Jeff Crockett

Jeff Crockett has spent over 35 years exploring the breath as a bridge connecting the body with the whole person. Trained at London’s Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Advanced Diploma, Distinction), Jeff is certified to teach both the F.M. Alexander Technique and Middendorf Breathwork, which he has practiced since 1997.

He was Head of Voice at The American Conservatory Theater (San Francisco) for more than twenty years and a longtime guest faculty member at Accademia Nazionale Silvio d'Amico in Rome. His teaching path has also included appointments at USC, and guest instructor at Columbia, DePaul, the University of Maryland, and Stanford.

Jeff was the resident voice coach at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis and has coached for The Public Theater, CSC—The Classic Stage Company, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Mixed Blood, Theatre Manoeuvres (London), Berkeley Rep and California Shakespeare Theater. He maintains a private practice in New York City and currently teaches at NYU.

In both group and individual sessions, he is interested in helping people align with their wholeness and access their innate resources of power and creativity. 

His writing on Middendorf Breathwork appears as a chapter in Vocal Traditions: Training in the Performing Arts, and his book, Breath of Becoming: Meditations on Creativity and Wholeness will be available soon.

my approach

breath embodiment invites you into a direct relationship with your body and your breath — and with the parts of yourself that may have been disconnected, distant, or forgotten.

your felt sense of safety is essential. from a nervous system perspective, this is what allows embodiment to unfold in a way that is integrative, not overwhelming.

this is an educational process with therapeutic benefits, but I do not serve as a psychotherapist. my training is in breath work and somatic education. I support your process by listening through the body — attuning to sensation, presence, and the unconscious intelligence that breath reveals.

in our work together, you may encounter aspects of yourself that are unfamiliar or previously unexpressed. personal material can arise — shaped by your lived experience, your history, your inner life. i will hold space for what emerges, and may suggest that you seek additional support from a licensed therapist, especially one trained in body-based modalities such as Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi, or Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

This is collaborative work. you lead the way — with breath, with curiosity, and with care.

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