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TRAINING REQUIRED TO TEACH THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE AmSAT-certified
teachers of the Alexander Technique have completed
a teacher training program of 1600 hours of class
instruction over a minimum of
three academic years with a student-teacher ratio no greater than five-to-one. AmSAT (American Society for the Alexander Technique) maintains the nation's highest standards for teacher training, certification and membership and maintains affiliations with similar credentialing bodies worldwide. There are over 600 AmSAT-certified teachers nationwide. Board-approved AmSAT teacher training courses meet the requirements of the Training Approval Committee which periodically reevaluates each of AmSAT's teacher training programs and its directors. |
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ORGANIZATIONS OF CERTIFIED TEACHERS There are 20 international affiliated societies of certified teachers of the Alexander Technique with over 3000 members across the world. ATAS (Alexander Technique Affiliated Societies) is the organization of these societies. The Affiliated Societies maintain and assure training standards which originated with F.M. Alexander. Standards include a minimum of 3 year training courses with an average of 36 weeks per year of 5 days a week. STAT, the Society of
Teachers of the Alexander Technique, is
the oldest professional association of teachers of the
Alexander Technique. Formed in London in 1958, it has
several hundred members in England and 36 other
countries. .
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is
the largest professional organization for teachers
of the AT in the US. Founded in 1987 AmSAT is an
educational non-profit organization.
Featured speakers at past ACGMs have included neuroscientist Dr. Tim Cacciatore speaking about his research into Postural Control and Dr. Joseph LeDoux, Professor of Science at the Center for Neural Science, New York University. |
AmSATonline.org Associate Membership
AmSAT Journal The AmSAT Journal is a professional journal dedicated to publishing high quality writing on practical, theoretical, and professional aspects of the Alexander Technique. Published twice yearly, subscriptions are available to the public for $20 (US address), $30 (international address). Subscription information: info@AmSATonline.org |
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To facilitate the exchange of ideas and
information on a global scale, eleven international
congresses have taken place to date with the twelfth
upcoming in August of 2021. These congresses bring together teachers from around the world to exchange work, knowledge and experiences of the Technique. Collections of published papers from these congresses are available from STAT. |
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Jill Geiger, AmSAT, STAT teaching the Alexander Technique since 1990 Newton, MA 617 527 7373 bjill@verizon.net |