Aranka Fortwängler
became acquainted with the Alexander Technique in 1974 while studying music in Freiburg, Germany. She has been an Alexander teacher for over 40 years and has been the director of the Alexander Technique Teacher Training course in Freiburg since 1989. She was a founding member of the German society of the Alexander Technique teachers (ATVD), and was lecturering for many years at the Music Academy of Karlsruhe. She travels all over Europe leading Alexander Technique workshops, many in Croatia – her country of birth.