Hope Martin Studio

12/22/2023

This New Year find more balance and ease in your meditation practice and in your life. Happy to be offering this one day workshop Jan. 6th Zen Mountain Monastery Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji Pawel Wojtasik Larry Gagler

Please join us at NYZ January 6, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

This workshop includes instruction on basic body mechanics and alignment, experiential exercises and hands-on from the instructor to help improve your posture and release unnecessary tension in your meditation practice and in your life.

Hope Martin has taught the Alexander Technique for over 35 years and operates Hope Martin Studio in New York City. She is a Senior Teacher who trained Alexander teachers for 25 years at the American Center for the Alexander Technique.

Martin Martin Studio

For more information or to register visit:
https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-alexander-technique-with-hope-martin/

12/11/2023

Start the year out right! Thrilled to be teaching this day-long workshop in NYC.

The Shape of Awake at NYZ
January 6 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Is it challenging or uncomfortable to sit in zazen for long periods of time? The Shape of Awake workshop will teach you to be more effortless, upright and comfortable on your cushion and in your daily activities. A balanced posture in meditation is essential to the practice and completely transforms the experience. Join Hope Martin, a master teacher of the Alexander Technique and a long- time meditator for this unique program. The workshop includes instruction on basic body mechanics and alignment, experiential exercises and hands-on from the instructor to help improve your posture and release unnecessary tension.

To learn more about this workshop visit:
https://zenstudies.org/.../nyz-alexander-technique-with.../

Martin Martin Studio

08/04/2022

Excited to be offering these retreats at beautiful DDL in Nova Scotia, Canada!

Discover How to be Fully Present and at Ease in Your Body - https://mailchi.mp/ee1cea3cd38a/discover-how-to-be-fully-at-ease-in-your-body-13432843

11/11/2021

looking forward to this retreat starting tomorrow, Nov.12th!

Hope Martin discusses the ways we can unlearn habitual patterns at her upcoming SMC online retreat. Learn more at https://www.shambhalamountain.org/program/o...

05/25/2021

Join me! Embdied Listening online retreat this weekend.
Check out the blog post I wrote about Embodied Listening!
https://bit.ly/3uiVvn8
Also my interview about Embodied Listening on KCRW.
My interview is 21:53 into the podcast: https://tinyurl.com/k957kwtx

Shambhala Mountain Center

In this time of challenge and upheaval, learning to fully inhabit your body and be present to its inherent knowing is an essential skill. 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...

05/15/2021

Learn how to practice Embodied Listening by using Mindfulness Meditation, the Alexander Technique and Focus.

04/12/2021

A Memorial Day Weekend Retreat on Zoom
https://tinyurl.com/hp5jd8zy

FREE Introduction
https://tinyurl.com/yd8cs393

01/16/2021

Cultivate ease, balance, non-striving and a more embodied experience in meditation and in all your activities. Open to new and experienced meditators. Meditation instruction will be given.

https://tinyurl.com/yywanhqn

01/27/2020

Join Hope Martin at the beautiful Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta when the flowers are blooming ! for these unique and beneficial programs.
Register: tinyurl.com/WeekwithHope

11/20/2019

Join me tomorrow Thursday Nov. 21 for The Shape of Awake, a 3 week Meditation/Alexander class at the NY Open Center.

Class dates: Nov. 21, Dec. 5 & Dec. 12 from 8 to 10 pm,

Learn to be upright, supported and relaxed in meditation and all your activities. Access easy, balanced posture both light and grounded. Let go of habitual holding patterns and experience the present moment more directly!

Recommended for experienced and new meditators. Meditation instruction will be provided.
http://www.hopemartinstudio.com/

10/11/2019

Dear Friends, I'm pleased to teach a 3 week class: The Shape of Awake®: Meditation & the Alexander Technique, at the New York Open Center Nov. 21, Dec. 5 & Dec. 12 from 8 - 10 pm with a Free Introduction - The Shape of Awake® on Nov. 21st.

Learn to be upright, supported and relaxed in meditation and in all your activities. Access easy, balanced posture both light and grounded. Let go of habitual holding patterns and experience the present moment more directly! Recommended for experienced and new meditators. Meditation instruction will be provided.

