elizabeth Reese, Amsat, M.Ed, LMHC,
Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique
Elizabeth Reese, AmSAT, M.Ed, LMHC, is a certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique, a certified dressage instructor, and a licensed mental health counselor.
She was a senior faculty member at AT-NYC, a certification program for Alexander teachers, and co-founder/instructor at Postural Rehabilitation, a continuing education program for veterinarians using alternative care in the treatment of dogs and horses. Her Alexander workshops have been presented around the county and at several of the American Society for the Alexander Technique’s annual national conferences. In 2012, along with Dr. Judith Shoemaker and Dr. Karen Gellman, she gave the keynote address and presented an AT workshop at the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society’s Annual Congress in Galway, Ireland and, in 2013, began a continuing education course in Denmark for the Danish Chiropractic Association.
Elizabeth has had a thirty year career as a teacher of mindfulness and kinesthetic awareness. She began studying the AT in 1981 with Marjorie Barstow and considered the work as a core part of her training as a dancer/choreographer/performer in NYC. She trained to be an Alexander teacher from 1991-94 at the American Center for the Alexander Technique. In 2004 and 2006, she completed year-long graduate courses for AT teachers, first with John Nicholls followed by Jessica Wolf’s course The Art of Breathing, based on the practices of Carl Stough. She is a certified yoga teacher at the 200 hr. level.
In 1987, Elizabeth discovered dressage, the study that united her love of horses, dance and the AT, and became a working student for Craig Stevens. She has studied extensively with Francois Lemaire de Ruffieu and Richard Ulman and has worked with Sally Swift, Karl Mikolka, Uwa Steiner, Betinna Drummond and Dominique Barbier and currently trains with Tom Noone.
Her interest in the embodied experience of trauma inspired her to become a licensed mental health counselor. She completed her master's degree at Hunter College during which time she worked at Mount Sinai Hospital's Day Treatment Program for people with chronic mental illness. For the following three years, she worked as a therapist in community mental health in NYC. In 2014, she was a research associate on a study exploring the significance of posture in performance, injury, relationship and emotional regulation, using horses as models, funded by the American Holistic Veterinary Foundation.
Elizabeth is currently on faculty at Bard College Graduate Vocal Arts Program and at Neighborhood Playhouse, a two year actor's training program in NYC. She maintains a private practice at her farm in Sugar Loaf, New York and in New York City.
She was a senior faculty member at AT-NYC, a certification program for Alexander teachers, and co-founder/instructor at Postural Rehabilitation, a continuing education program for veterinarians using alternative care in the treatment of dogs and horses. Her Alexander workshops have been presented around the county and at several of the American Society for the Alexander Technique’s annual national conferences. In 2012, along with Dr. Judith Shoemaker and Dr. Karen Gellman, she gave the keynote address and presented an AT workshop at the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society’s Annual Congress in Galway, Ireland and, in 2013, began a continuing education course in Denmark for the Danish Chiropractic Association.
Elizabeth has had a thirty year career as a teacher of mindfulness and kinesthetic awareness. She began studying the AT in 1981 with Marjorie Barstow and considered the work as a core part of her training as a dancer/choreographer/performer in NYC. She trained to be an Alexander teacher from 1991-94 at the American Center for the Alexander Technique. In 2004 and 2006, she completed year-long graduate courses for AT teachers, first with John Nicholls followed by Jessica Wolf’s course The Art of Breathing, based on the practices of Carl Stough. She is a certified yoga teacher at the 200 hr. level.
In 1987, Elizabeth discovered dressage, the study that united her love of horses, dance and the AT, and became a working student for Craig Stevens. She has studied extensively with Francois Lemaire de Ruffieu and Richard Ulman and has worked with Sally Swift, Karl Mikolka, Uwa Steiner, Betinna Drummond and Dominique Barbier and currently trains with Tom Noone.
Her interest in the embodied experience of trauma inspired her to become a licensed mental health counselor. She completed her master's degree at Hunter College during which time she worked at Mount Sinai Hospital's Day Treatment Program for people with chronic mental illness. For the following three years, she worked as a therapist in community mental health in NYC. In 2014, she was a research associate on a study exploring the significance of posture in performance, injury, relationship and emotional regulation, using horses as models, funded by the American Holistic Veterinary Foundation.
Elizabeth is currently on faculty at Bard College Graduate Vocal Arts Program and at Neighborhood Playhouse, a two year actor's training program in NYC. She maintains a private practice at her farm in Sugar Loaf, New York and in New York City.
