Teachers

Hope Martin

Hope Martin has taught the Alexander Technique for 37 years, trained Alexander teachers for over two decades at the American Center for the Alexander Technique, and operates Hope Martin Studio in New York City. She is a Meditation Instructor, a Focusing trainer and has been a close student of Pema Chodron for 30 years. Her particular passion is in helping her students discover how easeful, upright posture is an expression of their human dignity, confidence, and innate wakefulness. To learn more about Hope’s work, visit hopemartinstudio.com

Events with Hope Martin

Embodied Listening®
September 5 - 7, 2025

Cultivating the Wisdom of the Body Embodied Listening® offers a way to move through blockages, challenges and uncertainty by tuning into your most reliable source for guidance — the wisdom of your body. In this time of challenge and upheaval, learning to be present to your body’s inherent knowing is an essential skill. During this retreat, we will draw on three contemplative practices that cultivate insight, compassion, and confidence: Mindfulness Meditation to relax mental holding patterns Alexander Technique to release physical holding patterns Focusing to access deeper feelings held in the body This highly experiential workshop is held within a…