Curriculum Vitae of Michael Veilleux

Educational Background

Teacher Training Program:
Manhattan Center for the Alexander Technique (2003-2005):

Completed 1,600 hours in the study of movement, anatomy and psychophysical re-education.
Instructors: Caren Bayer (Director), Hope Gillerman.
Master Teachers: Rivka Cohen, Yehuda Kuperman, Nelly Ben-Or.

Post Graduate Training:
Master Classes and Private Lessons:

Primary Teachers: Caren Bayer, Hope Gillerman (2006-present).
Master Teachers: Rivka Cohen, Yehuda Kuperman, Nelly Ben-Or (2006-present).
Teachers: Pedro de Alcantara (2007) and Steven Shaw (2005-2007).

Additional Training:
Monthly exchanges with fellow colleagues (2006-present)

AmSAT Annual General Meeting (2005):

Attended four days of various workshops related to the Alexander Technique and the development of teachers and trainees.

Undergraduate Education:
University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM (Graduated 05/98):

Bachelor's Degree in Musical Theatre.

College of Santa Fe - Santa Fe, NM (1993-1996):

BFA Candidate Program in Musical Theatre.

Professional Experience

I provide individual and group instruction to students with a variety of conditions, including back/neck/hip/knee problems, RSI, balance and coordination issues, vocal and respiratory issues, multiple sclerosis, spinal disc herniation, arthritis, chronic pain, muscle tension, stress, as well as depression and anxiety associated with chronic conditions. My aim is to educate students, including post-operative patients, in developing greater self-awareness and self-care as a means to prevent injury and to improve existing conditions by changing faulty habits of thought, posture and movement that interfere with proper functioning and overall well-being.

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine - New York, NY (2008-present)
Instructor and Faculty Member

Private Practice - Morris County, NJ (2006-present)

Private Practice - New York, NY (2005-present)

Work Shops / Presentations

Friends In Deed - New York, NY (2007)
Alexander Technique and Self-Care.

Center for Psychotherapy - Florham Park, NJ (2007)
Alexander Technique and Chronic Pain, Tension and Stress.

American Center for the Alexander Technique - New York, NY (2007)
Introduction to the Alexander Technique.

Wynwood-Brookdale Senior Living - Florham Park, NJ (2007)
Alexander Technique and Aging Gracefully.

Friends In Deed - New York, NY (2006)
Introduction to the Alexander Technique.

The Covenant House - New York, NY (2006)
Participated in HealthQuest, a non-profit community project where healers and healthcare professionals offered workshops in various healing and self-care modalities for young people.

American Fertility Association - New York, NY (2006)
Family Matters - National Fertility and Adoption Convention:
Presented a lecture on how the Alexander Technique can reduce or prevent stress, through psycho-physical re-education, from compromising a woman's chances of conceiving or miscarrying.

Manhattan Center for the Alexander Technique - New York, NY (2005)
Presentation, "Alexander Technique and the Voice: How to Identify and Treat Habitual Misuse of the Vocal Apparatus".

Additional Experience

Manhattan Center for the Alexander Technique - New York, NY (2006-present)
Volunteer teacher assisting in the development of trainees in the Teacher Training Program.

Pacific College of Oriental Medicine - New York, NY (2007-present)
Assist Caren Bayer in teaching a recurring 10-week course on the Alexander Technique.

Hope Martin Studio for the Alexander Technique - New York, NY (2006)
Assisted in teaching a three-week advanced group class with Hope Martin.

The Open Center - New York, NY (2006)
Assisted in teaching a five-week group class with Hope Martin.

Professional Organizations

Member of the American Society for the Alexander Technique (2006-present)

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