AUSTAT Approved Teacher Trainer (AATT) Michael Shellshear has been teaching Alexander Technique since 1991. He has taught the Alexander Technique to thousands of people in private lessons and group classes, in that time.

Michael has spoken widely to groups and in the media about the Alexander Technique. He has also written many articles and courses about Alexander Technique. Michael is a five time Chairperson of AUSTAT and has served on many AUSTAT standing committees.

Michael holds BA in drama from University of NSW. He studied performance at the Drama Studio Sydney. He trained with Andrea Beesley in Sydney, graduating in 1991. Michael has Advanced Diplomas in Alexander Technique and Workplace Health and Safety. He holds  Diplomas in Health and Safety, Vocational Training and Assessment, Leadership and Management and Business.

Michael has taught in corporate Australia, lectured in workplace health and safety, leadership and management and workplace training and assessment.  Michael has written numerous courses and he developed and wrote the new AUSTAT Training Standards.

Michael has worked on a number of Alexander Technique teacher training schools including Alexander Technique Associates, School for FM Alexander Technique Studies and Sydney Alexander Teacher Training Program, where he was Associate Director.

Michael’s vision is for a safe place where we can enjoy experimenting with Alexander’s discoveries, explore flexible adaptability and new models of functioning and develop frameworks for communicating those discoveries for ourselves and others.

Jane Shellshear has qualifications from Sydney University and study in London and Manchester. She is a qualified Alexander Technique teacher having graduated from ATA in 1996 under William Brenner’s directorship. Jane is  the only Licensed Body Mapping Educator in Australia. The Association for Body Mapping Educators is a not-for-profit organisation registered in the USA that licenses highly trained individuals to teach Body Mapping to musicians.

Integrating this with a sophisticated approach to how movement and manner of physical-use impacts upon performance gives her teaching a unique tone.

Jane’s knowledge and pragmatic application of anatomy and physiology is a powerful area of expertise that will help you consolidate information about your body with the Alexander information.

Helen Thomson is a senior Alexander Technique teacher. She teaches at NIDA as well as running a private practice from her home. Helen has worked with senior teachers from around the world including John Nicholls, Caren Bayer, Pamela Blanc and many more.

Helen Graduated from the Sydney Alexander Technique School in 2004. She has been Secretary of AUSTAT a number of times  as well as an AUSTAT Conference organiser.

Stefanie Faye is a Canadian Neuroscience educator who works from Montana USA. She is an exceptional speaker who runs workshops, has a well known podcast and is a coach to professional in the USA and around the world.

Stefanie has worked  with top-tier organizations such as Google, Stanford University, the Hasso Plattner Institute for Design, Northwestern University, Alberta Children’s Hospital, the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, City Colleges of Chicago, the Department of Defense, the Canada School of Public Service and many more.

Her expertise is in coaching and teaching people how to use their mind-brain-body in ways that increase their sense of agency, self-compassion and sense of meaning and purpose. I’m particularly skilled at helping people who have a history of adverse early experiences and family dysfunction.

Stefanie has agreed to be on our faculty at Blue Mountains Alexander Technique and to present work with our group from time to time.