Patrick Johnson and Michael Gelb
Would you like more books in your life? Would you like to meet the person who wrote that book you like? Our series of talks with authors of books relevant to the Alexander Technique community might let you do just that!
Sunday 27 JUNE 2021 at 6PM UK Time zone
We are happy to welcome Patrick Johnson and Michael Gelb
Patrick Johnson, Ph.D., M.NeVLAT/STAT, will be talking about Alexander Technique in the world of science and science writing. His work is devoted to improving scientific understanding of the Alexander Technique (AT). In collaboration with a team of other teachers, Patrick is helping Alexander Technique teachers and students who would like to better understand the work from a scientific perspective; scientists, medical professionals and other somatic or rehabilitation practitioners who are interested in the research basis for AT; and anyone who would like to explore scientific research on mind, movement, and posture.
Michael Gelb will tell us about writing many, many books. He is the author of 17 books including the international bestseller How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: 7 Steps to Genius Every Day. His books have been translated into 25 languages and have sold more than one million copies. Recent releases include The Healing Organization: Awakening the Conscience of Business to Help Save the World, co-authored with Prof. Raj Sisodia, and Mastering the Art of Public Speaking: 8 Secrets to Transform Fear and Supercharge Your Career. Michael just released the updated 40th Anniversary Edition of his classic work: BodyLearning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique.
After each talk, there will be a Q&A session with the authors. If you can't attend, please feel free to send your questions by email, we'll ask them for you and you can see the reply in the recording. You can also have an informal chat during the breaks in the breakout rooms. Bring your cup of tea and catch up with your friends and colleagues or meet new pals!
Programme outline:
- 6pm: Patrick Johnson
- 6.35pm: Breakout room chat
- 6.50pm: Q&A
- 7pm: Michael Gelb
- 7.35pm: Breakout room chat
- 7.45pm: Q&A
- 7.55am: Wrap up, conclusions, and information about the next AUTHORS session!
A recording will be available until 17 July 2021.
Authors - The Not Your Usual Bookclub runs online every two weeks. It's open to everyone - all teachers, pupils and friends. There's a small charge of €6 a session or €20 for the 4 sessions (live and recorded) in each season.
We hope you can join us!
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Patrick Johnson, Ph.D., M.NeVLAT/STAT, was a full time experimental physicist from 1997 until 2014 during which time he authored and co-authored over 40 peer reviewed publications with over 2000 citations to date. He researched liquid crystals, optical scattering, and colloidal physics at the University of Minnesota, University of Amsterdam, University of Utrecht, and AMOLF institute, and Simmons College where he was an assistent professor of physics from 2004 to 2006.
Dr. Johnson began taking Alexander Technique lessons in 2002 due to chronic back pain. He trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique from 2006-2010 at the Alexander Technique Center Amsterdam (ATCA) under the guidance of Paul Versteeg and Tessa Marwick. He also spent one year training at the Alexander Technique Center Cambridge with Tommy Thompson in 2005.
In 2010 he began teaching Alexander technique at Smartbody Studio in Amsterdam which he co-owns with his wife. See www.smartbody.nl/en/alexander-technique. He also teaches improvisational dance and running technique based on Alexander Technique principles. He taught anatomy and physiology for Alexander Technique teachers in training at ATCA from 2010 to 2013 and has taught anatomy and physiology for Pilates teachers in training from 2008 until the present. He currently presents workshop for Alexander Technique teachers on the Science of the Alexander Technique with Tim Cacciatore.
Michael J. Gelb
The world’s leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development, Michael J. Gelb is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, innovative leadership and executive coaching. His clients include DuPont, Emerson, Genentech, KPMG, Merck, Microsoft, Nike and YPO.
Michael is a Senior Fellow at The Center for Humanistic Management and a member of the Leading People and Organizations Advisory Board at the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business. Michael was also awarded a Batten Fellowship in Innovation from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business, and he co-directed the acclaimed Leading Innovation Seminar there for more than 10 years. Michael was honored as “Brain of the Year” (1999) by the Brain Trust Charity – other recipients include Steven Hawking, Garry Kasparov and Edward De Bono.