Ease on Skis is a unique and fresh approach to how to learn alpine skiing. It teaches ski movement from the top down rather than from the bottom up. This makes skiing simpler, easier, lighter, maybe even safer. Ease on Skis draws on basic principles of movement learning discovered in the Alexander Technique and in Body-Mind Centering®. It was developed by Erik Bendix.

Erik gestures to his head with both gloved hands while teaching head-leading to Christoph and Jana.

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The Book

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The Film

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What others say…

  • Ellen Bierhorst
    There is a mysterious joy I felt when I made that last run, with the turns going so well, at last.  Oddly, it carried over into my walking and even my driving…everything involving motion and forward movement… Hugely gratifying.
  • Rain Vainik

    …thank you for an inspiring week! I particularly liked the fullness and the simplicity of Erik’s ski program and how everything ‘clicked into place’ and matched my previous skills. Everything was understandable.

  • Beverly Welbourne

    I was feeling almost no anxiety about falling. Instead I could enjoy the sensation of gliding, and the scent of the snow….I feel both vulnerable and safe. Skiing is a great, fun way to experience this.

  • Matthew Griffin

    The name describes what I learned. I felt huge improvement in all aspects of my skiing – it really changed not just my technique, but also my whole outlook. I discovered a lightness, am less afraid, and more efficient with my energy. My legs are freer. THANK YOU !!

  • Corinne Cassini

    The experience of changing my approach to skiing with Erik is simply delightful, as in easy, pleasurable, and magical! In a very gradual manner, throughout the afternoon, Erik introduced one new orientation at a time before I headed down the slope. By the end, I experienced confidence, control, and a sensation of floating down the hill that I had never felt before when skiing. Typically my focus would be on my lower body trying to control the fact that my feet/skis are slipping away from me, down the hill! With the “Ease on Skis method” my attention is on my head, arms, and upper body, and especially my gaze and head are taking me where I wish to go. The sensation of gliding, the impression of going slower than before (because my skis were no longer ahead of me!), and of my feet just following without any worries on my part was new, comforting, and magical. I could enjoy the beauty around me and the skiing itself. The sensation and experience of skiing has entirely changed and resembles more what I used to imagine only very good skiers could feel… This is now accessible to all! Thank you!