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LearningMethods Newsletter
Volume 2, January 1999
Contents:
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Greetings
News:
- Two new LearningMethods Teachers
- Current List of LM Teachers
- Apprenticeship training expands
- Forum grows to 47 members
- More articles on the web site
- Rent a house for provence workshops
- Additions to the Alextech Debate
- Offer of web space for LM teachers
- Do you have any news...?
General description of courses
Summary of David's teaching schedule
Details of for upcoming courses
How to reach us
Greetings to all of you,
This is the second edition of this periodic newsletter to keep you informed about the LearningMethods work - upcoming workshops, news, additions to the web site, etc. Some of you have requested to be kept in touch with what is happening. Others are getting this simply because we think you might be interested. But, if you aren't interested and wish to be removed from this e-mail list, see the end of this newsletter for details. On the other hand if you know someone else on e-mail who might be interested, details are also at the bottom about how they can join the list.
This issue comes to you in the html-mail format so that it can be
formatted to look better and to give you ready access to the embedded
links. Our apologies if you cannot receive html-mail with your e-mail
program (for those of you, it is also being sent as normal text mail so
you will still get all the text, just without the fancy formatting).
If this format causes havoc on your system, please let us know at:
lmlist@learningmethods.com so we can send you a separate text-only
version next time.
You can always get up-to-date information about upcoming workshops and who
to contact for reservations by visiting the LearningMethods web site at:
www.learningmethods.com
Wishing you all the very best for 1999,
David
LearningMethods News
Announcement -
Two new LearningMethods Teachers
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This is a somewhat late announcement, but better late than never. In
October last year, we were very pleased to recognize two new
LearningMethods teachers: Alison Murray and John France,
both from London. Alison and John had been training as Alexander
Technique teachers with David at the Centre for Training in London when
the school finished. They both elected to carry on in the apprenticeship
to be teachers of the LearningMethods work rather than go to a different
school to finish their Alexander training. Now they are the first two to
become certificated as LearningMethods teachers who had not already been
teachers of the Alexander work.
*** Congratulations to you both ! ***
(and double congratulations to John who is now the proud father
of young Nicholas, born Dec 4th,
and also to Anja, the happy mom.)
Current List of LearningMethods Teachers
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With the addition of the two new teachers above, there are now eight LearningMethods teachers, with more to come this year. Below is the current listings for these teachers.
FRANCE
David Gorman e-mail:
<deegee at learningmethods.com>
en Provence: Quartier la
Rouvière, 30130 St. Alexandre
Tel: +33 (0)4-66-39-55-75, fax: +33 (0)4-66-39-56-79
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher
but doesn't teach the Technique
any more)
Eillen Sellam e-mail:
<eillen at
learningmethods.com>
web pages:
www.learningmethods.com/eillen/
à Paris: 23 bis rue du
Surmelin, 75020 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)6-66-88-59-80 mobile
en Provence:
Quartier la Rouvière, 30130 St. Alexandre
Tel: +33 (0)4-66-39-55-75, mobile (0)6-66-88-59-80
(also a qualified
Alexander Technique teacher)
GERMANY
Ann Penistan e-mail:
<annfrances at
learningmethods.com>
Munich area: Garatshausen
17-A, D-82340 Feldafing
Tel: +49 (0)8-158-3478
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher)
Egil Schnack e-mail:
<egil at
learningmethods.com>
Munich area: Garatshausen
17-A, D-82340 Feldafing
Tel: +49 (0)8-158-3478
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher)
SWEDEN
Pia Andersson e-mail:
<pia at
learningmethods.com>
Göteborg area: Ringspinnareg.
