FREEDOM, EASE, COMFORT, EFFICIENCY
Coaching for Optimal Performance
Relieve excessive tension, strain, and stress for age-less whole whole-body ease and freedom of movement.
Optimal performance comes about through bringing to consciousness physical habits that add stress and strain to our bodies, causing us to work harder due to unnecessary tension, stress, and strain.
Reach a new level of enhanced performance in everything you do by freeing overworked muscles while re-establishing optimal posture, joint stability, and movement freedom.
"I just completed four one-on-one Zoom classes with Jane, and every hour with her was packed. I wanted to reconnect with the Alexander Technique and explore the MELT Method, and I knew Jane was certified in both. I learned so much more than I expected. Even though we were on Zoom, I felt like we were in the same room together."
Michael C., M.F.A.
University Professor Emeritus in acting, film and stage actor, and director
Your Path to Performing Well
PERFORMANCE COACHING
Jane offers performance coaching to anyone who wants to improve their performance in any activity or specialized area. Jane teaches foundation skills that allow anyone to move with greater comfort and ease while executing any skill more proficiently. "Perform well" skills are the foundation for healthy living.
Jane coaches professional actors on how to have vocal power with ease and move with poise and flexibility to embody characters on stage or in film. These are the foundational skills for acting and speaking.
Jane also offers Perform Well Coaching for video and in-person presentation skills, teaching her clients how to improve how they move, express, and speak on camera.
Jane teaches the skills that make Zoom and video presentations more effective.
Jane coaches professional musicians and singers on how to hone their musical skills through releasing tension, improving posture, and discovering new ways to" fine-tune" their playing or singing.
Jane also coaches people of any age in methods for restoring dynamic posture for movement efficiency in walking, running, cycling, sports, and everyday movement. The mind-body skills Jane teaches take the strain out of movement and restore the body's ability to move with flexibility and improved coordination. Anyone can experience better control and freedom in their movement which results in a more youthful quality of movement.
The Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique is renowned as foundational training for professional performers, such as actors, singers, dancers, and musicians, in how to use their bodies and minds for optimal performance.
The Alexander Technique is also recognized as one of the foremost methods for improving posture and movement for pain-free living and enhanced health.
The Alexander Technique will give you practical tools for improving your movement, posture, and performance in specialized skills and in daily living. The Technique has been taught in major universities for over fifty years and is acclaimed as a way to improve overall health and wellness.
You will learn to reduce stress,
while redirecting chronic tension into useful energy.
The Alexander Technique is for anyone, at any age, who wants to awaken to a life of mind-body ease and wellbeing.
Major universities and performing arts conservatories teach the Alexander Technique as a foundational approach for performance training.
Medical professionals, movement coaches, and educators are using the Alexander Technique principles as proven mind/body skills for bringing about positive change, and improved wellness.
Jane offers private Alexander lessons both in-person and
on Zoom, and in small group in-person Alexander classes.
"I recommend people to the Alexander Technique who have not improved with traditional rehabilitative therapies. Some of their pain may be due to compressed posture and the improper use of their bodies. Many people who have neck or back pain and have gone through heat, ultrasound and massage with no relief can be helped by learning the Alexander Technique. It definitely works. Nothing works for everyone, but as one well-versed in using physical therapy and biofeedback, I know how valuable this technique is. I highly recommend it."Barry M. Schienfeld, MD, Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Management, Community General Hospital, Harris, NY
The Melt Method
The MELT Method is a simple self-treatment method that helps to get to the source of chronic tension and pain. The Melt Method improves the efficiency of movement and posture by improving neurological funcationing for core support and balance.
The MELT method was created by manual therapist, Sue Hitzmann,
as the very first Hands-off Bodywork® method developed as a self-care tool to prevent and relieve chronic pain, which supports healthy posture and movement.
As a certified MELT Instructor, Jane teaches the MELT Method in private sessions both in-person and on Zoom. Jane also offers small group MELT Method classes.
"Working with Jane on the MELT method has really transformed my home injury prevention practice. The techniques and tools are subtle yet powerful. It feels like it’s nurturing my nervous system as it works on the fascia, and it’s sometimes surprising how dramatic the effects can be even after a short MELT session. As a full-time musician and fitness enthusiast, I have to be very mindful of repetitive strain injuries and this gives me a very accessible practice to manage that. Also, working with Jane is a particularly rich experience due to her expertise in the Alexander Technique, which is quite complimentary to the MELT method. I was also pleasantly surprised with how well the sessions worked on Zoom."
