edinburgh alexander training school
If you undertake the full course you will be trained in all aspects needed to
become a competent, confident, thoughtful and considerate Alexander teacher, and
you will gain a life-transforming professional qualification. Whichever course
you choose, we want to provide the best Alexander training possible – enabling
you to deepen your Alexander understanding and skills to enrich your life and
find greater resilience, poise and joy. You are likely to enjoy some profound
mind-body (physical, mental and emotional) changes during the training as you
begin to embody Alexander principles and skills. You will benefit from working
in a small group setting with a highly skilled training team and a low
student-to-trainer ratio (usually around 3-to-1 and never more than than
5-to-1). At EATS our ethos is: Wordle describing EATS culture Supportive:
creating an encouraging and affirmative environment for learning through
collaborative exploration Enquiring: discussion and critical thinking an
essential core of the training, facilitated through the course structure
Comprehensive: covering all aspects needed to produce a successful Alexander
teacher additional to the core Alexander hands-on skills and understanding –
including different learning and teaching styles; setting up a business and
marketing skills Fun: exploratory and playful approach to teaching and learning
Empowering: within a solid teaching framework, students are encouraged to
develop their own understanding, styles and approaches Transformative and life
enhancing: ask any Alexander teacher about their training and they’ll tell you
what a huge positive impact it has had on their life Collaborative: based on
feminist principles of inclusivity, mutual respect and collective, as well as
personal, responsibility Diverse and inclusive: EATS thrives on a diversity of
individual perspectives and contributions to the collective learning space. We
seek an inclusive approach, welcoming students and teachers from different
backgrounds and life experiences, encompassing (but not limited to) race, class,
gender identity, sexuality, age, mental and physical health, pregnancy and carer
role Wide ranging and rich: many different teaching styles and perspectives come
from a diverse training team that includes senior visiting teachers from
throughout the UK Outward looking: engaging with other disciplines where
relevant, for example, neuroscience, myofascial integration, biomechanics, other
mindful movement-based practices, and trauma therapies Principle and evidence
based: teaching based on the fundamental principles of the Alexander Technique
supported by the available research, as well as anatomy and physiology Openness
and inquisitiveness: non-mainstream ideas and influences will be explored
wherever this can contribute to understanding Rigorous: robust, standardised
assessment method for certification. On an ongoing basis, students will be
required to actively engage and commit to their own development (on a practical
level this includes projects being completed and any missed time made up)
Professional: In addition to ‘learning by osmosis’ from the professional culture
of the course, there will be specific training around codes of conduct, CNHC,
running a practice etc. Students are encouraged to think widely about what they
can contribute during and after the training – to STAT and to the wider
profession of Alexander teaching Continuous and Ongoing: graduates are
encouraged to continue to visit the school on a regular basis to gain experience
as a teacher until they feel sufficiently established. A mentoring system
provides each graduate with an experienced teacher who they can call on for
ongoing advice and support.
