At A.T. BodyWise, we can help you live more skillfully so that you may enjoy your daily activities, upraise your professional life, finish your day’s work with more energy, get the most out of your gym or pilates workout, yoga practice, dance class as well as improve your problem solving abilities, make sense out of working at your computer, move around your dental chair with ease, watch television comfortably; rethink and refine your musical or martial arts technique; reclaim your work/play balance and creative potential, whatever it may be, wherever it is needed.
The Alexander Technique is an art in living.
All areas of your life can be made better by learning it.
Meet your teachers
brigitte and Francis form a dedicated partnership in life and at work. They are as inspiring and dynamic as teachers at AT BodyWise as they were as teachers and performers of Argentine Tango.
“brigitte and Francis are fabulous AT teachers. I was able to find a lot of ease during my graduate studies because of my regular lessons with brigitte. I also took occasional lessons with Francis and found that their teaching styles complement each other very well. The learning atmosphere that they create is gracious, welcoming and fun. I love the sense of discovery and the creativity that they promote in their learning spaces. Likewise, I have very much enjoyed working with the students trained by brigitte and Francis, as they too bring ease, creativity and fun to lessons.
I also took lessons in Argentine Tango with Francis and brigitte and I could not have asked for more wonderful, musical, and playful dance teachers. These disciplines pair very well together and I thoroughly enjoyed my time studying with these two lovely teachers.“
TS, researcher, musician and dancer
Francis Caron
Originally a musician (Master in composition from the University of Montreal), Francis came to Ottawa in 1999 and established the Siempre Tango School of Argentine Tango, where he was the director and main teacher for 20 years.
He is a certified A.T. teacher and member of Alexander Technique Canada since 2016. He has been on the Musicians’ Wellness Centre team at the University of Ottawa as well as at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. Francis led workshops for young musicians, through the National Arts Centre’s mentorship program, at the first Musician Health and Research Institute Conference 2023, in Ottawa and gave lessons for a doctoral study related to music performance and A.T. He was administrator for the Ottawa and Montreal School of the Alexander Technique.
Francis is now assistant director and teacher trainer at A.T. BobyWise in Ottawa. He also teaches private lessons and small group lessons.
brigitte Caron
brigitte has been teaching the Alexander Technique in Ottawa since 1996. She is the founder/director of the Ottawa and Montreal Schools of the Alexander Technique (2014-2024) and now the Teacher Training Program at A.T. BodyWise, where she also teaches private lessons and heads the personal and professional development program.
brigitte studied Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa. She co-founded Salsa Cycle Tours, a small eco-friendly mountain bike tours in Latin America, Ireland and Italy (1987-1999). She taught and performed with her husband, Francis, at Siempre Tango School of Argentine Tango (2002-2019).
brigitte is a member of Alexander Technique Canada where she has been on the Professional Conduct Committee and the Professional Development Committee. She is currently on the Teacher Training Committee. She also led the A.T. team at the University of Ottawa’s Musicians’ Wellness Centre, gave direction and lessons for a doctoral study related to music performance and A.T. She created and co-led workshops for young musicians, through the National Arts Centre’s mentorship program, at the first Musician Health and Research Institute Conference 2023 in Ottawa.
brigitte is deeply grateful to have had the privilege of training with some of the best A.T. teachers of her time. She is especially grateful to Caren Bayer, whose way of teaching and friendship continue to be invaluable.
“To live is so startling, it leaves but little room for other occupations.”
Emily Dickinson