WMPI hosts Alexander Technique teacher and musician, Ms. Satoko Kajita, in-person and on Zoom. To join virtually, click here to register.

For over 100 years the Alexander Technique has been popular as a re-education of the body and mind among people worldwide. It has been taught as one of the academic classes at many educational institutes.

In this workshop, participants can learn about the introductory aspects of the Alexander Technique and how to be aware of their unconscious habits of their body which might cause unnecessary muscular pain and tension for playing their instruments. Participants can experience, as a crucial principal of the Alexander Technique, how the balanced relationship of the head, neck, and torso lend a coordinated condition to the whole body and breathing. Using the principal, participants can explore how to be with their instruments and play with minimum effort and ease.

Please bring:

• a yoga mat or thin blanket

• 4 to 5 thin paperback books (about 3-4 inches total)

• your instrument

Satoko Kajita was certified as an Alexander Technique teacher by ACAT and AmSAT after completing 3 years required training program. She received M.A. of English literature from graduate school of Kobe City University of Foreign Studies in Japan, and finished the doctoral courses. She taught literature at the university for 3 years, and sung as a jazz vocalist in Kobe area. She moved to US in 2003 to study voice performance at Berklee College of Music with a scholarship, and received the Two-Year Certificate. She taught the Alexander Technique in NYC area and assisted the classes at The New School, Bernard College, JCC, Teacher Certificate Program at ACAT, Free Monthly Demonstrations of the Alexander Technique at ACAT, New York Open Center and Mozart Academy. She also performed as a vocalist and Sanshin player in NYC area. In 2011 she moved to Washington DC.