FREE Intro:
https://secure.opencenter.org/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?~~19FBB14TFREE

3 Week Class:
https://www.opencenter.org/the-shape-of-awake

10/08/2019

There is still time to register for Embodied Listening Level Two Oct. 18-20 - For those of you have attended Embodied Listening Level One, or have experience with Alexander or Focusing, David Rome and I are teaching Level 2 in Boulder in October. Our work together has been a long and fruitful collaboration that continues to deepen. Please join us!

https://mindfulfocusing.com/embodied-listening-2019/embodied-listening-level-ii-oct-2019

Please join Hope Martin and David Rome for a non-residential program starting the evening of October 18 and full days October 19-20 at 2280 Evans Circle, Louisville, CO 80027. Level II, “Embodied Awareness in Everyday Life,” deepens the three core practices of Level I – Alexander, Focusing and...

10/01/2019

The Shape of Awake Oct. 22 - 27 at the Shambhala Mountain Center - I'm thrilled to be returning to spectacular Shambhala Mountain Center 8,000 ft, up in the Rockies to lead The Shape of Awake, a five day meditation retreat that brings the Alexander Technique, hands-on work and the practice of Focusing to mindfulness meditation practice and everyday activities. This is a unique and deeply transformational program.

Recommended for both beginners and seasoned practitioners.

10/01/2019

Embodied Listening Level Two Oct. 18-20 - For those of you have attended Embodied Listening Level 1, or have experience with Alexander or Focusing, David Rome and I are teaching Level 2 in Boulder in October. Our work together has been a long and fruitful collaboration that continues to deepen. Please join us!

08/16/2019

I’m really excited to teach a 5 day meditation retreat at the glorious Shambhala Mountain Center 8,000 ft. up in the Rockies in Oct!

Find more ease, balance, comfort and a friendly relationship to yourself in meditation and all your activities. Learn the Alexander Technique which includes highly skilled hands-on guidance to help you access effortless, balanced posture, both light and grounded. The practice of Focusing will be introduced to befriend habitually stuck places and to access the wisdom that resides in the holding pattern. Discover how being fully present in your body transforms meditation practice and your life!

Register at: http://tiny.cc/21pabz

07/26/2019

This retreat is coming right up and registration is still open! Hope to see you at spectacular Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia! Participants have found this 5-day intensive meditation retreat to be beneficial and deeply transformative.

Register at: http://tiny.cc/y8bf9y

07/22/2019

This retreat is coming right up and registration is still open! Hope to see you at spectacular Gampo Abbey. Participants have found it to be a beneficial and deeply transformative program.

I'm pleased to be offering The Shape of Awake on August 7-13 at Gampo Abbey in the spectacular Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia! This 5-day intensive meditation retreat incorporates the Alexander Technique and Focusing principles to help you discover ease and non-striving in meditation and all the activities of your life.

This is a highly experiential program within a safe, supportive and caring environment in a magical setting!

Open to new and experienced practitioners.
Register at: http://tiny.cc/y8bf9y

07/08/2019

I'm pleased to be offering The Shape of Awake on August 7-13 at Gampo Abbey in the spectacular Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia! This 5-day intensive meditation retreat incorporates the Alexander Technique and Focusing principles to help you discover ease and non-striving in meditation and all the activities of your life.

This is a highly experiential program within a safe, supportive and caring environment in a magical setting!

Open to new and experienced practitioners.
Register at: http://tiny.cc/y8bf9y

05/31/2019

Join me at Karme-Choling on June 21-23 for Embodied Listening and move through blockages, challenges and uncertainty by tuning into your most reliable source for guidance - the wisdom of your body.

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
- Mindful Focusing to access deeper feelings held in the body

This workshop is highly experiential and includes periods of meditation, exploration of the felt sense, gentle hands-on bodywork, sharing together and humor.

Register at http://tiny.cc/ewsl7y

05/14/2019

I'm delighted to be teaching EMBODIED LISTENING in Colorado with David Rome at Shambhala Mountain Center May 24 - 27. After 18 years of teaching together our work continues to evolve. Participants report profound benefit from this gentle but deep approach that brings together Meditation, Alexander Technique and Mindful Focusing to find balance, free up blockages and befriend ourselves. Register at http://tiny.cc/8bjp6y

04/09/2019

check out the FREE Intro tomorrow 8pm at the New York Open Center!
Register: https://www.opencenter.org/the-alexander-technique/

04/02/2019

For those of you who've always wanted to experience the AlexanderTechnique, here's your chance!
Years of unconscious habits like slumping, craning the neck, and holding ourselves tight result in stress, pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, and other issues.