L. Gould, Professional Jazz Musician
Coaching Sessions
"I have known and worked with Jane for more than fifteen years.
Due to Jane's performing arts background in theater, she has a great understanding and empathy for performers in training.
The most striking thing about Jane's teaching, in my view, is her ability to combine warmth and gentle guidance with a sense of play. These qualities help put the people she shares her knowledge
with at ease, helping them to be in a more receptive state of mind."
John N., Professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy, and Vocologist
Jane is passionate about helping people live active and healthy lives.
Jane maintains a private practice in Tucson, Arizona, and online where she offers coaching in the Alexander Technique, the MELT Method, and tools for living well and performing at your best with any special skill.
Jane has coached actors, singers, musicians, and dancers in how to improve their performance by relieving excessive tension and inefficient movement habits.
Jane integrates body-mind educational methods for stress management, pain relief, improved performance, for improving overall health and wellbeing.
Jane Clanton Bick
About Jane
Client Experiences
Client Experiences
Jane has been in performance training and wellness for over forty years. She has also had many years of postgraduate training in the fields of education, movement, somatic therapies, and performing arts skills. Jane holds a master's degree in education, with advanced post-graduate education in educational therapy. Jane is an international
Jane has been in performance training and wellness for over forty years. She has also had many years of postgraduate training in the fields of education, movement, somatic therapies, and performing arts skills. Jane holds a master's degree in education, with advanced post-graduate education in educational therapy. Jane is an internationally certified Alexander Technique teacher, a certified MELT Method instructor, and a nationallly certified Health and Wellbeing Coach from Harvard's McLean Hospital, Wellcoaches Coach Training program.
Jane has also extensive training in
brain-based learning methods, actor training, and speech/voice training from high-level teachers in NYC, including study in the Linklater, Lessac, and Fitsmaurice Method.
Jane assisted Alexander Technique master teacher, Marjorie Barstow, in workshops for a decade and a nine-year residential training with Ms. Barstow, who trained with F.M. Alexander in his first teacher training course.
Jane's online classes and coaching reach clients around the world through Zoom. Jane is a sought-after presenter in university performing arts programs for her skills in teaching students practical skills for improving their posture, movement, voice, presence, and overall performance. Jane teaches students how to better access their natural abilities in acting, singing, dancing, musical performance, public speaking, and on-camera work.
Jane also draws on her experience as a professional actor, public radio announcer and producer, and on-camera and voice-over talent.
As well as being an advanced MELT Method instructor, Jane has had over twenty years of experience as a bodywork therapist with professional development work with Thomas Myers, renowned teacher and author of Anatomy Trains, and well-known movement and bodywork teachers,
Client Experiences
Client Experiences
Client Experiences
"Jane is a very skilled and caring practitioner who brings her depth of experience and a diversity of techniques and tools to every session. I highly recommend Jane to anyone looking to deepen their awareness of body and mind and achieve optimal performance as they move through life."
John C.,
Web designer, podcaster, and business owner
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"Jane is a very skilled and caring practitioner who brings her depth of experience and a diversity of techniques and tools to every session. I highly recommend Jane to anyone looking to deepen their awareness of body and mind and achieve optimal performance as they move through life."
John C.,
Web designer, podcaster, and business owner
"I can hardly believe the level of work that Jane has done with me with the Alexander Technique. I have become a true believer in the power of teaching Alexander Technique online. It has completely transformed my life. It’s truly a brave new online world in which we are living."
Craig T.,
Meditation and Tai Chi instructor, and businessman
"Jane is a kind, compassionate, and positive teacher. She guides her students through Alexander’s discoveries with ease and simplicity. Jane's use of words is uncomplicated, and her demonstrations are precisely explained."
Carol P., Retired teacher
"I arrived at Jane’s doorstep with 'severe degenerative disease' in my lower back and a neck that had seized up solid. During the learning process, Jane was unfailingly gentle, patient, kind, non-judgmental, cheerful, optimistic, and extraordinarily insightful. I consider my lessons in the Alexander Technique to have been a superb investment in my future and highly recommend Jane as the ideal guide to have at your side."
Claudia R., psychologist