Tanya Bénard is a Certified Teacher and member of the Canadian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique. Tanya currently maintains a private practice in Toronto, and also teaches the technique at the Royal Conservatory of Music, as well as at Serenity Valley, a beautiful studio overlooking the Niagara Escarpment in the Milton/Burlington area. In 2009-2010, she is also a guest faculty member at the Glenn Gould School, delivering an ongoing Alexander Technique programme that she developed. In addition to offering private lessons, Tanya is also a frequent presenter on the technique. She has offered workshops and lecture/demonstrations in a wide variety of settings, including McMaster University, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, the Chronic Pain Association of Canada, Whole Foods Market and the Hillside Festival, as well as at various local, provincial and national conferences. During the summer, she teaches the technique at Suzuki Kingston Musicfest. Tanya is a graduate of the Toronto School of the Alexander Technique, where she now serves as an assistant on the teacher training course.

Tanya became interested in the Alexander Technique while pursuing a career as a clarinetist. She has worked as a professional musician and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. She also brings to her work as a teacher of the Alexander Technique a wide range of experience as a music educator, having taught music and movement to children in a variety of settings, maintained a private practice as a clarinet teacher for a number of years, served as a music festival adjudicator, and helped to train music teachers, both through the Royal Conservatory of Music and the Toronto District School Board. Tanya also holds an Advanced Certificate in Early Childhood Music Education as well as a masters level Orff certification from the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto). She currently serves on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music.