LearningMethods is a process developed by David Gorman.  You can learn much more about it at his home website (learningmethods.com).  

    History: Briefly, LearningMethods is a process developed from David's independent study of anatomy and his work as a teacher and trainer of Alexander Technique teachers.  Over time he started looking further into the basic causes of his students difficulties from the students' own perspective.  This was the origin of his new process, from simply looking into the perspective of the subject to find if there were ways to clarify what was going on so that the person could then be free of the problem.  Elegantly simple and straightforward, quite adaptable to different contexts, the process is often highly effective.  Its effects can be immediate and the changes it initiates are typically permanent, since the process tends to address the underlying causes of one's situation. 

    Personal Testimonial:  I was first introduced to David Gorman by my Alexander Technique teacher, Elizabeth Garren, who had helped me some years before with a severely injured lower back.  David's process surprised me by causing a radical shift in my long-standing depression.  I wrote an article on this encounter which can be seen on the LearningMethods home website (learningmethods.com) 

    Certification:  I am one of only four teachers in the United States currently certified to teach David Gorman's work.  After my initial meeting, I studied his process for several years, practicing and observing for hundreds of hours under his supervision, until I was certified in 2005.

    Experience:     LearningMethods is an experiential process which guides one into an exploration of one's own life in all its aspects, including one's feelings, history, behavior and conceptual framework. On such a journey there is no certainty upfront what 'results' there will be for in any individual's particular situation. However, I have personally seen significant changes with problems as distinct as tinnitus, injured muscles, relationship difficulties, and several life-changing shifts of self-awareness with issues such as poverty, imprisonment, and performance anxiety.  This is a radical, respectful, often fascinating way to take on life's difficulties and to open up the personal birthright of one's own intelligence, independence,  and the rich variety of life's possibilities.       I now see clients privately, have worked with diverse populations such as high schoolers, prison inmates, and performers. I am actively developing the application of the process to my theater work as  a coach and director and offer open workshops for performers and other creative artists. (See the other sections of my website for more details.)