If you suffer from stiff shoulders it can be useful to try out arm movements while lying in semi supine. Lying down means that your arm movements won't affec...

Many of us have jobs that involve a lot of sittings, at a desk, or in meetings. And then in our leisure time we sit at the table, or on sofas and armchairs. ...

Here are some reminders of points that I usually cover in a first Alexander Technique lesson and a reminder to lie down in semi-supine posit

I was discussing tennis with a new student who has been a tennis coach. I said that Roger Federer is held up by Alexander Technique teachers as an example of...

This person is not sitting on her sitting bones. Her pelvis is tipped backwards and the natural curves of her back are pushed backwards to counterbalance the...

This tree started life straight . It isn't a bent variety. It's a hawthorn growing on an exposed hillside on the South Downs. It has been contorted by the pr...

Alexander Technique is most commonly taught in 1:1 lessons. Lessons usually last 45 minutes, during which the teacher will use their hands to guide the pupil...

Here is Christopher Reeves transforming nto Superman: It's a lovely example of 'non doing' - in order to become superman you can see him allowing the pulls i...

For new students of the Alexander Technique the world can become a strange place. Everywhere they look they see distortion and tension, friends, family and c...

A toddler demonstrates the difference between end-gaining and intent: One of Alexander's most perceptive discoveries is that our physical movement and our th...

When my pupils are struggling with the concept of restoring the relationship of the head, neck and back (or more simply the head and spine) they often castig...

If you read my previous blog post you will know that I have suffered a lot of hand, arm and wrist pain over the years and that eventually it seemed apparent ...

My wrist problems seemed to start in 2003 when I was spending a year studying music at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét, Hungary. Eager to make the most of ...

For over 20 years I have been working in primary schools around London teaching classes of 30 children musicianship through singing. I can remember how I use...