How Can the Alexander Technique Help?

The Alexander Technique aims to help you take a fresh look at the way you think and move - in everyday activity as well as whilst performing particular skills which may be important to you. It is a practical technique that involves you becoming more aware of your posture, movement and thinking in order to overcome unhelpful habits. This is applied to all your activities - from sitting at a desk, walking and bending to pick something up; to playing the violin, running a marathon or performing on stage.

The Technique involves conscious awareness and this can make a huge difference to how you feel. Gradually your habits diminish and your normal condition changes so that even when you are not thinking about it, you are still better off.

With the Alexander Technique :

You gain :

Poise, vitality and improved co-ordination
Freer and lighter movement
Easier breathing and speaking
Stamina and strength
Relief from aches and pains

You become :

Alert and focussed, with less strain
Balanced and relaxed, without stiffness
More confident and self-reliant
Calmer and more effective
Less tired and fatigued

You can :

Think more clearly
Recover from injury and illness more quickly
Deal with stress better
Cope with chronic illness, disability & life change
Perform more easily and effectively

As our overall condition improves, many specific symptoms start to disappear. Many people therefore come to the Alexander Technique to deal with specific conditions, such as :

Back, neck, shoulder and other muscular skeletal problems
RSI and performance strain
Migraines and headaches
Asthma, breathing and vocal disorders
Stress, depression and anxiety
Problems with co-ordination or movement
Rehabilitation after operations, injury or illness
Stress related conditions, such as IBS
High blood pressure
Parkinson's disease
Osteo-arthritis
Sciatica
ME/Chronic fatigue syndrome
Pregnancy related discomfort

For more on particular applications of the Alexander Technique, please click on the icons below :

For Pain and Discomfort

For Musicians, Actors and Other Performers

For Athletes and Sportspeople

For Office Workers/ Computer Users

For Pregnant Women

For Stress

For Self-Reliance and Confidence

Whatever your goals - personal or professional - learning the Alexander Technique, tested and proved in all walks of life over the last 100 years, gives you the means to improve your activity and performance and enhance the quality of your life.

How Do You Learn? >>

...Prevent the things you have been doing and you are halfway home...

...We can throw away the habit of a lifetime in a few minutes if we use our brains...

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