“a caress to the soul”
Hi Tracy! I wanted to thank you immensely for Saturday’s class, it was really a caress to the soul (literal translation from Spanish: un mimo al alma).
- Lu Lozano, Actress, Argentina
“Tracy managed to take what is the reality of today and reframed it as a self-driven, self-empowered practice.”
“In my mind Alexander Technique is all about touching and being in the same space. Tracy managed to take what is the reality of today and reframed it as a self-driven, self-empowered practice. The last thing I want are techniques and tools that are contingent on my teacher being in the room. Tracy gave us the language and practice that we can build on ourselves. How did she pack in spine, skull, breath, and imagination into 6 weeks? Through the screen, she could tell if we were planted on our feet or making use of our spine. Through the screen, Tracy helped me feel safe and empowered in my body.”
“It's an extremely satisfying learning experience!”
“Tracy’s Alexander Technique class is a small, potent wonderland of experiences, images and ideas. She effortlessly moves the group back and forth between deeply relaxed sensory exploration and stimulating visual learning. The images we absorb resonate in our bodies, and in turn what we feel informs what we see. It's an extremely satisfying learning experience!”
“Tracy is a a magician she knows exactly the right buttons to push to free the actor of tension.”
"I learned so much about the human body in this class! And the funny thing is? I actually feel like it’s gonna stick. Tracy is a a magician she knows exactly the right buttons to push to free the actor of tension.”
"I finally get and love my spine! My relationship to my body, finally make sense."
"The class reawakened a curiosity about my use of my body, that was more detached from judgment and a desire to get it right than in previous AT training."
"Tracy helped me to discover a long lost connection that I didn't know I had with myself."
"...she helped me to find comfort and belonging in my body."
—- Students at the Completely Ridiculous Conservatory
“so many different modalities connected, felt like it acknowledged the whole human in a really full way.”
Such an amazing class from so many angles ❤️🌱💛🌧🌞💞 thank you. Really watered my soul. it was so fun to have so many different modalities connected, felt like it acknowledged the whole human in a really full way. And prepared me perfectly for having to do a monologue that I’d read twice in class right after. Wouldn’t have felt safe without the tools and set up you gave ❤️
- Master Class participant, BAC”
“I feel so well taken care of in your skilled, brilliant, able hands and intentionally-created spaces,”
I feel so well taken care of in your skilled, brilliant, able hands and intentionally-created spaces, Tracy. Thank you! (I also FREQUENTLY think of how I felt leaving your studio after you did some hands-on AT with me once. It was probably the wildest sensory experience of my life. - Participant, Poised to Play!
“All of the adjustments made me and my classmates seem so much more powerful - our presence grew so much bigger"
“In Tracy’s words, her greatest interest as an educator “dances at the intersection of embodiment, mindful practice, play, and community.” These qualities were on full display as Titus cast members participated in games and exercises exploring the principles of self-awareness and psycho-physical organization. "This helped me get rid of ‘learned habits’ - things we have taught ourselves over the years that don't help our breath, voice, or posture,” remarked one actor following the workshop. Cast members uniformly noted an eye-opening sense of freedom resulting from Tracy’s individual work with them. According to one student, “This was incredibly powerful, both experiencing it for myself and watching my classmates experience it. All of the adjustments made me and my classmates seem so much more powerful - our presence grew so much bigger’“
-Fairfield College, Theater Department
“The 3-dimensional understanding of my body has allowed me to feel at home in a body I've spent most of my life trying to change.”
I wanted to say an enormous thank you for the things you taught me in AT sessions. They have helped me tremendously in life. There have been many times since the start of all this [COVID-19 Pandemic] that I have felt unable to continue and absolutely done, but I find myself grounding - letting go of excess tension, finding freedom. When I think of these things I feel instant relief and space. The 3-dimensional understanding of my body has allowed me to feel at home in a body I've spent most of my life trying to change. The mapping of my anatomy has been so helpful in sitting at computers for a long time, but also in my yoga practice. I started running recently and I have never been able to run before because of different medical problems I've had. But for the first time I had the freedom to jog, and more importantly to enjoy what I am doing. I've spoken to so many people in my life (who know of all my back and breathing issues) since quarantine started and reflected on what a big difference having those no more than 15 lessons made in my ability to function and press on in this time. It has helped me with guitar and singing. And I'm mentioning all these other skill sets because I have been able to grow them on my own because of the principals you taught and the lie downs and exercises you gave. I know I am not doing things as right as I can with my body, but I'm okay with that. I'll get there when I get there. Of course when there's a semblance of normalcy again, I would love to have more sessions (this isn't a "thanks, bye!" email) I just wanted you to know, because I've been letting everyone else know what a difference you made, but I hadn't let you know. Thank you. Hope you're doing well Tracy.
-Karina Padron, NYC