Dear Friend of Sapientia,
As we head into this holiday season, we wish to extend our deepest gratitude for your support of Sapientia, which has allowed us to share the freedom intrinsic to the Alexander Technique with our NYC community and beyond.
This year, we’ve worked tirelessly to preserve AT’s rich lineage, protect AT as a profession, and propel AT into the future for generations to come. Thanks to your support in 2025, we’ve cultivated intentional engagement that has steadily increased community participation, both demographically and geographically, helping more people to discover the Technique, while continuing to run our rigorous yet nourishing training course, 34 weeks of the year: currently with 16 students on the course on a full, part time, or intensive study basis.
Our AT for All program, offering donation-based classes, held 115 private lessons and served 101 group class participants in 2024. So far in 2025 we held 259 private lessons (more than double our 2024 total as the year isn’t over yet!) and served 116 group class participants.
The 2025 AT for All classes explored diverse topics, including AT for stress, connection, performance anxiety, and integrating AT with meditation, among others. Additionally, we have expanded our reach offering off-site classes in community centers and introduced hybrid options to make classes more widely accessible.
But there’s more to do. As we look to the years ahead, we are committed to continuing the work of education, research, and practice. With your partnership we can further our mission to propel the Alexander Technique forward by sharing it with a wider population who can bring their skills, perspectives and craft to the practice, moving it into a future where it becomes essential.
At Sapientia we believe in human freedom … now more than ever; that is, freedom to be and become the fullness of who we are— individually and collectively.
How You Can Help
Make a Donation: Your support—whether large or small—is invaluable. A generous gift of $500 will fully fund an AT for All class this year, ensuring we can continue to reach underserved communities. $1,000 can subsidize the teacher stipends for the wonderful faculty of our AT for All classes, who give so much of their passion and excitement to this program. Visit give.wegoup.org.
Rent a Studio: Our studio spaces are available for private work and lessons, classes, and events. Renting a space is a great way to support Sapientia’s programs while using our facilities for your own work.
Share Our Vision: Help us spread the word! Follow us on social media and share our posts to help us reach more people. Find us on Instagram at @sapientia.initiative or visit sapientiainitiative.org to learn more about our work. The more people who know about the Alexander Technique and its benefits, the more lives we can touch.
While services we provide help support our work, donations from individuals like you make our work possible. As a respected partner and collaborator in making the work we do at Sapientia possible, will you help us continue providing access to this transformative work in the coming year?
Thank you for being part of our community and our mission!
Sincerely,
Nan Walsh
Executive Director