7, 431 63 Mölndal
Tel: +46 (0)31-276771
See also United
Kingdom, London and Manchester
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher)
Bodil Rummelhoff e-mail:
<bodil at
learningmethods.com>
Stockholm area:
Grundtvigsgatan 9, 168 48 Bromma
Tel: +46 (0)8-687-0248
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher)
UNITED KINGDOM
Pia Andersson e-mail:
<pia at
learningmethods.com>
London area: Tel: Dorit at
0181-455-1361
Manchester area: 207
Wythenshaw, Northern Moor, Manchester M23 9DB
Tel: +44 (0)161-9982113
See also Sweden
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher)
John France e-mail:
<john at
learningmethods.com>
London area: 2 West Grove #3,
Greenwich, SE10 8QT
Tel: +44 (0)181-691-8548, mobile: +44 0860-265564
Alison Murray e-mail:
<alison at
learningmethods.com>
London area: 132
Leighton Road, London, NW5 2RG
Tel: +44 (0)171-485-3317
The Apprenticeship Training expands
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It has been a year of growth in many ways for the LearningMethods work:
new teachers, workshops in new cities (Oslo and Washington DC), but the
one that surprised all of us was the number of people interested in
becoming LearningMethods teachers. In this first full year of the work,
there are now half a dozen people who have felt the immense value of the
work in their own lives and who now want to learn more about the work and
eventually to teach others. They are now part of the regular on-going
apprenticeship training which is integrated into the normal workshop
format.
In addition there are another three talented apprentices who are in the final stages of their training and are now working regularly with students in an unsupervised capacity (two of them are also fully qualified teachers of the Alexander technique who are making the switch to this new work):
Ċsa Bergenfors e-mail:
<asa at
learningmethods.com>
Stockholm area: P.O. Box 187, 178 02
Drottningholm
Tel: +46 (0)8-759-0147, mobile: +46 (0)707-306450
Mary Boyarski e-mail:
mary at ecoart.demon.co.uk
London area: 132 Leighton
Road, London, NW5 2RG
Tel: +44 (0)171-485-3317
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher)
Almut Kraker e-mail:
<almut at learningmethods.com>
Vienna area: Lerchengasse 4/10,
A-1080 Vienna
Tel: +43 (0)1-407-6885
(also a
qualified Alexander Technique teacher)
The LearningMethods Forum also expands
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For those of you who don't know it, the LearningMethods Forum is an
e-mail discussion group exclusively for those who have experience of the
work from workshops and classes. It provides a forum for people to keep in
touch with their fellow 'learners' and share their insights and
explorations as well as their questions. The initial 20-some group has now
expanded to 47 members. It is still a little slow in getting off the
ground as the 'natural' tendency on e-mail lists is to read all the
contributions but forget that you are one of the people who could
contribute yourself. Nonetheless, it is off the ground and is always there
for anyone who has a question or a discovery to share.
Planning to come to the Provence workshops?
Rent your own villa with friends...
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As those of you know who have been here, Provence is a beautiful spot
(here's where it would be tempting to insert a few photos of the area).
And a wonderful opportunity to combine a workshop with a holiday to see
Provence and and soak up some sun. Enjoy the workshop time out on our
terrace with its view across the Rhone valley to the mountains, the
leisurely lunches by the swimming pool, then have the later afternoon and
evening free for walks and exploring the area.
So far, most of the people coming for the workshops have been staying at the 12th century monastery, La Chartreuse de Valbonne in the forest behind our house. It is a lovely place with gorgeous botanical walks and the advantage of being very inexpensive—6 nights, double-occupancy with all meals for 1025 FF (approx. £100 or $US160) or 6 nights, double-occupancy and cook your own meals for 510 FF (approx. £50 or $US80).
But an equally interesting alternative is to get together with
several others and rent your own space—you have your privacy, make your
own meals together and hang out in your way. We have tracked down a number
of houses (and gites or holiday apartments) in the countryside around us
that are available for rent for one or two week periods at very reasonable
prices. Suitable for 2, 3, 4 or 5 people the total costs range from 1500
FF to 2500 FF per week (£150 / $US245 to £250 / $US400)—not very different
from staying at the monastery. Some are within walking distance, for
others you'd need a car—but be warned, all will book up fairly quickly for
the spring and summer. For more information, contact us at:
<info at learningmethods.com> or by phone to
+33 04-66-39-55-75.
