About Cate: nationally certified and insured member of Amsat
If there's a single process that teaches someone to facilitate healthful change through touch and movement training, in my cumulative experience of many modalities, it's the Alexander Technique.
My learning about the bodymind has come through a wide range and depth of studies, activities and 35 years of experience, capped off by the three year teacher certification training of the Alexander Technique.
From the classroom and deep self study to the stage and inner screen, every phase of my life has in-formed my integration and coordination.
The right use of my movement is transmitted to the student's whole self assisted by my hands-on thinking.
Life Changing Results
( Left: After 126 lessons, Right: before 1st lesson )
"With Cate McNider's Alexander Technique at The Listening Body®, I'm consistently seeing groundbreaking shifts in my mental and physical habits. Cate's extensive body and energy work combined with her acting and dancing experience, make Alexander Technique a natural fit. Alexander Technique sessions are subtle, in this Actors opinion.
Cate helped me relax and stay present for a recent short film I was cast in. My usual habit of critical voices and physical tension was gone. I was free from moment to moment and fully connected to the work. Cate taught me the Alexander Technique "Lie Down", "Whispered Ah's", combined with Meditation, Yoga, that I use daily and make part of my acting preparation. My sessions with Cate cultivated an awareness of my habits, developing tools to release the habits and making significant changes in my life and work as an actor." ~ET, NYC"
My Experiential Studies
- 35 years of meditation practice
- 15 years Ananda (Awakening) Technique
- Alexander Technique certification from American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT) and AmSAT membership 2016
- School for Body-Mind Centering®, Practitioner & Somatic Movement Therapist, Amherst, MA 2001
- Deep Memory Process® Practitioner: Certified 2010 (re-certified 2025)
- 500-hour Yoga teacher training: Certified 2007
- Human Anatomy, cadaver dissection, at NJ School of Dentistry, 1998
- Genny Kapuler, Master Iyengar teacher: 1996-present
- Reiki, 2nd Degree, 1995
- Cranio-Sacral Therapy, certified 1994
- Solo Downtown Multi-media Dance performances 1994-2017
- Dance - Contact Improvisation at PS 122, 1992
- Swedish Institute, College of Health Sciences, Massage Therapy, NYC, graduated 1990 and certified 1991
- The Pilates Method, Kane School: Certified 1996
- The Drama Studio, London, Classical acting training, London UK, 1984-85
- Sweet Briar College, Amherst, VA: BA in Theatre (Modern Dance)1983
- Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, CT 1982
Cate's Spinal healing and Art story:
Healer Heal Thyself
Cate McNider has been a dedicated psychophysical practitioner for 35 years, specializing in the Alexander Technique and movement education under her registered practice, The Listening Body®.
Since arriving in New York City in 1985, as an actor and modern dancer. She began her journey in the Healing Arts in 1990 with a massage therapy license, later expanding her expertise through certifications in Cranio-Sacral Therapy, Reiki, Iyengar Yoga, Pilates, Body-Mind Centering, Deep Memory Process®, and the Alexander Technique.
Cate’s professional path has been deeply influenced by her personal healing journey. Beginning at age 14, she worked tirelessly for 50 years to heal her scoliosis, successfully undoing its 30-degree S-curve.
As a multi-disciplinary artist, Cate channels her creativity through poetry, multi-media movement performances, and painting. Her performances have been featured in notable downtown and Brooklyn venues, while her paintings have been showcased in solo exhibitions in the East Village and NOHO.
Cate’s literary accomplishments include her debut poetry collection, Separation and Return, with selected works published in both print and online journals. Her second collection, Escape Velocity, explores the transformative journey of her healing practice.
Residing in New York City, Cate continues to inspire others through her private teaching and dedication to both healing and the arts.
The Listening Body® wants to make 2025 awesome for you!
Whether you are looking to improve your posture, healing an injury, or becoming more aware of your psychophysical habits, the Alexander Technique handles it all, holistically.
If it's an injury you're seeking to solve, remember it didn't happen out of the context of how you move or think -- this technique treats you as a whole person!
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