In this class you will learn how to recognize your habits and let go of them to improve posture, release tension and experience greater ease in all your activities. Useful for everyone - from computer users to performing artists.

Please feel free to share with anyone who would benefit. Thank you!

Register: http://tiny.cc/2zbh4y

FREE Intro:
Wed. April 10, 8 - 9:15pm
New York Open Center

4 week group class:
Wed. April 17 - May 8, 2019
8:00 - 10:00pm
New York Open Center

03/26/2019

This class is for anyone with a body! who'd like to shed restricting postural and movement patterns that contribute to tension and pain. Learn about your body, unwind years of tension and be more present in your life.
Register: http://tiny.cc/2zbh4y

Free Intro
New York Open Center
22 E 30th St.
Wed. April 10, 2019
8:00 - 9:15pm

The Alexander Technique
a 4 week group class
New York Open Center
22 E 30th St.
Wed. April 17 - May 8, 2019
8:00 - 10:00pm

"My back feels much better! and now I have the tools to help myself." - Jack R.

"Hope brings such warmth and humanity to the class which invites us to relax and be completely who we are." -Lucy B.

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03/05/2019

Never tried Alexander Technique?
This class teaches you how to improve posture, release tension, and experience greater ease in all your activities. Become aware of constricting psycho-physical habits and learn to let go of them.
Register: https://bit.ly/2XEsL8A

Free Intro
New York Open Center
Wednesday April 10, 2019
8 pm - 9:15 pm (Free Intro is not a prerequisite to attend class)

4 week group class
New York Open Center
Wednesdays April 17, 24, May 1 & 8, 2019
8 pm - 10 pm

03/01/2019

07/24/2018

Learn to listen to yourself and others.
Access your own wisdom to guide your life & relationships.
Join us Embodied Listening at Atlantic Contemplative Centre in Halifax, Canada Sep 7 - 9, 2018.
http://contemplativecentre.ca/embodied-listening-workshop/

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05/15/2018

Learn to access the wisdom of your body. Join us at the astoundingly beautiful Shambhala Mountain Center Memorial Day weekend!

May 25–28, 2018
Trusting the Wisdom of Direct Experience:
Embodied Listening® taught by Hope Martin and David Rome
at Shambhala Mountain Center
Register: https://goo.gl/RqaG9J

Participants report profound benefit from this gentle but deep approach to free up blockages, find more ease and balance, and befriend ourselves. We hope to see you!

Discover physical and emotional freedom through three deep awareness practices:
- Mindfulness Meditation to calm the chatter of "monkey mind”
- Alexander Technique to befriend your body and release tension
- Mindful Focusing to open your heart and overcome obstacles

“Every meditator should take this program!” - Richard L.

"This weekend was a treasure. It was one of the most effective educational experiences of my adult life and I will work with it for years to come. Thank you so much." - Emily B.

04/18/2018

Please join me for this 3 week class that starts TONIGHT! April 18. An introduction to the Alexander Technique and mindfulness meditation practice - a powerful combination!

Meditation and the Alexander Technique

Cultivate ease, balance, comfort, non-striving and a more embodied experience of meditation and everyday activities:

3 week class
New York Open Center
Wed. April 18, 25 & May 2, 2018
8 pm - 10 pm
https://www.opencenter.org/alexander-technique

04/10/2018

Join me FREE Intro tomorrow Wed. April 11, 8 pm at the New York Open Center followed by 3 week class on Wed. April 18, 25 & May 2 to learn how to be upright, supported, relaxed, and more embodied in your meditation and in your life.

Free Intro:
Wed. April 11, 2018, 8 pm - 9:15 pm
Register: https://goo.gl/qYMsKz

3 week class:
Wed. April 18, 25 & May 2, 2018, 8 pm - 10 pm
Register: https://goo.gl/XuCov9

04/03/2018

This class transforms meditation practice and everyday movements by encouraging more embodiment, ease, less striving, and more comfort:

New York Open Center
Free Intro:
Wed. April 11, 2018, 8 pm - 9:15 pm
Register: https://goo.gl/qYMsKz

3 week class:
Wed. April 18, 25 & May 2, 2018, 8 pm - 10 pm
Register: https://goo.gl/XuCov9

"A class with Hope will result in a lifetime of benefits. Her intuitive brilliance and magic hands have changed the way I meditate, sit in a chair, walk, hold myself in my body, etc. "
- Todd A.