Kim Cant Alexander Technique

18/10/2024

An interesting article on the Parkinson's UK website on how the Alexander Technique can help with Parkinson's.

The Alexander technique teaches you to be more aware of your body, improves posture and helps you move more efficiently. We hear more from Loretta Manson, an Alexander technique practitioner.

30/06/2024

Some useful tips to avoid "text neck". It's horrifying to watch most people leaning right over their phones.

Date 2024-06-19 Author STAT Smart Phone! Smart Posture? Text neck, or tech neck, is the term used to describe the pain and damage caused to the neck, back and spine from looking down at electronic devices over a prolonged period of time. It is one of the most common causes of back pain and headaches...

07/03/2024

It was great teaching a workshop at Poulton Park GC today the basic principles of the Alexander Technique. People learnt that good posture is about balance and poise. One lady discovered that once she was using the support of the chair her lower back released, she then dropped her shoulders and her neck pain disappeared.
She no longer had to hold herself up to sit in the chair.

20/02/2024

An interesting article on gait analysis. Whilst I don't analyse gait in a specialist sense, I do look at people's movements as a whole unit, what their habits are (believe me there are many!). Its true like the article says alot of people walk with their feet too close together which will affect balance and put a strain on the knees. I then go on to teach the basic fundamentals of walking - of how the foot works, balance and walking with more freedom and ease.

Walking speed is gaining traction as a vital sign, providing critical information about physical and mental health risks. Here’s when to get a gait analysis.

06/05/2023

Some interesting research just published indicating that learning the Alexander Technique can improve upright posture, gait and keep you more upright as you age.

Deterioration in movement and posture often occurs with aging. Yet there may be approaches to movement training that can maintain posture and movement coordination patterns as we age. The Alexander Technique is a non-exercise-based approach that aims to improve everyday movement and posture by incre...

20/04/2023

Spring has finally sprung, it's great to be back out in the garden. After a bit of weeding it was lovely to be able to lie down in semi-supine in the garden in the sunshine and listen to the birdsong, any stiffness in my back was soon gone.
This video explains why lying down in semi-supine can benefit lower back pain.
https://youtu.be/gTmdmnZyyjc

23/03/2023

My latest blog on back pain. "Phantoms of the brain- is back pain a transmissible disease?"
https://www.kimcant-alexandertechnique.co.uk/blog

Back Pain Care and Alexander Technique with Kim Cant - The Alexander Technique

30/10/2022

Refresher evening this Thursday 3rd in Lymm at Lymm Business Centre (Library Annex) 7-9pm. Cost £12 cash or card.
This session is aimed at anyone who has had experience of the Alexander Technique in the past and would like a reminder on how to go about their daily life in a more mindful way and prevent the aches and pains of life. We will do various activities such as sitting at a computer, walking, gardening and other ideas that come up on the night.
Please contact me on 07854 025726 if you plan to come along so I have an idea of numbers. No pre booking required just come along on the night.

19/10/2022

This Youtube video gives a simple explanation on what the Alexander Technique is and its benefits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZaUgt8wyoY

The Alexander Technique is an educational method for changing long-standing habits of tension. Research suggests it results in improved movement, balance and...

17/10/2022

Refresher evening this Thursday 20th at Newchurch Parish Hall, Culcheth 7-9pm. Cost £12 cash or card.
This session is aimed at anyone who has had experience of the Alexander Technique in the past and would like a reminder on how to go about their daily life in a more mindful way and prevent the aches and pains of life. We will do various activities such as sitting at a computer, walking, gardening and other ideas that come up on the night.
Please contact me on 07854 025726 if you plan to come along so I have an idea of numbers. No pre booking required just come along on the night.

24/08/2022

Its always lovely to receive testimonials from my clients. The most recent was from Helen earlier today. Helen had had lessons some years ago but a few niggles in her back prompted her to come for refresher sessions.
https://www.kimcant-alexandertechnique.co.uk/testimonials

22/08/2022

https://www.sciencealert.com/children-in-japan-learn-to-walk-in-a-subtly-different-way-scientists-find
If we walk along looking at the ground or in a hunched up posture, children around us may start to mimic us and take this into adulthood. We can often recognise members of a family from their gait.