Venue - Fontemaggio, Assisi

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With David Moore, Rossella Buono and Jeremy Chance

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Early bird discount for bookings 

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David Moore has been teaching the Alexander  technique and yoga for 40 years and runs training courses for Alexander teachers and yoga teachers in Melbourne, Australia. He is a registered Senior Teacher with Yoga Australia, He is the author of "Smart Yoga: Use the Alexander technique to enhance your practice, prevent injury and increase body awareness."

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Rossella Buono has been teaching the technique since she graduated in 2010 and presently runs her practice from Canterbury in the UK and Perugia in Italy as well as teaching online classes which she developed during the pandemic lockdowns. She is a skilled teacher in both private lessons and group classes. She is the co-author of "For the Love of Games: Alexander Technique Activities."

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Jeremy Chance ​Jeremy first experienced Alexander’s Discovery in 1968. He began teaching in 1979 and over his career has been involved in many projects: founding AUSTAT in Australia, publishing the DIRECTION Journal (now available from Mouritz), writing “The Principles of the Alexander Technique” available in seven languages and from 1999, founding and running BodyChance – a teacher training school in Japan.

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About the retreat

This retreat is open to participants of all experience levels and interests. Throughout the program we will often break into smaller groups so that each person can explore material most relevant to their background and goals.

Alexander Teachers
•     Sessions on self‑work
•     Development of hands‑on and verbal teaching skills
•     Guidance on establishing and sustaining a professional practice

Yoga Teachers
•     Deepening one’s personal practice
•     Using the Alexander Technique to refine observation, cueing, and teaching skills

Personal Trainers
•     Exploring efficient, sustainable form in resistance training
•     Applying Alexander principles to plyometric movement and dynamic coordination

Singers, Actors, and Public Speakers
•     A practical recapitulation of Alexander’s own process in restoring his voice
•     Work on breath, resonance, articulation, and whole‑body coordination

Participants with Prior Experience of the Technique
•     A chance to deepen understanding
•     Opportunities to apply the work more effectively in daily activities and professional contexts

Participants New to the Technique
•     A full immersion introduction to the Alexander Technique
•     Clear, practical experiences that build a foundation for ongoing learning
 

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The daily program.

6.30 – 7.00 Meditation

 

 

SEE REFUND POLICY BELOW

After 2pm - private lessons will be organized in the afternoon or evening. There will be free times for outings including visits to Assisi and Perugia.

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Depending on timing and interest we may do a late afternoon session in either yoga or Alexander Technique.

Venue:

Fontemaggio is located inside the Monte Subasio Park, just 15 minutes walk away from the top of Assisi, at 550 mt altitude. It is surrounded by hills and woods, offering an excellent opportunity for hiking in nature.

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The structure stands alone but is part of a larger complex that includes a traditional restaurant, a coffee shop (they have good coffee and lovely ice cream), and a camping ground.

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The food is vegetarian, only breakfast and lunch are included. For dinner there is the restaurant La Stalla next door, or people can go out to town and visit a wide range of excellent restaurants. Also we have the use of a kitchen, if you fancy cooking and washing up.

Fees include tuition, 2 private sessions, breakfast and lunch (vegetarian), and accommodation,

All the rooms are ensuite with towels and basic toiletries. Yoga mats will also be provided.

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We offer substantial discounts for early and very early-bird bookings

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Very early-bird discount is available up to 15 January 2027
 

• Single €1,550 per person    Early bird €1,450

• Double €1,350 per person   Early bird €1,250

• 3 bedroom €1,200  per person Early bird €1,100

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Fees can be paid directly to our bank accounts in Sterling or Australian dollars at the current exchange rate on the day.

 

 

What people are saying about David Moore, Rossella Buono and Smart Yoga

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"I have now been working as a yoga teacher for almost ten years and I have had the pleasure to work with many differently bodied people, including lots of people in chronic pain. I have seen the wonders that yoga has done in gently untying the emotional, physical and mental knots that people's lives, habits, choices and luck have created. I am and will be forever grateful to yoga's incredible transformative power. And yet, sometimes in my teachings, I would feel stuck in giving the right advice to students with certain deeply ingrained physical habits of coordination. My yoga teacher training did not prepare me for that level of analysis. Last July, I had the pleasure to host David Moore and Rossella Buono, in a six hour workshop at our studio in English Yoga Berlin. They brought the Alexander Technique into yoga and into my life. They provided me with the missing link" - Pinelopi -teacher at English Yoga Berlin

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I have lived with chronic pain for many years and this yoga has helped me so much. Each teacher has adapted poses for my needs and taught me how to tune into the needs of my own body. Can't thank David and the other teachers enough, - Marid Thorpe - yoga student, Melbourne

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Great yoga teachings, learning to perform the moves and stretches in keeping with the design of the body, and how we're meant to move. Love it! - Helene Goldberg - Alexander teacher in Melbourne

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What people are saying about the book "Smart Yoga"

 

Smart Yoga is a useful guidebook on navigating the Alexander Technique with yoga practices. The book is filled with diagrams and photos throughout to complement the text.

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The book explores tadasana, floor stretches, squatting poses, standing poses, twists, forward bends, backbends, hip openers, inverted poses and plank variations in great depth. I would recommend the book to anyone curious about the Alexander Technique and wanting to go into more details on the principles underpinning the methods as it relates to various yoga poses.

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It’s great to get another layer of perspective applied to poses, especially in preventing injury and building greater body awareness. I found the background and development of the Alexander Technique fascinating and can see how it would complement yoga practice. - from Yoga Today, the magazine of Yoga Australia

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 "This book is a must-read for modern day yogis searching for optimum coordination in poses to help them avoid the trap of trying to do yoga poses in a way that reinforces harmful patterns of thinking and movement" - From Amsat News - magazine of American Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique. - Suzanne Faulkener

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Bring your partner: participants are welcome to bring a non-participating partner to the venue. There is plenty for them to do in the vicinity.The cost will be €625 for breakfast, lunch  and sharing the room with you.

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Cancellation Policy

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• For cancellations received prior to March 1 - full refund less €75 handling fee

• For cancellations received between March 1 and April 25 refund of fees paid less €500

• For cancellations received after April 25 we cannot offer a refund.

 

We strongly recommend taking out travel insurance which will cover any losses in the case that you are forced to cancel.   

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Getting there:

Assisi is about 2 hours from Rome by bus or car and  15 minutes from Perugia airport.

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