Eve Bernfeld is an AmSAT-certified Alexander Technique teacher, a writer, theatre artist, and a mother of three. In college, Eve couldn't decide if she preferred thinking (Philosophy) or doing (Theatre), so she double-majored. She went on to earn Masters degrees in Theatre Education and Applied Theatre. Eve taught drama for a number of years before finding a method that truly integrates thought and action: The Alexander Technique.
Eve trained for three years at the Oregon Center for the Alexander Technique. Since graduating in 2011, she’s had the privilege of studying with many senior Alexander teachers. Eve has also had the privilege of teaching many amazing students of all ages, including grandparents, musicians, pregnant people, athletes, people with Parkinson's, and college students at Lewis & Clark College, where she has been an Adjunct Professor for nearly a decade.
A long time ago, you began to (unconsciously) associate success - or safety - with deforming yourself: stiffening your neck or hunching your shoulders or puffing up your chest or holding your breath or locking your knees.
These patterns are now so automatic that you can't even feel it when they are happening. While we don’t “feel” them, these patterns are contributing to your stress, physical pain, and creating a general sense of discomfort within yourself.
If you don't interrupt these maladaptive habits, they will only get stronger and more impactful.
Use your brain to feel better in your skin.
You can learn to stand up straighter. To be more balanced. To settle your nervous system. To be less stressed. To breathe more easily. To garden without pain. To sail through pregnancy without complications. To conquer performance anxiety. To diminish your pain. To be better at whatever you do.
If you interrupt your bad habits, you will get stronger - physically, mentally, and emotionally.