Alexander Teachers of the Mountain Region: ATMR

ATMR Member Monika Gross is Executive Director of The Poise Project. She shared that there is a Poise Project team at the Parkinson's Study Group Annual Meeting of researchers in San Diego this week, and they are advocating for Alexander for people living with Parkinson's and their families with great success!

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The Poise Project is showing up!

Team members Graeson Harris-Young and Kimberly Peterson are at our exhibit table at the Parkinson's Study Group Annual Meeting in San Diego CA this week advocating for Alexander interventions for people living with Parkinson's and their families.

We are proud to be one of these important exhibitors supporting Parkinson's research and programming, with an emphasis on diversity and socioeconomic accessibility. And we are proud to be a new Community Partner Member of PSG!

You can make your end of year donation to The Poise Project to support our 2026 activities at this link: https://www.thepoiseproject.org/donations

Summer is a great time to get out of our regular routine and think about more ways to transform and get closer to being who we want to be. Here’s a recent interview I did with Mystic Mag about how the Alexander Technique transformed my life for the better

Transforming Lives Through the Alexander Technique: An Interview with Tami Bulmash Tami Bulmash’s journey into the world of body awareness and posture correction began over two decades ago with the discovery of the Alexander Technique. She had

The Poise Project AT for Parkinson’s Trainings
Beginning this Wednesday and Saturday!

The Poise Project is training AT teachers & trainees to meet the demand we are creating for new jobs to work with people living with Parkinson’s disease and their families as integral members of interdisciplinary care teams. We are offering in depth training for AT teachers in this complex disease, and then connecting them to our growing international network of neurologists, allied health professionals, and community partners.

WEDNESDAY TRAININGS START THIS WEDNESDAY: Wednesdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 September
***Only one place left

SATURDAY & SUNDAY TRAININGS START THIS SATURDAY: Saturdays & Sundays, 9 & 10, 16 & 17 September
***Only five places left

Both Trainings will be at this time:
17h30-20h30 GMT+3 in Finland
16h30-19h30 GMT+2 in Netherlands
15h30-18h30 GMT+1 in UK & Ireland
10h30-13h30 Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4)
7h30-10h30 Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-7)

For detailed information and to register:

the Poise Project—BASIC TRAINING (Online via Zoom): “Alexander technique for Parkinson's disease” in September Teacher & Trainee Training via Zoom BASIC TRAINING (Online via Zoom): “Alexander technique for Parkinson's disease” Teacher & Trainee Training via Zoom Join the international AT for Parkinson’s team!   The Poise Project is working to train AT teachers & trainees to meet the demand we are creat

Mental Health Town Hall Improving Behavioral Health and Resilience is a top priority for the NCDHHS. In alignment with our mission to improve whole-person health, NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley is committed to speaking with individuals in communities across the state about North Carolina’s behavioral health needs and key ...

‘Partnering with Poise’: Alexander technique online group classes are a promising intervention to decrease loss-of-self and increase agency for care partners of people living with dementia | Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2022 View Poster Contact Presenter Poster Presenter Monika Gross Authors Monika Gross, J'aime Bellingham, Pepper Brisset, Celeste Condie, Stephanie Lazaro, Belinda Mello, Rajal Cohen Affiliations The Poise Project, University of Idaho, AT Motion Part of Topic Dementia Care and Psychosocial Factors > Deme...

Come visit our new website! Learn more about the many excellent Alexander specialists in our region!

Alexander Teachers of the Mountain Region – joining together to deepen our practice The Alexander Technique is a practical method for bringing awareness and choice to unconscious postural habits that interfere with our natural coordination and vitality.

DeWayne Barton is an activist and generational resident and land owner in my town of Asheville NC. He gets things done! If you are interested in supporting a significant urban project that is carefully designed to repair decades of "urban planning" harm done in Affrilachia to generations of Black residents in the Asheville area, I strongly encourage you to support the Blue Note Junction project. The Poise Project supports this project and will offer future support for the proposed health space that would be a place where Alexander technique and other health-positive modalities could be shared with the community.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-bipoc-community-through-blue-note-junction #/

Spotlight On: Blue Note Junction - The Laurel of Asheville Imagine a space that is vibrant with diversity; bustling with creative local business ventures; alive with edible plants, gardening classes and healthy cooking workshops; and exemplary in its ability to heal, rejuvenate and uplift entire communities through artistic performances, wellness opportunit...