Heather Walker is a professional musician, a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, and a group fitness instructor for seniors 60+. She will be giving a talk for the Canadian Federation of University Women in Nanaimo on Monday March 23rd, 2026.
Heather will talk about the following connections between her three careers: She is a professional French Horn player in multiple symphony orchestras. She also teaches fitness classes for seniors and is a Certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. The Alexander Technique is used to build awareness of tension, stress, and habitual movement patterns and to slowly improve our habits until our movements and posture become easy and efficient. We don’t change through more effort, but through a better understanding of the natural design of the body and how we can move with fluidity and ease.
Heather believes all three careers are linked: she could have never been a professional musician without the Alexander Technique, and she would have never taught fitness without specializing in awareness of movement patterns. Learning and teaching how we use “our entire self” in all moments has informed everything she does and filters through her fitness classes to encourage the joy of movement.
The CFUW talk is open to the public. It will be held at St. Andrews CHURCH HALL,
4235 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC. It takes place on Monday, March 23rd, 2026, at 7:00 PM.