Our Wonderful Team

Quotes:

F.M. Alexander

" For in the mind of man lies the secret of his ability to resist, to conquer and to finally to govern the circumstances of his life"

Teaching Staff

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Michael D. Frederick
Founder & Director

Malibu, Tuscany
Michael is an internationally recognized teacher in the field of Psychophysical Re-education.
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Carol P. Prentice
Co-Director

Malibu, Women's Retreat
Carol trained in the mid-1980s as an Alexander Teacher with Frank Ottiwell in San Francisco, CA.

 

The Alexander Technique is not a method of accumulating information nor the art of learning something new. It is, instead, the art of unlearning, which is much more subtle and, sometimes, a more difficult endeavor – unlearning that which is habitual instead of natural – letting go of old patterns and those repetitious opinions arrived at in times and circumstances totally different from those of the present.”
                                                         Laura Huxley, Author, Educator

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John Baron

Malibu, Tuscany
John has been a full-time teacher of the Alexander Technique for 35 years.
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Silvia Sferlazzo

Tuscany, Malibu
Silvia is an Alexander Technique Teacher, Yoga Teacher, and Dancer with 30+ years of teaching experience. She lives in Florence.
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Morgan Rysdon

Malibu
Morgan came to this work when she was 18 and pursuing her BA in Theatre.
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Michael Gelb

Malibu, Tuscany
Michael is an internationally renowned author, speaker, and consultant who helps individuals and organizations worldwide find innovative solutions to their most critical challenges.
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Lyn Carlsen-Klein

Tuscany, Malibu
Lyn has a BA in English from UCLA, where she also studied for a Masters's Degree in Dance. She was certified to teach the Alexander Technique in 1977, training with Frank Ottiwell and Giora Pinkas.
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Julie Shelton

Online, Malibu
Julie Shelton is a highly experienced Somatic Practitioner and Alexander Technique teacher.