A new article and a new old article on the web site
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Just posted on the web site is a wonderful new article by Almut Kraker,
cellist, Alexander teacher and LearningMethods apprentice from Vienna. It
is called "In Relation to Relationships - A Self-Study" and
is about love and the pain of getting stuck in unsatisfying relationships
and how she has begun to liberate herself from her vicious circle. You can
find it at
www.learningmethods.com/akraker.htm
Eillen Sellam has also added an addendum to her "Conquering the Fear of Heights" article, describing her process (and her amazement) at her victory in being able to scale the scaffolding up the outside of a four-story building in the rain. This article is available through links from her web site at www.learningmethods.com/eillen/
Look out for other new articles by David and others coming soon...
Speaking of articles...
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We want the web pages to be as full and representative as possible. One of
the best ways to get visitors' interest and help them grasp what the work
is about is for them to be able read about other people's experiences. So,
if you have written anything about your insights, your experiments and
your changes through the work, or would be willing to do so, we would be
very happy to add you to the growing collection in the on-line library.
For those of you who are shy about your writing ability, remember, it doesn't have to be perfect. Just put your actual experiences and understanding in your own words as you would if you were telling someone about it. We'd be happy to help with editing and suggestions if you want... You can send in your deathless prose to: <newsletter at learningmethods.com> either attached as a Microsoft Word document or an Rich Text Format (.RTF) or pasted into the e-mail as plain text. A Word or RTF document will keep all your formatting (bold, italic, centred, underlined, etc.), plain text will lose all formatting.
The Debate continues...
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Many of you will already have read some or all of the intense debate
started on the Alextech e-mail list last June by David when he wrote in
challenging the premises behind the Alexander Technique and offering
another way of seeing things. This original debate in its entirety has
been posted to the Direction Journal site at
www.directionjournal.com/alextech. That version of the debate ended
with the dying down of events on the Alextech list.
However, further interesting correspondence has been coming privately to
David from various people who have read the debate. So there is now a
new version of the entire debate posted to the LearningMethods site
that includes this new material. You can find it at
www.learningmethods.com/debate/ In addition, anyone reading the
debate there can respond right away with their own contributions which
will be added to the on-going discussion.
Offer of web space to all LearningMethods teachers
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The growth of interest in the Internet has been phenomenal. Even the
LearningMethods site, which is a relatively new site, is receiving an
average of 210 hits each day, mostly
visitors to the articles page and the schedule of workshops. To help the
growing number of LearningMethods teachers tap into this potential, we are
offering them free web space on the LearningMethods site where they can
design and post their own web pages, articles and teaching calendars.
Links will be put into the main site leading to these new pages. The
first, Eillen Sellam's, has been up for a while at
www.learningmethods.com/eillen/. Several other teachers are in the
process of preparing their own pages, so keep an eye out for these new
sites...
Do you have any news... or upcoming workshops?
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Hopefully this newsletter will become not just a one-way vehicle to you,
but a multi-way joint endeavour. If you have any news to share,
announcements, or upcoming workshops to inform us about, send an e-mail
to: <newsletter
at learningmethods.com> with all
the details. The only thing we ask is that your submission is directly
relevant to the LearningMethods work and not about some unrelated interest
of yours, no matter how dear to your heart.
There is no particular deadline since this newsletter is sent out as a new
teaching schedule is set up and whenever there is enough news, but of
course the more you send in the more often it will come out...
General Description of Workshops
All of the workshops below follow the same format (unless otherwise noted in the workshop details). See details below for each workshop for dates and times and locations. Translation is available for the workshops in France and Sweden.
The emphasis in the groups is on learning how to learn and find out for yourself; i.e. the workshops are driven by your own questions, problems, explorations and experiments. The weeks are open to anyone willing and committed to learning more about themselves, to challenging their current framework of understanding and to exploring their practice or performance.
The classes will be small, usually between 6-8 participants, in order to ensure a depth of personal and practical work. Most of the time we will be working as a group so that each person learns to articulate their experiences and everyone can share in the learning. There is a tremendous support and understanding when we all go through things together.
The structure and format of each day is similar—approx. 10:00am to 3:30pm
with lunch from about 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Because of the small class size,
preference will be given to those committing for the whole workshop, but
if numbers permit, it may be possible to attend for a shorter period.
