About Me
I am a certified Alexander Technique Teacher, a graduate of Cathy Madden Studio in Seattle, and a teaching member of Alexander Technique International.
Cathy Madden is renowned for her skills in observation and communication, her flexibility and repertoire of teaching strategies, and her commitment to both the refinement of existing teaching methods, and the innovation of new approaches. I am privileged to have trained with Cathy and to now be working at the leading edge of the Technique's evolution.
I am certified by John Grinder (co-originator of NLP) as an Advanced NLP Coach and have worked in general life-coaching and professional coaching roles. My independent practical and scholarly research contributes to the ongoing development of the epistemological discussions in the NLP community.
I have a Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) in Social Ecology, from the University of Western Sydney. My studies have covered: group processes, communications theories, transformational learning, cognitive biology, philosophy, psychology, cybernetics, chaos and complexity, and epistemology.
Some History
In my late teens and early twenties I was a competitive professional windsurfer. I learned a lot about what is required for high-performance in demanding contexts, however during this period I also developed severe back-pain. It was this pain that led me to the Alexander Technique. Thanks to the Technique I have been pain-free for many years and have returned to the ocean as an avid kitesurfer (kitesurfing photo by Jodi Stevenson, 2009).
For several years I was an early-childhood carer, working in community and council-run childcare centres for 0-5 year olds. Working with young children, especially pre-verbal kids, has greatly contributed to my skills in rapport and non-verbal communication. It has also taught me much about how we learn to think and move and about the interpersonal factors that can enhance these fundamental processes.
I am also a part-time musician and dj. I play trombone, electric bass, pocket trumpet, and piano with varying degrees of skill. Music is an ongoing adventure for me as I learn to generate and to appreciate an expanding range of aural experience.