 ATI-LA offers a three-year training for those interested in teaching the Alexander Technique. The ratio of students to teachers is 5:1, enabling all participants to receive continuous attention and supervision.
The Institute provides a course of study and training in the principles of “psychophysical re-education of the use of self” as discovered by F.M. Alexander: recognition of the force of habit, faulty sensory perception, inhibition, direction, means-whereby and end-gaining.
This method of psycho-physical re-education develops an in-depth understanding and a highly refined experience of natural coordination and functioning. Participants learn to identify, evaluate and change habitual patterns in daily life. As a trainee, you will learn to direct others in the discovery and application of the principles.
Curriculum
- Daily personal instruction in the “use of self”
- Observation and analysis of postural efficiency at rest and in movement
- Application of the Technique to a wide range of activities in daily life
- Reading and discussion of literature by F. M. Alexander and others
- Exploration of human anatomy—video, books, hands on, and movement
- Integration of the principles of the Technique while teaching others; communications to
- Practice Teaching, with faculty supervision
- The Alexander Technique as a profession: insurance, marketing, educating the public
Requirements for Application
Applicants to the three-year training course are required to have 30 private lessons in the Technique with a certified teacher prior to beginning the Teacher Training Course. Applicants must complete an application form, have lessons with faculty, visit the school, and have an interview with the Director(s) of Training.
Upon application, the student will be asked to list previous education or training. If the student has had previous training in an AmSAT or S.T.A.T. approved training course, appropriate credit may be allowed at the discretion of the course Director(s).
A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s Alexander Teacher(s) is required.
Trainees are required to sign an enrollment agreement which contains a statement that they will not undertake to teach the Alexander Technique nor present themselves as teachers until they have received a Certificate of Completion.
Applicants must visit the physical facilities of the school and have an interview with school personnel prior to enrollment as required by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs. Download application.
Tuition
The cost of the three-year training course of 1620 hours is $22,800.00, payable in nine installments of $2,533.33. Each payment is due two weeks before the beginning of each trimester. There are currently no grant or scholarship programs available through the school.
Schedule
 The Course meets five days a week, Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. We operate on a trimester basis, twelve weeks per trimester (or term). There is a one-week mid-term break, as well as a summer and winter vacation. Trainees may enroll at the beginning of any trimester (September, January or April), when there is an opening. Click here for current schedule.
Probation and Dismissal
The first twelve weeks (one term) of training are probationary and an evaluation of the trainee will be made at the end of that time. Dismissal from the course will occur only in the case of unsatisfactory work or conduct as determined by the Director(s) of Training of the school with the advice of other faculty.
Certification and Completion
A Certificate of Completion is given provided the trainee has completed the three years of training (1620 hours) and has achieved a satisfactory level of proficiency in teaching the Alexander Technique, as determined by the Director(s) of Training and faculty. The course is approved by the American Society of Alexander Teachers (AmSAT). Upon satisfactory completion of the Teacher Training Course—and certification—graduates become eligible to join AmSAT as a Certified Member.
State Approval
ATI-LA’s training program is approved by the State of California Department of Consumer Affairs that is responsible for overseeing vocational post-secondary education.
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