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Ariel Weiss teaches the Alexander Technique online and in person through classes, lessons & more. www.atphila.com

The Alexander Technique is a time-proven method of helping people of all ages and occupations move more freely and comfortably, rid their bodies of tension, and even recover from injuries. Whether you're sitting at a computer all day or you're a performing artist, athlete, or senior citizen, the benefits of AT can help you realize your full potential and live a more comfortable life. I'm Ariel Weiss, and I completed my certification in the Alexander Technique in 1988. Through natural mind-body integration, I can show you how to break harmful everyday habits and more deeply connect with your performance craft, yourself, and others. Move free, think free, play free, feel free with the Alexander Technique.

10/27/2026

Sooooo many people have told you to put your shoulders back and down - yet honestly - they simply are not built that way.

Don’t believe me - go ahead and find a skeltal model to investigate , or find a picture online…

Not only are your shoulders not built that way, but when we force our shoulders down or back or back & down, it causes unnecessary tension:
- pulling on our neck
- blocking the free motions of our ribs which interferes with breathing

Helping you free up your buoyant postural balance is my passion - I even made a TEDx talk about it!

Check out the link in my bio to watch it: Posture myth-busting: it's easier than you think.

10/23/2026

How corny 🌽 are AT teachers?
Very! 🤣
Meet Imogen – my friend and colleague and our indispensable admin for ATTGP.
We met for lunch to plan the agenda for our Annual Meeting and couldn’t resist a little AT humor – hands on the back of taco –
(if you know you know 😉).

👉 Learn more about Imogen: https://imogenragone.com
👉 Learn more about ATTGP: http://www.alextechgreaterphila.com/

10/22/2026

I have last- minute openings for private lessons in Ctr City tomorrow Thursday at 1:15 and 4:15
DM or text to claim

10/21/2026

What are you doing with your legs in this moment?
Welcome back to my Mindful Moments series!

Many of us have a sneaky habit of pulling, tucking and otherwise tightening and engaging our legs when we are seated - which is a true shame and wasteful since the purpose of sitting is to rest your legs.🥹 Go figure 🤦🏻‍♀️

Let’s do a quick check: are your ankle joints directly beneath your knees?
If they are behind your knees - aka pulled or tucked back - slide your feet forward, away from you, until your ankles are directly underneath your knees (or if you are a taller human, try to have them even farther forward beyond your knees).

What do you notice about this small shift?
If you arent sure - no problem - repeat the experiment 😊
Pay attention to how the muscular tone shifts in your back, neck, thighs and hip flexors, too. Get curious if the shift in the position of your feet and legs may impact your head balance - Weird, right??!

Share your findings below 👇🏽 and click the link in bio above ⬆️ to learn more about AT Phila classes, lessons, courses and more 🤸🏿‍♀️

10/19/2026

Being in nature grounds us – When was the last time you put your bare feet into the dirt, grass or sand??

Being in big, open spaces can open our hearts and our imagination – When was the last time you got to stare into the expanse of sky or sea?

Being among trees is my favorite – It revives my connection to smelling earth and fully oxygenated breaths – Have you ever hugged a tree or laid under a tree’s canopy to stare at the sky through its branches?

What are your favorite ways to be in nature?
How does it replenish you?
Share below and click the link in bio above for more info.

10/15/2026

Let’s take an inventory for a moment and discover all of the surfaces of ourselves that are in contact with the world around us.
Notice how much of your seat is contacting the chair, as well as the back of your legs, your sacrum, ribs and shoulders that may be touching what is behind you.
Next notice how much of your feet are contacting the floor - are you more on the inside or outside edge? More towards the ball of the foot or the heel? Are you symmetrical from one side to the other?
Now notice where your hands and arms are resting - what are those surfaces touching? Perhaps your legs or a table, or even the sides of your torso.

Every point of contact holds the potential to be good support.
Gently choose to soften into all of those surfaces of support - see if you can simultaneously soften into all of the surfaces evenly - like the blended sounds of an orchestra playing together.
Notice that when you release into the surfaces of support - those surfaces can send you away - all you have to do is enjoy the ride 😉

How’d you do?

Share your findings below 👇🏽 and click the link in bio above ⬆️ to learn more about AT Phila classes, lessons, courses and more 🤸🏿‍♀️

10/13/2026

Here I am at Convocation last month to start my 29th year at The Curtis Institute of Music off right. 🤸🏿‍♀️

How lucky am I?
🎶 It's a thrill to help some of the most talented young musicians from around the world make their best music with ease, power, grace and joy!

This year I get to work with 2 Conducting Fellows, 3 pianists, 2 (female!) bass players, 2 horn players, a bassoonist, a cellist, a clarinetist, and an organist.

It's good to be back!

10/09/2026

Today we continue to explore the theme of agreement and repeat our experiment of looking in different directions with an eye on our “slinky” ribs.

Do you know what your ribs are doing when you look up and down?
I like to call them our “slinky” ribs to remind folks how flexible their ribs are - plus it’s cool to watch how when one side of the slinky ribs gets closer together (proximates) the other side opens!
This is a fun dynamic to experiment with your own flexible ribs -
Notice that when you look down, gently letting your front ribs close (proximate) opens your back and - Vice versa - looking up and allowing you back ribs to close allows the front to open 💃🏻

Now repeat the experiment side-bending and notice how the ribs softly come together on the side you are bending towards, allowing the opposite side to open fully.
Neat, right?

When we cultivate an inclusive attention, it can help us grow a cooperative mindset in relation to our own self as opposed to a competitive mindset. How can you shift your mindset to be in cooperative collaboration with yourself instead of competition?

How’d you do? You might notice that opening your slinky ribs opens your breathing 😊

Share your findings below 👇🏽and click the link in bio above ⬆️ to learn more about AT Phila classes, lessons, courses and more 🤸🏿‍♀️

10/07/2026

Thank you, Fran!
Fran has been a “regular” - attending my online classes from the very beginning of the pandemic when AT Phila went online. Your commitment and consistency shows in how you’ve been about to integrate Alexander’s discoveries into your everyday life! We’ve made so many discoveries together and delighted in the small and steady improvements we’ve made.
I can’t wait to see what we discover next! 🤸🏿‍♀️
Are you ready to dive into a process of self-discovery?
Click the link in bio above for more info on how to register for class or schedule a private lesson👆

10/05/2026

Today we continue with our theme of “agreement” and finding
the “point of no-pull” with some gentle movements.

Try this experiment: Place your right hand on our left collar bone and then slowly look to your left - What did you notice? Was there a small pulling in towards the midline of your left collar bone as you looked to the left?
Now see what happens on the other side - we are often quite different and rarely symmetrical!

Now experiment with your hand on your collar bone gently suggesting “away” (that is away from your midline) first, and then adding in looking to the side as you continue to think out and away with your shoulder.
Did anything change?

Repeat the experiment by looking upwards - Do your collar bones have a sneaky habit of pulling downwards?
What happens if you gently invite them to roll upwards to follow your gaze?

Share your findings below 👇🏽and click the link in bio above ⬆️ to learn more about AT Phila classes, lessons, courses and more 🤸🏿‍♀️

Address

@ Azuka Theatre 1700 Sansom Street, Suite 800 Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
19102

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 3:30pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(610) 506-2987

Website

https://linktr.ee/at_phila

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