Opening Doors Episode 3: Breath and Posture with Jean McClelland
In this episode, Ross learns to improve his body, breath and voice with Jean McClelland, renowned voice and Alexander Technique teacher and long-time faculty member of The Open Center.
“Jean’s methods are such a fascinating blend of posture and breath it has changed the way I think about both. And while not the intention, I’ve changed the way I sit in meditation. Jean showed me that the common “pretend your head is being pulled up with a string” isn’t ideal, but rather think of growing tall and strong from your core. So grow from the bottom, don’t pull from the top.” – Ross Guttler
Special Guest:
Jean McClelland
Jean McClelland, is a renowned voice and Alexander Technique teacher, workshop leader and noted musical theater performer. She is currently on the faculty of the Graduate Department of Theater at Columbia University.
Ross Guttler is Chief Executive Officer of The Open Center. Throughout his time with The Open Center, Guttler has led the evolution of a four decade-old New York City institution into a global changemaker with an engaged audience from more than 180 countries. After a career in wellness real estate, exploring how the built environment makes us healthier, happier, kinder and more creative, Ross found his calling at The Open Center, where wisdom traditions and spiritual practices, balanced with modern-day medical and behavioral science, art and sound, are used to help us live more harmoniously with ourselves, each other and the earth. 