Sandra Bain Cushman’s passion for unlocking creative potential began with her theater studies at Cornell University in 1977. She has been a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique since 1990. Sandra is the founder of Orchestral Maneuvers (OM), an approach to group learning based on her decades of experience with Robert Fripp’s Guitar Craft and Guitar Circles. OM is based on the premise that the group informs the individual: As our presence within the group develops, our capacity as individuals improves also. Sandra teaches for the McIntire Department of Music and the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia.