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Form, Function & Flow... Workshop Options

 

Do you struggle to have time to get to an Alexander lesson or workshop? You now have more options.  I can travel to you or we can now have lessons via Skype.  With Skype you can make free calls and video conferences over the internet to other people on Skype for as long as you like, to wherever you like. It is free to download. Skype official website – free download and free calls and internet ...  Students have had great success with these lesson options.

 

Looking forward to teaching more outside the traditional box.  To book an appointment you can do so now via the appointments button on the left side of this page

 

 

Introduction to Poise & Posture via the ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

A Pre~Pageant Event for the Miss INLAND CALIFORNIA Pageant

Learn to:

·         Walk with Grace

·         Stand without slumping

·         Optimize Photo Opts

·         Release Tension & Jitters

·         Reduce Stage Fright

·         Meet & Greet with Ease

·         Breathe & Speak easier

 

February 28th, 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Sky Couture Custom Gowns & Alterations

24831 Jefferson Street, Suite 109 Murrieta, CA, 951-698-9150

RSVP with Nancy Holguin, Arbonne International Independent Consultant:

951-206-6944 or   iwish@gmail.com        www.iwish.myarbonne.com

 

Healthy Back - Form, Function & Flow Workplace Intro - An Affordable & Effective Back Pain Solution

Do you or your employees find it hard to sit or stand for long periods of time at work?  Neck, wrist and back pain affect work quality.  Release patterns that interfere with your productivity by learning to:

·         Turn tension into attention

·         Redirect excess effort into useful energy

·         Increase joint flexibility  

·         Restore natural coordination, balance and poise

·         Regain and maintain wider range of motion 

·         Eliminate the cause of repetitive stress injuries

Back pain is the number one cause of missed work. National annual cost for lower back pain is $50 billion (2002 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins).

Now is the time in the midst of the downsizing and reorganizing to offer your employees a new resource to help adjust to the workplace shuffle.  Improve Workplace Form, Function and Flow.  Contact Christie Johnson: 951-312-2188, to arrange for an Alexander Technique Intro. 

Pregnancy & Parenting, Free Your Flow…Alexander Technique Workshops

Pregnant?  Do you have back pain or discomfort?  Wondering how to find balance in parenting?  Are you looking for portable, practical skills to help you in your process?  Learn to:

·         Sit, stand & sleep comfortably

·         Release muscles to allow easier delivery 

·         Feed, carry, and play comfortably

·         Care for You while caring for Baby

·         Optimize space for digestion, breathing & circulation during pregnancy

 

Free Your Flow…Workshops

6:30 - 8:00 pm, 2nd & 4th Mondays each month, $35 per person or $50 per couple

Beautiful Life Ultrasound, register: 951.698.5722, 39520 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, # 220, Murrieta, CA

http://beautifullifeultrasound.com/

 

 

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American Association of University Women Presents:

Age Gracefully...The Alexander Technique

Tight? Tense? Aching Back?   Prevent further muscle & joint degeneration.  Learn practical/portable ways to:

·        Move without pain

·        Optimize exercise

·        Expand your flexibility

·        Increase energy & calmness

·        Improve balance & coordination

·        Decompress & move more gracefully

·        Prevent injuries & preserve your mobility

 

Saturday, April 10th,11:30 to 1:30
Vail Ranch Steakhouse, 27600 Jefferson Avenue, Temecula, CA 92591

Reserve your space; call Lynne (951) 506-6645, Fee: Cost of Lunch

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Healthy Harmony  Pilates & The Alexander Technique

Are you stuck in a routine rut?  Do you surrender to the pose?  Does your core stabilization really feel core? Release & Renew.  Learn to:

·       Optimize Your Poses

·       Extend Your Flexibility

·       Increase energy & calmness

·       Improve balance & coordination

·       Decompress & live more gracefully

·       Prevent old habits & preserve new ones

 

Spring Date TBA

Korrie’s Pilates Place

34859 FREDRICK ST. #108, WILDOMAR, CA

 

Alexander Technique Studio Workshop Sessions

Explore your human efficiency with a cost savings small group rate $35 a session or 5 for $160.  Please call 951-587-9156 to confirm your place as space is limited.

2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month from 12:00 to 1:30 PM.

 


 

Some past workshops are listed below.  Sorry you missed them.  Please contact me at: FormFunctionFlow@gmail.com if you would like to participate the next time they are offered or would like me to design one for your target group.  Thanks.  

 

Past workshop:

The Beauty Studio Presents:

Stylist Preservation The Alexander Technique Repetitive Stress Release with Christie Johnson

Do you suffer from the hairstyling hustle? Do you have neck, back or wrist pain?  Don’t let styling injure you. Renew. Learn to:

 

·        Cut, color & style without body tension

·        Relieve neck, shoulder & back pain

·        Nurture your client & yourself

·        Correct posture effortlessly 

·        Regain & maintain mobility

·        Increase energy & calmness

·        Improve balance & coordination

·        Decompress & move more gracefully

·        Prevent injuries & preserve your career

 

Monday, June 22nd, 10:00 to 11:30 AM

Sponsored and hosted at The Beauty Studio

33353 Temecula Pkwy Ste D 102, Temecula

Please call 951-312-2188 to reserve your space.

 

 

 

Past workshop:

Teaching The Sensations Of Freedom— Practical Steps To Well-Coordinated Keyboard Technique

Christie Johnson and Barbara Lister-Sink, presenting at:

Music Teachers National Association - 2009 National Conference

3:30 - 4:30 PM, Sunday, March 29th

The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta

210 Peachtree St · Atlanta, Georgia 30303 · United States

https://members.mtna.org/Conference2009/index.html

 

 

Past workshop:

Temecula Valley Garden Club Presents:

Graceful Gardening… Alexander Technique Introduction 

Do you suffer from a sore neck or back in gardening?  How about your hands, wrists and knees? Redirect excessive effort into useful energy and transform tension into attention.  Improve balance, optimize ease, reduce repetitive strain injuries (RSI) and stimulate creativity.  Please bring your favorite gardening tools to practice your new skills.

·        Let go of strain

·        Minimize impact

·        Maximize motion

 

Tuesday, Sept. 11th, 10:30-11:30 AM

(Approximate timing - part of meeting between 9:30 and Noon)

Temecula Public Library

30600 Pauba Rd, Temecula, CA 92592

For further info: 951-312-2188

 

Past workshop:

Human Fuel Efficiency - The Alexander Technique Introduction and Series (Yes, per your requests!)

 

Is your energy level on empty? Do you suffer from a sore back, neck or carpal tunnel syndrome?  Do you get uncomfortable sitting at your computer or in your car? Are you a singer, musician, actor, dancer or athlete and feel you are not performing at your full potential? If you have answered YES to any of these questions, then fill up your energy tank and learn human fuel efficiency by experiencing this interactive course.

Intro: Tuesday, June 19th, 6:00 - 7:30 PM, - MSJC Menifee

*Advanced Class Series:  3 Tuesdays - July 10th, 17th and 24th. 6:00 -7:30 PM

In the advanced series you will explore and develop further Alexander Technique resources to optimize your human fuel efficiency.  Each session will offer practical, portable options to expand choices in movement, support, flexibility and coordination in daily activities.  You will learn to identify and let go of restrictive movement patterns via functional, fun anatomy that allows more freedom in motion.

*Intro class is a prerequisite. Register at least a week ahead to assure your spot.

 

Past workshop:

Riders Release… Alexander Technique Equestrian Workshop

Is your ride missing something? Have you really found your seat in the saddle?  Optimize the ABC’s of riding.  Enhance your Awareness, Balance, Coordination, Direction, Ease and Fluidity in motion.  Learn to release tensions, maximize your ride and minimize the impact on you and your horse - of course!  Explore the work that helped Sally Swift, (Centered Riding Founder) further her harmony with horses. 

