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It is a fine spirit that can process essential scientific facts and deliver them in an engaging user-friendly package. I went to Ariel after years of chronic neck and back trouble and she showed and shared with me the information that I needed to realize how my own mis-handling of my body was creating distress and discomfort. Her teaching technique is warm,funny, careful, caring and best of all practical! I have only the highest praise for this journey of self-discovery and the guide I've found in Ariel.

George E Barrick
Artist, Preschool Director, Reiki Master

For most of my life I have pursued ways of lessening back pain. Now, working with Ariel I have learned to use my body in new ways that prevent back pain before it happens.

Richard Kagan
Photographer

Ariel is a gifted and dynamic teacher. Her classes connect the body and mind in a way that has helped me change my life in an extremely positive, healthy way. Ariel has shown me how to breathe and move in a way that is freeing, pain-free and practical.

Margaret Rukstalis, MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Ariel is, quite simply, an excellent teacher. I admire her sense of personal respect, her specificity, and her genuinely caring approach to the work.

Matthew Seneca
Actor, Singer, Alexander Technique Teacher in training -- 3rd year

An articulate communicator, Ariel is knowledgeable and experienced... a combination that proves to be remarkably effective as a catalst for growth and change. She has helped me get out of my own way; quieting overactive muscles to find a more released way of moving.

Karen Carlson
Choreographer, Dancer, Pilates Trainer

Ariel has gently helped me to re-claim a way of being that is freer, lighter and more graceful. I've discovered a world of ease that was literally unthinkable prior to my studies due to years of chronic neck and back pain.

Chris Caruso
Human Rights Activist, Alexander Technique Teacher in training -- 2nd year

Ariel’s sensitive and wise teaching has helped me learn to regain my balance. This work has given me a practical and positive way of living in the present.

Joan Sage
Publisher, and retired Social Worker

After three years of unsuccessful treatment for chronic pain — including acupuncture, physical therapy, yoga and chiropractic care — weekly sessions with Ariel gradually and completely helped me resolve the problems. The Alexander Technique has not just changed my physical state but how I think about my body, my work, and a more conscious way of living with my body rather than just pushing it around. I am now back to being an avid bicyclist and work out at a gym with flexibility I had not imagined was possible.

Julie Davids
Community Activist

If you desire an enhanced sense of balance and a reduction of physical stress, then Ariel shines as a star...

Clorinda Margolis, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist

After months of walking with a limp, Ariel was able to teach me to walk without a limp and also with better posture than I had experienced in years. Her gentle and supportive style has been welcome and positive after pursuing help unsuccessfully from a number of both mainstream and alternative health professionals for a chronic pain problem.

Marian Nasuti
Physical Therapist