The focus this month seems to  be on Alexander Technique at Studio 206.  Starting in September, the ATTiC, Charlottesville’s AT training course, starts up again at the studio, sharing my office and the studio during morning hours.  Welcome to Daria Okugawa and Rahimah Von Briesen who will be teaching there, and I am excited to join them as faculty.   In addition, three Alexander Technique colleagues will be sharing the office at the top of the stairs, co-creating CAT, Charlottesville Alexander Technique.  I am delighted to welcome Katherine Scott Gilliam, Sara O’Hare and Sandra Bain Cushman to Studio 206.  Stay posted for more on upcoming workshops and classes.

On the personal front, I was pleased, and surprised, a few days ago to receive in the mail a certificate of acknowledgement from the American Society for the Alexander Technique for 20 years of teaching. Wow, has it really been that long???  This past month, also, I completed a post-graduate training for Alexander Technique teachers in the Art of Breathing, a training that is informing and transforming my teaching. I hope for the opportunity to share this work with you.

August is not turning out to be a quiet month at all at the studio.  There is much more going on to read about below:  Alice Chapman’s Mind Body Dancer yoga workshop,  Elizabeth Lemon’s many Qigong classes, must-take Nia classes and events…….

Read on and partake!!

Love,
Chris

Chris Friedman is the director of Studio 206, an Alexander Technique teacher & Black Belt Nia instructor.  chris@studio206downtown.com or 434-296-6250

An exciting new development is the formation of the Charlottesville Alexander Technique (CAT) at Studio 206.  This organization is devoted to promoting the Alexander Technique through workshops and individual lessons. The teachers opening this new center are Chris Friedman,  Sandra Bain Cushman, Katharine-Scott Gilliam, and Sara O’Hare.

Sandra Bain Cushman has been teaching the Alexander Technique for 20 years at home and abroad. She recently completed Jessica Wolf’s post-graduate course, The Art of Breathing. Sandra is taking a writing sabbatical this coming fall and will return to Charlottesville Alexander Technique in January.

Sara O’Hare has been an AmSAT certified teacher of the Alexander Technique since 1995.  She has an M. Ed., and is additionally certifed as a teacher of Integral Yoga, and both Structural Yoga and Structural Yoga Therapy as taught by Mukunda Stiles.

Katharine-Scott Gilliam has been an AmSat certified teacher since 1998 and a student of the Alexander Technique for 19 years.  She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching music. She taught the  Alexander Technique to music students at the JMU School of Music, taught at Piano Wellness Seminars in North Carolina and Louisiana, and presented at the Virginia Music Teachers’ Association and in various studios throughout Virginia.

Weekly classes continue, Sunday mornings from 9:30 – 10:15am.

This class offers adults (any age) and young children (3 – 7 years old) an opportunity to share a playful and creative yoga practice with each other!  Bring old friends and make new friends!

For more information contact Ruth Goldeen at: 434-977-0304 or kidsyoga@goldeen.net

The studio at Studio 206 is available for evening and weekend rent at affordable rates for barefoot events and parties.

We also have some part-time office space available now through December for private yoga, meditation, small group classes, body work.

Please email or call Chris at chris@studio206downtown.com or 434-296-6250 for more information.

A Studio 206 Gift Certificate is a thoughtful and caring gift.

Gift certificates are available in any amount, from single classes to class cards. Please email or call Chris to purchase. chris@studio206downtown.com, 434-296-6250

To purchase a gift certificates for individual and small group Alexander Technique lessons, private Nia, and stretch/yoga, contact Chris.

Chris Friedman – 434-296-6250, chris@studio206downtown.com

Lost & Found
Please check the Lost & Found for your missing water bottles, tops and accessories!

Parking Validation
Students have several parking options for Downtown. We will stamp your parking ticket for 2 free hours from the Market St. and Water St. Parking Garages.

The Alexander Technique Training Center
The ATTiC is now enrolling new students for fall and spring. Anyone interested in Alexander Teacher Certification please contact Daria Okugawa at 434 981-5236.

Keep Us Posted
We are very interested in your opinion. You keep us motivated! Can you tell us: 1) Why did you choose Studio 206? 2) What do you most like about Studio 206? Email Chris with your answers.

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A beautiful CD that guides you through health and relationship enhancing practices based on the neuroscience research of relaxation, mindfulness and positivity. $15.00

Local educator and executive coach, Marga Odahowski produced this the Peace, Love & Gratitude CD for her students and clients. When I spoke with Marga she said, “They wanted to practice what they were learning in the classroom at home and they wanted my voice. I am delighted to share this CD with my students and the Charlottesville community.Listening to this program gives you the skills that allow the body to relax, calm the mind and increase kindness. As we experience the value of taking care of ourselves our relationships deepen. And that’s where happiness happens in our connection with others!”

Example of a weekly email message:

Dancing Through Life
A Weekly Nia Reminder from Studio 206
Week 40
Pumps

Flexion and extension of the hand helps to keep the finger joints supple and the hand strong.   Pumps are the repeated action of squeezing the hand into a fist and releasing.  Imagine that you are milking a cow or stretching out a pair of gloves.  When your hands are cold or have been busy at work at the computer, or writing, or cooking, or raking leaves, take a break and do some Pumps to increase circulation and to release accumulated tension.

How to sign up:
Sign up for our weekly reminder by using the link at the bottom of the page “Update Profile/Email Address”, select the list “Weekly Reminder”. You may also use that same link any time to update your preferred email address, for any communications that we send out from Studio 206.
Or
send us an email chris@studio206downtown.com