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Rachelle's August 2011 News
Fall 2011 classes begin in August!
Bartenieff Fundamentals Gentle Floor Class
Aug 30 - Dec 13, 2011
Tuesdays, 9-10:30 am
15 classes, 125 or $15/class
at City Ballet: 700 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City
Call 621-1803 to register
Alexander Technique
Nov 4, 18, Dec 2, 9, 2011
4 classes, $50, or $15/class
The Center, 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City
Call 356-5220 to register
Classes at the University of Iowa
Alexander Technique, Laban Movement Studies, Healing Arts
August 23 - December 16, 2011
Division of the Performing Arts and Division of Continuing Education
Call 335-2575 to register
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Rachelle's July 2011 News
I'm back in Iowa City and working with individuals on movement.
May and June have been full.
Teaching May intensive Alexander Technique course at the Universsity of Iowa was lovely. The class was full and the students engaged in deep learning and discovery.
The day the UI class ended, I drove east to teach in the Certified Movement Analyst program for the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. I taught in the NYC program for 4 days and did some research at LIMS, then drove to Cambridge, MA, to teach 15 days in their Lesley University Program. Trainees at both programs were amazing movers, sensitive, inquisitive and embodied.
On the way home, I stopped in Ann Arbor to work on research with Dr. Tal Shafir.
Classes will start again in late August and run through December.
Looking foward to moving together again here.
Rachelle
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Rachelle's late Spring news:
I'll be teaching the following classes through June 3rd in Iowa City, and would enjoy moving with you or those you refer in class, or in individual sessions.
Ease of Movement with Bartenieff Fundamentals
Floor classes of developmental movement patterns and gentle stretching will continue through May 31st
Tuesdays, 9-10:30am, May 10, 17, 24, 31 at City Ballet, 700 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City
Join us any class. Drop in fee $15/class
Alexander Technique at the Iowa City Senior Center
Teaching basic principles and how to use them for easier movement in everyday life.
Classes are generally quite small, with lots of time for individual attention and work on your goals.
Fridays 9-10:30am, May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2011
To enroll, call the Center 356 5220
Course fee $50 or $15 drop in
Alexander Technique 3 week Intensive at the UI
In-depth introduction to Alexander Technique principles and practice, meeting 3.5 hours daily, enough time to really support making the changes you want to make.
Tuesdays-Fridays 1 - 4:30, May 16 - June 3rd, 2011
To enroll, call UI Saturday and Evening classes 319 335-2575
Mind-Body Medicine Skills groups
I'm working with the Eastern Iowa Coalition for Mind-Body Medicine offering 10 week skills groups through a grant from Rockwell-Collins and the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation. The groups I lead end in May, but there will be some new groups starting in June, led by experienced members of the coalition. The grant pays for your participation, so taking the 10 week course is free. If you would like to take part in a group, contactKristi Cooper, Family Life Specialist, Iowa State University Extension, Office: 319 377-9839 <kcoop@iastate.edu>
I'm thrilled to begin teaching this program in the Fall to UI first-year students as a seminar.
I'll also be teaching in NYC June 6-23rd:
Certification Program in Laban Movement Studies at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS)
Modular training program that meets in Jan and June each year training movement analysts.
I also coordinate LIMS continuing education program for those studying to become Registered Somatic Movement Therapists.
Wishing you all a rejuvenating Spring.
Rachelle
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Jan 2011Classes begin January 18, 2011
- Bartenieff Fundamentals begins Tuesday, January 18th at
700 S. Dubuque, City Ballet
- Adult Ballet may begin again in
March.
Contact Rachelle 319 621-1803to enroll
- University of Iowa Classes begin January 18. Rachelle will teach Intro to Laban Movement Studies, Alexander Technique and Continuing Alexander Technique
To enroll, call the Saturday and Evening programs office, 335-2575 (or see Saturday and Evening Programs)
- Alexander Technique at the Senior Center will hopefully be scheduled for May-June, 2011, Friday mornings
- Beginning May 16, Rachelle will offer a three-week Alexander Technique
intensive class at the University of Iowa
To enroll, call the Saturday and Evening programs office, 335-2575 (or see Saturday and Evening Programs)
Rachelle's News:
It has been a joy to take part in many recent presentations, trainings and conferences
- October: Rachelle attended Initial Training in Mind Body Medicine at Georgetown University's Center for Mind Body Medicine.
- November: I introduced Authentic Movement at the Iowa Internal Family Systems Conference organized by the Counseling Center of Iowa City.
- January: I'll attend advanced training in Mind Body Medicine
- February: Presenting at the Israel Arts Therapies Association Conference on Growth through the Arts.
I've also enjoyed continuing to teach at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in NYC, where I teach twice yearly in the Certification Program for Movement Analysis and also coordinate a Continuing Education Program for Certified Movement Analysts.
This year, I also became involved in research, working as a Laban Movement Analyst with researchers at the University of Michigan on a study: Effects of Performance, Imagery, and Observation of Movements on Brain Activation and Function