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OFELIA RUIZ-ALONSO
Alexander Technique, Viola
Workshop
Every time we consciously inhabit our bodies we freely share with ourselves and others the gift of presence. When we are truly present, we can notice things in a new way each time and cultivate curiosity, wholeness, and joy.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
The Alexander Technique is an awareness-building practice that explores the connections between mind and body in order to experience greater ease and freedom in our movements.
As a process-oriented work, AT draws attention to our habits and invites us to experiment with alternative choices of thought and movement, to increase our sense of self-agency and general wellbeing.
As an Alexander Technique teacher, I will use verbal instruction and gentle hands-on work to guide students towards new possibilities of how they use their bodies and interact with their musical instruments.
My goal is to share the fundamental principles of the Technique as exploratory tools that the students can take and apply to their respective artistic and everyday activities.
Biography
Ofelia is a violist and an Alexander Technique teacher based in Tijuana, Mexico.
As an Alexander teacher, she is both an active member of the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT), and the Mexican Association of Alexander Technique Teachers (APTAM).
She trained under Ann Rodiger in NYC, whose Alexander Technique lineage traces back through Joan and Alex Murray, to Walter Carrington, to F. M. Alexander himself, founder of the Technique.
Ofelia underwent the Alexander Technique - Performing Artists Teacher Training at the Balance Arts Center (2022–2025), with both the generous support of the Judith Leibowitz Scholarship Fund and the Balance Arts Center Scholarship.
As an AT teacher, she has been a regular guest speaker at the Balance Arts Center's Global Virtual Conferences, hosted every Spring and Fall semester in NYC. She is also very excited to be a guest teacher at the upcoming Altalena Music Festival 2026 in Italy.
As a violist, she has toured extensively around Mexico and the US with prominent ensembles, including the Orquesta de Baja California. Ofelia has also shared the stage with many world-class artists such as Andrea Bocelli.
Ofelia holds two degrees in viola performance, a Bachelor of Music from the Autonomous University of Baja California (2015), and a Master of Music from San Diego State University (2018).
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