Pamela Blanc
Bring Semi Supine to Life - Teaching Active Rest
This workshop contains practical work. Come have a "lie down." Teaching large classes in university music and theater departments necessitated a way of introducing the principles of the Technique while engaging the students' constructive thinking. Learn a simple and easy way to inspire Awareness, Inhibition, and Direction when working with groups or in your private practice. A brief introduction to the process of "Active Rest" will be provided. Participants will be asked to play the role of student, gaining first hand experience. We begin the foundation for "Active Rest" in semi supine, then bring "Active Rest" to sitting, "Active Rest" standing, "Active Rest" walking. We explore directions keeping us well coordinated in whatever spatial movement we make.
Pamela Blanc certified 1979 by the American Center for the Alexander Technique, San Francisco, Frank Ottiwell and Giora Pinkas, Directors. Pamela assisted on Frank Ottiwell’s course for three years.
She is a founding Director of the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles (1987); was a Director of Training for nine years and Senior Faculty member; continues on the Board of Directors, guest teaches, and oversees the continuing education program.
In June 2003 Pamela completed the Graduate Training Program, The Art of Breathing, with Jessica Wolf at ACAT-NY. In 2006 Pamela assisted Jessica Wolf in teaching this course a second time at ACAT-NY.
Pamela has a private practice in Los Angeles; teaches in the Conservatory of Music at Chapman University; the Music Department of California State University Northridge; the South Bay Children’s Choir; is on Faculty of Opera Works; and serves AmSAT as Chair of the Training Directors Committee since 1998.
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