The Alexander Technique, New York City
With Amira Glaser, CTAT, M.AmSAT

Discover the Alexander Technique. 
Re-Discover your natural ease.

About Amira

 

Phone:646.246.7983

E-mail: lessons@amiraglaser.com

I have been studying the Alexander Technique for over 11 years.  I began my study at Sarah Lawrence College where I got my B.A. in 1999.  I have an extensive background in performing arts; I began acting at eight years old, and studied movement, theatre, production and voice through college.  My desire to teach the Technique came out of not only my experience seeing the benefits for performers, but more so seeing profound effects on every day discomforts and chronic pain.  An experience a couple of years after college, when I threw out my back and used the skills I knew from studying the Alexander Technique  to heal,  was what fueled my realization that I wanted to train to teach.

I certified at the American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT), the oldest training program in the United States which meets AmSAT (American Society for the Alexander Technique) standards - the most rigorous in the country for Alexander training.  The program is a 1600 hour, 3 year training course.  I maintain a teaching membership at both ACAT and AmSAT which includes a continuing education component. I continue to study with senior teachers, do regular  exchanges with other Alexander teachers and am pursuing a M.S. in East Asian Medicine.  I find it benefits my teaching and my students when I am continually engaged in the learning process myself. 

In addition to my private practice of teaching individual lessons and group classes, I teach at a variety of institutions including:  Gilda’s Club NYC - a non-profit center for individuals coping with cancer; Teacher Certification Program at ACAT; Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Long Island University Physical Therapy Program.  I have assisted classes at both New York University and the New School.  I am also currently serving on the ACAT Board of Directors.

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“Amira is a skilled and effective practitioner and a kind human being”   
Mary, student