OF THE AIR STUDIOS PRESENTS....

A Singer’s Health Workshop Series:
4 dAys to Focus on Wholistic Living As a singer


The Alexander Technique FOR Singers
Finding an easy breath and an easy body for singing and for life. Through Movement awareness singers improve vocal warm ups, practicing and performing. Voice/Body Anatomy. Incorporate everyday experiences to help alleviate muscle tension.
Saturday, June 6th, 2-4pm. $30.


Self-Massage & Yoga for Singers
Two Yoga/Massage therapists share several sequences to help relieve tension in larger muscle groups in the body which can affect the voice. Information will be relevant to maintaining the body before and after gigs, while on tour, playing an instrument and for those interested in tapping into stretching as a way of quieting the mind.
Saturday, June 13th, 2-4pm. $30.


Eastern Medicine & Movement For Singers
Using Alexander concepts of a free and easy head, neck and back, acupuncture and Chi Gong help to elaborate on opening energy pathways in the body and finding inner balance for performance and practice.
Saturday, June 20th, 2-4pm. $30.



Nutrition For Singers
Take time to learn and remember how to maintain a healthy immune system and address top singer afflictions such as allergies, acid reflux and more. Light snacks and Beverages will be provided.
Saturday, June 27th, 2-4pm. $35.

**RESERVATIONS REQUIRED FOR ALL WORKSHOPS

PYENG THREADGILL
is a native Lower East Sider and professional vocalist/composer, teacher of singing and the Alexander Technique. She has recorded two albums Sweet Home: The Music of Robert Johnson and Of The Air. She is completing her third album Portholes To A Love & Other Short Stories to be released this summer. Threadgill is a 2008 recipient of the New York Foundation for The Arts Fellowship in Music Composition. Additionally Threadgill teaches at her private practice Of The Air Studios and at the Brooklyn Conservatory.

Ms Threadgill’s approach toward teaching is to find a clear an inviting way that people can experience concepts of Alexander Technique and apply them to all activities.

JEN RESNICK
Jen Resnick came to Traditional Chinese Medicine through the practice and teaching of the martial arts. Her 25 years of movement studies led her to investigate theories of the body in Chinese medicine and in meditation practice. She attended Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NY and soon fell in love with the breadth and depth of Chinese medicine.

An international champion and nationally-renown martial arts instructor, Jen began her TCM practice in the Bay Area of San Francisco where she also was the Executive Director of a community martial arts center.

Jen is a pioneering member of the Global Alternative Healthcare Project, one of the first organizations to offer TCM-based medical aid internationally. She recently traveled to Bali, Indonesia and, together with other team members, treated over 2,000 people.

Jen Resnick is nationally certified with the NCCAOM in Chinese herbs and acupuncture, and is licensed in California and New York. As a practitioner of TCM, Jen honors the path of seeking wellness through the whole being, and the cultivation of balance in oneself.


SARAH WHITE
Sarah White-Ayón is a dancer, choreographer, video artist, Certified Massage Therapist and Alexander Technique teacher. Sarah holds a BFA in dance from UMKC, 1999; a certificate in massage therapy from the Massage Therapy Training Institute in Kansas City, 1999; and an AmSAT recognized Alexander Technique Teaching Certificate from the Balance Arts Center, New York City, 2007. She has had a private massage therapy practice in New York City since 2000. In her practice, she combines extensive knowledge from dance, yoga, meditation and the Alexander Technique to address individual needs. Her choreography and video art has been curated for shows and festivals in New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. Along with collaborative team Angel Ayón and Gerald Marks, she was the recipient of a 2008 iLAB residency from iLAND organization. In addition to making her own choreography, she has worked as a dancer/collaborator in the work of such artists as Alex Escalante, Flora Weigman, Jennifer Monson, Jessica Morgan, Levi Gonzalez, Rebecca Brooks, Meg Wolf and others. She is currently dancing with Felicia Ballos, Robbinschilds, and Nancy Garcia. She teaches Alexander Technique lessons regularly in Manhattan and is a teaching staff member of the Balance Arts Center.


EMILY HUBER
Emily Huber is a Brooklyn resident and owner of Seeing Through The Hands Studios, a women-owned business in Prospect Heights. A New York State Licensed Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, Certified Yoga Teacher and Certified Personal Trainer built her business to respond to women with pre- and postnatal fitness goals, the LGBTQ community, Fat Positive community, mothers of young children, and working women, singers, dancers and performers. Emily loves her trade and truly feels blessed to be able to serve her community!



CAROL PATTI
Carol Patti draws upon her 17 years as a clinical nutritionist, 10 years in social work and 5 years as a leadership coach to offer an integrative mind-body-spirit approach to nutritional healing. While teaching clients about sound nutritional principles and how to make better food choices, Carol also helps them to look at how their food and eating habits relate to other aspects of their lives. She works with the individual metabolic needs of her clients and integrates alternative testing and nutritional supplementation as needed. Carol's nutritional background includes 13 years at the HIV and Family Practice outpatient clinics of Lutheran Medical Center and 3 years at Strang Cancer Clinic. She is also certified by the Hays Research Institute in the use of their Emotional Competency Inventory (ECI) which she uses in her coaching practice. She is trained in leadership coaching through Star Factor Coaching for whom she has been working since 2004. Carol currently maintains a private practice at Dr. Andrea Auerbach's Family Wellness Center in Park Slope, Brooklyn.


VEHIA WALKER
Vehia Walker is a graduate of Purchase College where she majored in dance. It was in college that Ms. Walker discovered Pilates. She began to use the method as a way to strengthen her body and mind. Ms. Walker is a certified Pilates Instructor, dancer, and is currently studying at the Natural Gourmet Institute.