About Crispin Spaeth Coaching
The body isn't something to overcome. It's one of our greatest resources for thinking, communicating, and living well.
And, sometimes living in a body can feel like work.
Speaking. Moving. Even thinking.
It’s not always dramatic, maybe just a quiet sense of tightening, working a little harder than before, or even feeling awkward around others.
This work is about those moments.
What I do
I help people shift how they move and communicate so they can feel more ease, clarity, and presence. Through Integrative Alexander Technique, we work together to notice your habitual patterns—especially under pressure—and explore how they can change to support you in your life and work.
Learning to move with more ease doesn't change who you are. It gives you more access to who you've been all along.
How it works
This is a practical, hands-on learning process. We notice what’s already happening and explore small shifts in how you direct yourself.
This work goes beyond posture or performed confidence.
It’s a process of noticing and experimenting, so you can access more choice in how you move and respond. We work with the whole system: movement, attention, and the subtle patterns that shape how you inhabit your work and life.
Small internal shifts ripple outward into communication, creativity, leadership, daily life.
Private Coaching and Group Classes are offered in-person in Seattle and online globally.
✨ Curious what this could open up for you?
Schedule a free call to see if working together is the next step.
How clients describe the shift
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"This has been the missing piece I didn’t know I needed in my relationship with myself and to achieve my stand up comedy goals. I literally watch anxiety from trauma transmute into joy and peace within. It continues to blow my mind that these small shifts make me feel more confident and less anxious."
- Chris Zapata, Comedian
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"I was having a hard time moving past a life challenge that was manifesting physically. Crispin’s calm presence and profound insights helped me move through the challenge that day and gave me an awareness and strategy I could come back to days later. I’m telling all my friends!"
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"It was a relief in a way I find difficult to explain… The value of IAT coaching continues to surprise me. I now consider my somatic reality with my thinking and vice versa."
- Cherylynne Crowther, Liberate Disability
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"Crispin has been amazing to work with. Her insights and coaching have helped my stage presence and better rehearsing/performance techniques. I am grateful for her support and for sharing her expertise. I highly recommend Crispin to any entrepreneur or corporate leader looking to improve their speaking and stage presence. "
- Carolyn Eagen, Founder and CEO, Kinstak
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“Working with Crispin to bring insight into performance strategies has been a game-changer. Whatever you want to call it performance anxiety or stage fright… in fact let’s not even name it. The idea of breathing, making an aspiration and staying curious during a concert have taken the edge off. "
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“Crispin helped me adapt to whatever I needed to work on to support my fundraising, whether it was an introduction video or a very brief pitch format. She gave me tips to improve my presence and impact. I would recommend Crispin to anyone who is not used to public speaking or unsure of pitching via online mediums. "
- Preeti Suri, Founder and CEO, AdventureTripr
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“I feel 5 pounds lighter! I had no idea how much extra work I was doing with my muscles that was making me feel tight and stressed. Working with Crispin is really making a difference for me.”
- Therese Jardine, Strategic Event Procurement
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“Crispin's coaching vibe is warm and open with an emphasis on making positive connections with your audience.”
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"Crispin is intuitive, funny and down to earth. She brings the power of the body, nervous system and small practices that can make big shifts in the body and mind to her clients. Having the opportunity to experience Crispin's work helped me feel more in tune with the way my body related to the environment around me, which helped me stay more present to emotions that arose. I can't recommend Crispin enough!"
Saumya Humpf, Seed Yoga Therapy
Movement and Performance Coaching designed to meet you where you are
All Together
Group Classes
Group Classes take place online and in person. They include regular IAT series, a course for writers, workshops on building confidence for public speaking, and other topical offerings.
For Your Team
Workshops & Trainings
Is your team looking to refine a skill or open up new pathways for communication? Trainings can be designed as one-off workshops or ongoing classes with personalized coaching.
For You
Personalized Coaching
Whether you’re seeking a more embodied approach to public speaking or just want to feel better in your body, Private Coaching is tailored to meet your goals, interests, and timeframe.
This is for you when:
you’re ready for a new kind of visibility, but speaking or leading feels awkward
you want to take your performance skills to the next level of ease and expression
your body has changed and you’re not willing to be uncomfortable
you’re carrying tension that feels unsustainable
you’re curious about body-mind relationship and how to live more intentionally
Crispin’s experience & training
Crispin Spaeth has studied and applied the Alexander Technique for over 30 years and has been a certified teacher since 2017.
She trained in Integrative Alexander Technique through an apprenticeship with Cathy Madden, whose teacher, Marjorie Barstow, was the first graduate of F.M. Alexander’s original teacher training program.
She is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator (RSME) through ISMETA, certified by Alexander Technique International and the Integrative Alexander Technique Studio of Seattle, and holds additional training in Integrated Somatic Trauma Therapy through Embody Lab. Crispin also holds a BA in Studio Art from Oberlin College.
Her earlier career spans award-winning choreography, nonprofit work, and producing corporate and cultural events. That background continues to shape a practical, grounded approach to embodied learning—especially in real-world settings where pressure, visibility, and communication matter.
You don't have to push through tension to live fully.
Imagine feeling more comfortable in your own body. Walking, reaching, speaking, leading a meeting, playing with your grandchildren, making music, or simply getting through the day with less tension and more choice.
Together, we'll explore small shifts that help you feel more like yourself.
Curiosity is enough to begin.