The New York Center for the Alexander Technique: Laurie Kline and Michael Ostrow
The New York Center for the Alexander Technique was founded in 1990. We are committed to teaching the principles and practices of the Technique for achieving higher levels of health and functioning. Laurie Kline and Michael Ostrow are certified by both the American (AmSAT*) and English (STAT**) certifying organizations, and have been teaching the Technique since 1990. Laurie and Michael trained with Thomas Lemens, a graduate of Patrick MacDonald's training class. They have over 2,800 hours of training and have done extensive post-graduate work with many of the most experienced teachers of the Technique. They have taught workshops at several hospitals in New York such as the Hospital for Special Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital, as well as at corporations such as the New York Times and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As part of their training, they studied dressage, and have worked with horseback riders both in the United States and Germany.They have also studied with the renowned breathing and voice expert Carl Stough, and have both been authorized to teach his work. They incorporate his understanding of breathing coordination into their work.
The New York Center for the Alexander Technique was founded in 1990. We are committed to teaching the principles and practices of the Technique for achieving higher levels of health and functioning. Laurie Kline and Michael Ostrow are certified by both the American (AmSAT*) and English (STAT**) certifying organizations, and have been teaching the Technique since 1990. Laurie and Michael trained with Thomas Lemens, a graduate of Patrick MacDonald's training class. They have over 2,800 hours of training and have done extensive post-graduate work with many of the most experienced teachers of the Technique. They have taught workshops at several hospitals in New York such as the Hospital for Special Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, and Mount Sinai Hospital, as well as at corporations such as the New York Times and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As part of their training, they studied dressage, and have worked with horseback riders both in the United States and Germany.They have also studied with the renowned breathing and voice expert Carl Stough, and have both been authorized to teach his work. They incorporate his understanding of breathing coordination into their work.
Laurie Kline Laurie Kline graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts, and worked as a professional dancer for 20 years. Wanting to further explore movement at a deeper and more fundamental level, she trained as a teacher in the Alexander Technique. Her previous experience as a professional dancer uniquely qualifies her to work with performing artists and athletes. But she has also worked with a wide variety of clients, from office workers with problems sitting at their computers, to people suffering from chronic pain, to people interested in self-improvement and self-exploration. Laurie has been certified by the Open Focus biofeedback Center in Princeton New Jersey. By integrating the biofeedback open focus with the Alexander Technique teaching practice Laurie has been able to help speed up the practice of learning the Alexander Technique. She addressed the way people attend to themselves while learning to give themselves the directions necessary to changing habitual patterns. In addition to her private practice she has also worked with musicians at Wilkes-Barre College and at Diller-Quaile Music School in Manhattan. She has studied extensively with Carl Stough, the renowned breathing and voice instructor, and has been authorized by him to teach his work. |
Michael Ostrow Michael Ostrow graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in philosophy. His interest in philosophy and "mind-body" disciplines led him to study Zen Buddhism for a number of years, before finding what for him was "applied philosophy" or "Western Zen," namely the Alexander Technique. He found it to be the most practical and effective way to free himself from unconscious habits and rigidity, and to develop a much deeper level of self-awareness. He also spent his early years studying classical piano - unfortunately without the benefit of the Alexander Technique. Since completing his training in the Technique, he has investigated how to play with less tension and more awareness and sensitivity. This has helped him better understand the needs of musicians. He has assisted in the training of Alexander Technique teachers from 1995 to 2001. He has also studied with the renowned breathing and voice expert Carl Stough, and has been authorized to teach his work. He has worked with a wide variety of clients, from performing artists and athletes to people with chronic pain. He has recently helped clients with asthma and obstructive pulmonary disease improve their breathing to the point where they no longer needed inhalers, and has helped a client with spasmodic dysphonia, a condition in which speaking is strangled and labored, to recover her voice. |