Private classes or small groups of 2-4 (1/2 hour for each person) with
David may be available some days after the workshop—contact the organizer
of each event for further information.
Summary of 1999 Teaching Schedule
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January 26-29 |
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Details of Upcoming Workshops
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Events for January, 1999
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Edinburgh, Scotland
January 26-29 (Tuesday to Friday, 10:00am to 3:30pm)
contact:
Robin Harrower
RH at AlexanderTech.freeserve.co.uk
8 St. Peters Place, Edinburgh EH3 9PJ
tel: +33 (0)131-229-9035
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Events for February, 1999
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London, England
February 1-4 and 6-9 (10:00am to 3:30pm, February 5th off)
contact:
Alison Murray
alisonmurray at compuserve.com
14 Belitha Villas, London, N1 1PD
tel: +44 (0)171-607-0527
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Events for March, 1999
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Stockholm, Sweden
March 1 - 5 (10:00am to 4:00pm daily)
contact:
Ċsa Bergenfors
e-mail: <asa
at learningmethods.com>
P.O. Box 187, 178 02, Drottningholm,
Sweden
tel/fax: +46 (0)8-759-0147, mobile:
+46 (0)707-306450
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Göteborg, Sweden
March 8 - 12 (10:00am to 4:00pm daily)
contact:
Pia Andersson
e-mail: <pia
at learningmethods.com>
Ringspinnareg. 7, 431 63, Mölndal,
Sweden
tel: +46-(0)31-276771
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Events for April, 1999
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Provence, France - Two Week Residential
April 5 - 9 and 12 - 16 (two days off, April 10, 11)
contact:
David Gorman
e-mail: <deegee
at learningmethods.com>
Quartier la Rouvière, 30130 St.
Alexandre, France
tel: +33 (0)4-66-39-55-75, mobile +33
(0)6-66-88-59-80
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Events for May, 1999
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Stockholm, Sweden
May 10 - 14 (Monday to Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm daily)
contact:
Ċsa Bergenfors
e-mail: <asa
at learningmethods.com>
P.O. Box 187, 178 02, Drottningholm,
Sweden
tel/fax: +46 (0)8-759-0147, mobile:
+46 (0)707-306450
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Oslo, Norway
May 16 - 20 (Sunday to Thursday, 10:00am to 4:00pm daily)
contact:
Victoria Johnson
e-mail: mats at os.telia.no
Hegermanng. 6/1, 0478 Oslo, Norway
tel: +47 2256-8474, Mobile: +47
9172-3233
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Events for June, 1999
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Provence, France - Two Week Residential
June 7 - 11 and 14 - 18 (two days off, June 12, 13)
contact:
David Gorman
e-mail: <deegee
at learningmethods.com>
Quartier la Rouvière, 30130 St.
Alexandre, France
tel: +33 (0)4-66-39-55-75, mobile +33
(0)6-66-88-59-80
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Events for July, 1999
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Stockholm, Sweden
July 19 - 23 and 26 - 30 (10:00am to 4:00pm daily)
contact:
Ċsa Bergenfors
e-mail: <asa
at learningmethods.com>
P.O. Box 187, 178 02, Drottningholm,
Sweden
tel/fax: +46 (0)8-759-0147, mobile:
+46 (0)707-306450
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Events for August, 1999
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Provence, France - Two Week Residential
August 16 - 20 and 23 - 27 (two days off, August 21, 22)
contact:
David Gorman
e-mail: <deegee
at learningmethods.com>
Quartier la Rouvière, 30130 St.
Alexandre, France
tel: +33 (0)4-66-39-55-75, mobile +33
(0)6-66-88-59-80
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Future Events
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Autumn workshops are being planned now and may include several weeks in
Ireland (Dublin and Galway), as well as a return trip to Toronto,
Boston and other North American spots. There is also the
possibility of an Australian trip being planned, but more on that
later...
How to reach us:
LearningMethods
Quartier la Rouvière, 30130 St. Alexandre, France
Tel: +33 (0)4-66-39-55-75, Fax: +33 (0)4-66-39-56-79
WWW:
http://www.learningmethods.com
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