Author Archives: Luc Vanier

Inhibiting the Erasure

For Alexander Technique teachers, developmental movement offers both a challenge and an invitation. To think developmentally is to accept that the future is uncertain and that our aliveness depends on engaging with the unfolding process of living. I once believed ballet was separate from the movements of babies, but I’ve come to see they areContinue reading “Inhibiting the Erasure”

The Spiral Path to Mastery

“Mastery follows the body’s own design—a spiral path where movement, joy, and resilience grow together.” I see, over the years, where I got confused between refinement, mastery, and erasure. It’s in my nature to want to get better at something. I once believed this was purely a “good” quality, but now—after years of running behindContinue reading “The Spiral Path to Mastery”

One trick pony

At some point when working with someone, I’ll inevitably smile and say, “Yep, I’m just a one-trick pony!” This can be both confusing and enlightening. Confusing—because the mind often expects a multiplicity of answers for the variety and complexity of movement problems. Enlightening—because it reveals that, in essence, I’m always doing the same thing. TheContinue reading “One trick pony”

Functional Movement Integration — August 5-6, 2018

Functional Movement Integration: A Structural Framework for Alexander Technique Teaching Join us at Loyola University right after the International Congress in Chicago for two days of intensive work in the Dart Procedures inspired Functional Movement Integration. This workshop, hosted in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts August 5-6, 2018, is a limited registration event forContinue reading “Functional Movement Integration — August 5-6, 2018”