Lancaster Alexander Technique

Lancaster Alexander Technique One to one lessons and group courses using a person-centred approach. The Alexander Technique isn't alternative in any way. Diversity is strength!

Specific areas of expertise: dealing with stress and trauma, performing (theatre, music, public speaking), walking and running, kayaking, horse riding Not keen on the description "alternative health": the truth is there are just things that work and you will be the judge of that! It is completely compatible with orthodox Western medical knowledge and serves to integrate all parts of our self for balance and ease. AT isn't a "quick fix" or a passive therapy: it asks for your attention and chosen participation. In this way, it's something you learn to do and make your own. That's why, in the biggest back pain trial ever conducted, AT came out better than traditional medical treatment or massage, still having positive effects one year on from a course of 6 lessons. It is best known for back and neck problems, RSI and chronic physical problems. What is less well known is that is excellent for anxiety, stress and any emotional disorders. That's because body and mind are inseparable: every thought we have has a physical reaction and physical conditions affect or mental health. It isn't hard to learn and it helps us feel great! You don't have to have aches and pains to come for a lesson, AT enhances performance in sports, acting, public speaking/presentations and music. It even helps with mental clarity and insight into behavioural habits. It opens up the possibility for change, even for quite entrenched patterns. I am fully committed to challenging racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, transphobia, ableism and all forms of prejudice in my work and life. For this reason, I offer special rates for those who feel they need help and I will never turn people away if they don't have funds. Send me a message to find out more. AT has changed my life, so I am passionate about what I do. I hope in this page to get the word out so everyone can benefit from this wonderful Technique :-)

Beautiful happy bright posture. That's what we're doing, people ♥️https://www.facebook.com/100003601323443/posts/371062...
10/08/2025

Beautiful happy bright posture. That's what we're doing, people ♥️

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Hopi Indian Chief White Eagle commented a few days ago on the current situation:
′′ This moment humanity is experiencing can be seen as a door or a hole. The decision to fall in the hole or walk through the door is up to you. If you consume the news 24 hours a day, with negative energy, constantly nervous, with pessimism, you will fall into this hole.
But if you take the opportunity to look at yourself, to rethink life and death, to take care of yourself and others, then you will walk through the portal.
Take care of your home, take care of your body. Connect with your spiritual home. When you take care of yourself, you take care of everyone at the same time.
Do not underestimate the spiritual dimension of this crisis. Take the perspective of an eagle that sees everything from above with a broader view. There is a social question in this crisis, but also a spiritual question. The two go hand in hand.
Without the social dimension we fall into fanaticism.
Without the spiritual dimension, we fall into pessimism and futility.
Are you ready to face this crisis? Grab your toolbox and use all the tools at your disposal.
Learn resistance from the example of Indian and African peoples: we have been and are exterminated. But we never stopped singing, dancing, lighting a fire and rejoicing.
Don't feel guilty for feeling blessed in these troubled times.
Being sad or angry doesn't help at all. Resistance is resistance through joy!
You have the right to be strong and positive. And there's no other way to do it than to maintain a beautiful, happy, bright posture.
Has nothing to do with alienation (ignorance of the world).
It's a resistance strategy.
When we cross the threshold, we have a new worldview because we faced our fears and difficulties. This is all you can do now:
- Serenity in the storm
- Keep calm, pray everyday
- Make a habit of meeting the sacred everyday.
Show resistance through art, joy, trust and love.
Hopi Indian Chief White Eagle

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07/05/2025

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ADMIT

Admit:
your distant love affair
is with yourself,
and that
no one
can play
harder to get:

the unwritten letters,
the plays for time,
the heartbreak
over never being
properly answered.

That coy look
of false seduction
in the mirror,
or that hard look
of self-satisfaction
to hide
what should not
be hidden.

the invitation
to undoing,
and to allowing
yourself to want
at last
what you feel
you never deserved,

the fervent wish
to come closer,
and the loving
word
of understanding
you say
to your self
when you finally admit
to it all,
the only
declaration
that counts.

…

ADMIT
From
‘STILL POSSIBLE’
Poetry by David Whyte
Many Rivers Press : January 2022

…

So many unspoken conversations occur when we look in the mirror, or in the mirrored self-image of our thoughts. This piece tries to make one of the more common but unconscious exchanges, in trying to love who we are and what we have or have not done, both conscious and transformative. DW ..

Reflection In Morning Coffee.
Photo © David Whyte
May 3rd 2025
Montefiridolfi, Tuscany.

This is such a good comprehensive description. It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it 🙂https://www.facebook....
21/08/2024

This is such a good comprehensive description.
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it 🙂

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In some ways, the Alexander Technique is like mindfulness. As a method for behavioural change, it has some parallels with CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), and for physiological change, with biofeedback. On the other hand, as a means of building ‘inner’ strength it has some similarities with ...

This was very interesting. The politics of 'posture'. How we move is affected by so much. Free yourself from conditioni...
11/06/2024

This was very interesting. The politics of 'posture'. How we move is affected by so much. Free yourself from conditioning with AT..

The politics of the body: movement and posture.

Maybe not all the time! 😀But I like doing this a little when out for a walk somewhere with enough space. It gets us out ...
21/04/2024

Maybe not all the time! 😀
But I like doing this a little when out for a walk somewhere with enough space. It gets us out of our habits and uses different muscles.
I teach clients to "walk into your back" whether forwards or backwards. If you're intrigued, come for a session.

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Experts explain how moving in reverse can take pressure off your knees and improve flexibility

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I don't think the description "alternative health" fits AT but there was no other relevant category available. The truth is there are just things that work and you will be the judge of that! The Alexander Technique isn't alternative in any way. It is completely compatible with orthodox Western medical knowledge and works by teaching you to use your bodymind in the way it is meant to work. People tend to come to AT when they've tried every other option with no success. I suspect that's because AT isn't a "quick fix". It demands your attention and participation. In this way it isn't a "therapy". It isn't something you have done to you - it's something you learn and make your own. That's why in the biggest back pain trial ever conducted, AT came out better than traditional treatment or massage, still having positive effects a year after participants had a course of 6 lessons. It is best known for back and neck problems, RSI and chronic physical problems. What is less well known is that is excellent for anxiety, stress and any emotional disorders. That's because it works on the whole system, as body and mind are inseparable. It isn't hard to learn and it feels great! It helps with performance in sports, acting, public speaking/presentations and music. It even helps with mental clarity, problem solving and insight into behavioural habits. It opens up the possibility for change, even for quite entrenched patterns. It has changed my life, so I am passionate about what I do. I hope in this page to get the word out so everyone can benefit from this wonderful Technique. :-)