Alice Friedman comes to the practice of the Feldenkrais® Method with a background as a psychologist and dancer. She did her graduate work at Columbia University in the areas of developmental and social psychology and worked with developmentally delayed and autistic children. Alice moved to Canada and aside from continuing to teach dance and choreograph for community theatre, she established programs for children and families, established a private practice and with her husband, designed and built their own home and gardens.

Her interest in learning, movement and human development led her to a Feldenkrais® training program in San Rafael California, from which she graduated in 1987. It led her, as well, to study other modalities such as Ericsonian hypnosis, the trauma recovery work of Peter Levine and others, meditation, Cranial Sacral Therapy and intensive reading in development.

For 20 years she has continued to refine and develop her skills to facilitate her own and her clients’ awareness and function and maintains an active private practice on Salt Spring Island where she lives, and in Victoria.

An Assistant Trainer since 1995 she brings her experience of two decades of private practice, public and advanced workshops and exuberance to training programs. She has taught in training programs in Hawaii, the mainland United States and Canada. This is the second training program she has organized in Victoria with the vision of creating a vibrant community of skilled practitioners.

When not working, Alice likes to hike, garden and take photographs.