Thursday, Sept. 14, 6:00-8:00 PM 

 At: National Horse Blankets, 26398 Deere Court, Suite 102 Murrieta, CA 92562

 

Past workshop:

“Back” to School Tips - Alexander Technique Workshop

Does your back pack get you down?  Do you find it hard to sit at your desk or computer? Through the study of the Alexander Technique, you can improve balance, breath, agility, ease and coordination by learning to release tension patterns.  Learn tools that help in improving self confidence and ability to relate to your surroundings.  Find out how your body language can affect your mood and open your learning opportunities.  As you learn to release habits that are holding you back, you tend to feel freer, be more poised and less stressed.

Thursday, Sept. 7, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee Campus

 

Past workshop:

Run Like the Wind Workshop

Do you frequently suffer from excess muscular tension (runner’s knee, shin splints, achilles - killing you) in your running sessions? Connect with your running in a more fluid way as you explore the art of ease in motion with The Alexander Technique used by Olympians.  Bring your running shoes and add to your awareness of movement, breath, balance and flexibility by learning how to release tension patterns through dynamic decompression in this interactive introduction to “AT” with Christie Johnson.   

Saturday, Oct. 7, 10:00 AM -Noon

Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee Campus

 

Past workshop:

Musician’s Movement… Alexander Technique Workshop

Do you frequently suffer from excess muscular tension in your music sessions?  Release patterns that interfere with your performance by learning to:

  • Turn tension into attention

  • Redirect excess effort into useful energy

  • Increase joint flexibility 

  • Restore natural coordination, balance and poise

  • Regain and maintain wider range of motion 

  • Mitigate the cause of repetitive stress injuries

  • Release performance anxiety

 

Optimize Your Performance

Thursday, Sept. 6th, 10:30-11:30 AM

At: Piano Music Center

27250 Madison Avenue, Suite C, Temecula, CA 92590

 

A Temecula Valley Music Teachers Association Event

Please call Cecelia to reserve your space

(951) 551-7162, $10 fee for non-TVMTA members

 

TVMTA is a part of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers. Please visit  http://www.capmt.org/  for more information of interest to music professionals.

 

 

 


Thanks for visiting my site. Please return regularly to view future workshops, class offerings and other interesting Alexander Technique and community events.

If you have a specific group or company wanting to explore more ease in what they do please let me know.  I welcome the opportunity to develop a unique workshop specifically designed to your needs.

Previous workshops and classes have been designed and presented to:

Mount San Jacinto College Community Education Classes, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Music Department, Riverside Community College Theater Department, California Association of Professional Music Teachers, San Diego Flute Guild, Loma Linda Veterans Groups, The Temecula Valley Master Chorale, The Temecula Valley Music Teachers Association, State Farm Insurance Agents, Professional Women's Roundtable, Meadowview Riding Club, Hemet Valley Hospital Better Breathers Group, Hemet Valley Fibromyalgia Support Group,  Vision Hair Salon of Lake Elsinore, Body Essentials of Temecula, The Temecula Valley Connection, The Temecula Valley Art League,  Musicians Workshop Students of Temecula, Pickles and Giggles,  Babies R Us, Ajna Health Spa, ICAN Birth Fair, Birthing Network Connection,  Michelle's Place - Breast Cancer Resource Center, Trauma Intervention Programs (TIP) of Temecula Valley, Temecula Valley Players, National Alliance for The Mentally Ill, Golf Etc, The Shakespeare In The Vines Cast,  Music Teachers National Association and more ...

 

Christie Johnson has office space in Carlsbad and Temecula, California.  Her students come from the Inland Empire, Southwest Riverside County, Orange County and North San Diego County. 

For workshops and lessons call: (951)-312-2188 or Email: FormFunctionFlow@gmail.com


 

This site was updated Jan 10th, 2010 and is updated regularly - check back often!

Copyright © Christie Johnson