Barstow Alexander Institute
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As a world-renowned master teacher, Marjorie Barstow made many contributions to The Alexander Technique. In over 60 years of teaching, she guided students as they discovered the practical application of Alexander's discoveries in every day activities.

As trained by Miss Barstow, the teachers of The Barstow Institute continue her pioneering work. Practical applications with new or familiar activities deepen the experience for each student. Whether sitting in a chair or blowing bubbles, going for a walk or singing a song, the result of clear direction and effort in activity is a rewarding one. Daily schedule.

Diana Diana Bradley, M.Ed., has been a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique since 1979. She completed a 13-year apprenticeship with Marjorie Barstow and had the opportunity to travel and teach with Marj in Australia and New Zealand. Diana was a modern dancer for 10 years and has 16 years of training in Aikido holding a third-degree black belt. She was on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts for 11 years where she worked exclusively with theater students. She recently completed a 2-year program in Gestalt Therapy. She is the director of Alexander in the Caribbean, a 5-day workshop in St. Thomas U.S.V.I. Currently, Diana teaches groups and individuals in the greater Washington, D.C. area. Website. Email.
Marilou Marilou Chacey found lifelong change flowed from F. M. Alexander's discoveries. She has shared these changes with students for over twenty years. Introduced to Marj Barstow's teaching in 1974 at Ohio State University, Marilou was inspired to move to Lincoln, Nebraska, and develop her skills as an Alexander teacher. Having an academic and professional background in dance/movement education and mental health, she is attuned to both kinesics and human understanding. Now teaching in Thousand Oaks, California, Marilou approaches change through the use of delicate self-discipline. Email
Martha Martha Hansen Fertman has been teaching the Alexander Technique for thirty years and has been training teachers of the work for more than twenty. In 1983 she co-founded an innovative teacher training program that has evolved into the Alexander Alliance, an international association of Alexander teacher training programs. She comes to the Alexander Technique through a broad base of movement studies including ballet, modern dance and choreography, improvisation, T’ai Chi Chuan, and Authentic Movement. Her training in the Alexander Technique includes a ten-year apprenticeship with Marjorie Barstow in Lincoln, Nebraska, as well as studies with Catherine Wieloposka and Elizabeth Walker, all first generation teachers. Martha is an Alexander Technique International certified teacher and sponsor.
Stacy Stacy Gehman began studying the Technique in 1977, then moved to Lincoln in 1980 to apprentice with Ms. Barstow. In 1986, he co-founded The Performance School in Seattle, Washington, where he currently teaches the Technique and Tai Chi Chuan. A physicist, he also works as a research engineer in medical instrumentation. In his teaching he emphasizes the process of observation, thinking, and experimentation in movement. Visit Stacy's web site. Email
Mio Mio Morales began his study of the Alexander Technique in 1972, while a student at Tufts University, with Dr. Frank Pierce Jones. He began studying with Marjorie Barstow in 1973. Mio currently works as a musician and composer in New York City, primarily composing scores for dance, theatre, and film. He maintains an Alexander teaching practice in New York and gives workshops.Email
Nancy Nancy Forst Williamson, M.A., has been studying and working in the field of mind-body education for over 30 years and is the Program Director for The Barstow Institute. A native Nebraskan, she began an on-going apprenticeship with Marjorie Barstow in 1975. She also trained with Moshe Feldenkrais and is a certified practitioner of Awareness Through Movement® and Functional Integration®. Nancy holds degrees from UNL and Doane College-Lincoln with a focus on communication, aging, and human learning and response. She regards the Alexander Technique as an extraordinary avenue for development of individual expression and style. Email
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