Gabriella Minnes BrandesGabriella Minnes Brandes, Ph.D., has been teaching the Alexander Technique for over 35 years. She maintains an active practice in Vancouver, teaching musicians, actors, and horseback riders, engineers (among others) as well as training people to become Alexander teachers. For over a decade she taught the Alexander Technique in the Theatre department at Capilano University. Her research interests are informed by her Ph.D. in education and focus on connections between creativity, performance and Alexander concepts. Her current collaborative research with colleagues from Europe, UK and USA explores the Alexander Technique and Mindfulness-Based Approaches in Stress Management. She is the current co-chair of Alexander Technique International (ATI). She is also a member of the Canadian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (past president), the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (UK), the American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique and the Professional Association of Alexander Teachers (PAAT, UK)
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