Jean McClelland - The Alexander Technique

Breath is the essence of life and vital to every system in the body. Jean McClelland integrates the Alexander Technique and Carl Stough’s Breathing Coordination to align and strengthen your body and deepen your breathing for greater vitality and a more expressive, powerful voice.

What drew you to this profession? I truly believe that there can be no greater joy than to sing and speak freely and spontaneously. My teaching comes directly from my own journey. It has been a journey of exploration and discovery, and I feel so fortunate to have had such excellent teachers and guidance along the way.

How does your work differ from others in your profession? I specialize in these areas: loss of joy in singing, vocal fatigue and tension, hoarseness, spasmodic dysphonia, anxiety, depression, performance anxiety, asthma, shortness of breath, COPD, sleep apnea, lack of vitality, and muscular tension and pain.

What should someone expect from working with you? Developing a physical understanding of voice and breath support helps us release inhibiting vocal and physical tension to become more open and expressive.

How is your practice/work evolving in 2023? I will continue teaching Voice and Alexander Technique to the MFA Acting students at Columbia University. In addition, I teach students from all over the world on Zoom and offer in-person lessons at my studio at Lincoln Center in New York City.

What is most important for Natural Awakenings readers to know? In addition to being a professional singer, I am a certified senior teacher of the Alexander Technique, one of fewer than a dozen people personally selected by Carl Stough to teach his work, and a member of the faculty of the MFA Acting program at Columbia University.

Jean McClelland - Alexander Technique