti laulajille ja soittajille.
Ensimmäinen kokoontuminen ke 14.1.2009 klo 16.00.
Sisältää 3 x 45 min ryhmässä ja 3 x 20 min yksilöopetusta.

Ilmoittautuminen ja lisätiedot:
http://www.sln-musiikkiopisto.fi/OPETUS/kurssitarjontaa.htm