RADA2026

Alexander Technique, Dart Procedures and Developmental Movement

with Elizabeth Johnson

& Luc Vanier

Co-authors of The Dance of Everyday Movement: A Developmental Framework for Whole-Body Integration with Rebecca Nettl-Fiol

London city center — Octobre 10th 2026

Royal Academy of Academic Arts (RADA) GBS Studio — 18 Chenies St WC1E7PA

Saturday October 10th 2026: 10-1pm and 2-5pm

Early bird June 1st: £80 / After September 1st £100-130

Contact email: vanier@integralmovementresearch.com

How do movement, posture, and coordination emerge and adapt within the body?

In this full day workshop in the heart of London, Luc Vanier and Elizabeth Johnson introduce the Framework for Integration (F4I℠) alongside the Dart Procedures through movement exploration, observation, discussion, and hands-on work. Participants will investigate patterns of support, spirals, adaptability, and coordination as they appear in both everyday activity and professional practice.

Designed for Alexander Technique teachers and trainees, body-oriented therapists, and anyone working closely with human movement, the workshop offers a practical and experiential approach to understanding how the body organizes itself in action.

The Framework for Integration (F4I℠) presents a clear and accessible way of perceiving movement relationships within the body. Through a small set of guiding principles, participants begin to recognize patterns of support, effort, protection, and coordination that influence how we move, breathe, balance, and engage with our environment. In doing so, the work sheds light on some of the common assumptions and misunderstandings many of us — and often our clients — carry about posture, movement, and functioning.

Rooted in developmental movement, somatic practice, and the psychophysical principles of the Alexander Technique, the workshop shifts attention away from correcting form and toward perceiving relationships: primary and secondary support, engagement and release, spirals and counter-spirals, adaptability and responsiveness.

Rather than pursuing fixed ideas of alignment or perfection, participants explore coordination as a living, responsive process — one shaped by awareness, curiosity, and context.

Throughout the workshop, participants move fluidly between table work, embodied exploration, observation, reflection, and practical applications to everyday activities such as sitting, walking, reaching, and speaking.

Payment: Early bird registration by September 1st 2026 is £80. After that date, registration options are: scholarship £100, Tuition £115, Supporter £130. Money can be sent through PayPal or bank account transfer.