Oakland Movement

His help was instrumental in giving me the ease and fluidity that helped propel me to victory in the Best USA Sommelier competition earlier this year and I strongly recommend his work for anybody for whom movement is a part of their living - and anyone who just likes to move.

Working with Steve helped pinpoint the habits I have that exacerbate the pain: what I learned as a child was the “right” posture, the way I bend over to pick something up or tie my shoes, the positioning of my head and neck while sitting at my desk.

I started working one-on-one with Steve seven years ago, and have found so much meaning and growth through my Alexander Technique journey with him.

Within 3 weeks, my neck and shoulder issues that had been present for years improved dramatically!

I wholeheartedly recommend Jaimi and Steve to anyone who seeks movement to think more, and not less, about space, time, intention and relationships.

It has helped me to improve my muscle functioning and retrain old patterns of movement that have been limiting me and causing distress to my body.

I sought out lessons after chronic back and shoulder pain became unbearable, sensing that there were ways I could move and hold my body that would be better for it than my habits.

Steve is a wonderful teacher - as a writer who spends hours every day hunched at the desk, Alexander Technique has taught me how to change my attention to movement in a way that nothing else has been able to.

To call it a movement technique is to diminish the impact of the wonderful lessons that have altered -- and continue to so do -- not only how I sit, stand, or move but also how I think and concentrate.

After many years of massage, physical therapy, acupuncture and other treatments, learning the Alexander Technique has done the most to sustainably eliminate pain from my daily life and give me optimism for the future.