The Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique is used by countless numbers of people all over the world to help deal with stress, back pain, respiratory and vocal problems, and by actors, musicians, dancers, and sportsmen and women to enhance their performance.
The basic principles are easy to understand under the guidance of a qualified teacher. With patience and persistence, anyone can learn it.
The Alexander Technique is used by countless numbers of people all over the world to help deal with stress, back pain, respiratory and vocal problems, and by actors, musicians, dancers, and sportsmen and women to enhance their performance.
The basic principles are easy to understand under the guidance of a qualified teacher. With patience and persistence, anyone can learn it.
About John
John has a long history of working with both the general public and performing artists. He taught the Alexander Technique to young musicians at the Royal Academy of Music for twenty years and, at his Covent Garden practice in the heart of London's Theatre Land, devised a programme for the Actors Centre as well as teaching individual actors such as Lenny Henry, whom he helped prepare for his debut performance of Othello.
John is a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), has Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance, and an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
John has a long history of working with both the general public and performing artists. He taught the Alexander Technique to young musicians at the Royal Academy of Music for twenty years and, at his Covent Garden practice in the heart of London's Theatre Land, devised a programme for the Actors Centre as well as teaching individual actors such as Lenny Henry, whom he helped prepare for his debut performance of Othello.
John is a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), has Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance, and an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
Alexander technique really helped my posture and focus during my stint as Othello with Northern Broadsides theatre company.
Lenny Henry
The founder of this method, F Matthias Alexander, was himself an actor and it is hardly surprising that his technique is sometimes known as "the actor's secret".
(Lenny Henry has) certainly been doing emergency Alexander technique, and in rehearsal his new upright posture works to menacing effect when he towers over his Desdemona.
Jasper Rees, Daily Telegraph
Natural Breathing
Respiratory problems have been very much in the news over the past 2 years. John and colleagues have been giving support to people recovering from long Covid with our Natural Breathing workshops in Harmony in Health's Long Covid Support Programme.
Natural breathing is diaphragmatic, like a pair of bellows drawing in air by creating an area of low pressure inside. You can learn about natural breathing in Alexander Technique lessons with John.
Respiratory problems have been very much in the news over the past 2 years. John and colleagues have been giving support to people recovering from long Covid with our Natural Breathing workshops in Harmony in Health's Long Covid Support Programme.
Natural breathing is diaphragmatic, like a pair of bellows drawing in air by creating an area of low pressure inside. You can learn about natural breathing in Alexander Technique lessons with John.
Back Pain
Many back pain sufferers turn to the Alexander Technique as a last resort, having already tried various treatments and exercise programmes. Yet according to the Backcare Association:
Many back pain sufferers turn to the Alexander Technique as a last resort, having already tried various treatments and exercise programmes. Yet according to the Backcare Association:
In a survey of BackCare members, almost four out of ten users felt that it had brought about a long-term improvement in their back condition, making it the most effective of all the treatments reviewed.
Backcare Association
A trial run by Southampton and Bristol Universities and published in the British Medical Journal demonstrated high levels of improvement.
"...patients reported less pain and a better quality of life after taking up the technique, and some said they were able to do things which previously had been difficult - such as walking normally, getting out and about, and doing household jobs."
The Guardian, 20/8/2008 - reporting on a back pain trial published by the BMJ
Read more about back pain here.
To book a first lesson with John, please phone or email by clicking on the links or using the contact details below.
Informal introductory talk and demonstration of the Alexander Technique
If you would like to find out more about the Alexander Technique to see if it is something you feel would help you, then come along to an introductory event in Bramley at which you can give it a try, watch what happens in a session and ask any questions you may have.
Contact me for details of the next introductory event.
If you would like to find out more about the Alexander Technique to see if it is something you feel would help you, then come along to an introductory event in Bramley at which you can give it a try, watch what happens in a session and ask any questions you may have.
Contact me for details of the next introductory event.
Group classes in your area
If you are interested in participating in a weekly group class at a club or village hall in your area. get in touch and we can discuss possibilities.
If you are interested in participating in a weekly group class at a club or village hall in your area. get in touch and we can discuss possibilities.