Kim Cant Alexander Technique

08/04/2026

It’s World Health Day🌎 let’s talk stress.

Not the kind you power through…The kind your body holds onto.

Clenched jaws. Lifted shoulders. Holding your breath without even realizing it. All of it impacts your nervous system.

The Alexander Technique helps you become aware of those patterns—and gently change them.

Because better health isn’t always about doing more…sometimes it starts with doing less.

📸 : Nan and Lane with Sapientia Initiative

06/04/2026

Ever notice how exhausting travel can feel before you even get on the plane?

It’s not just the lines or the rush—it’s the way we carry ourselves through it. Tight shoulders, gripping hands, dragging luggage behind us… all adding unnecessary strain.

Heading out of town? Don’t take tension with you.

A few Alexander Technique reminders for smoother travel:
✨ Head balanced, not pulled forward
✨ Backpack evenly supported
✨ Elbow soft, instead of locked
✨ Arms soft, not bracing

Because travel should feel as good in your body as it does for your soul. ✈️✨

03/04/2026

I really like the suggestion of trying sitting on a gym ball. I've recently been working with quite a few of my clients sitting on a balance disc. With a bit of hands on encouragement even people with tight sore backs can learn to let go of excessive muscular tension in the lower back and sit in a more balanced and upright way and it's got nothing to do with sitting up straight. It's about sitting with suppleness.

21/01/2026

04/10/2025

16th October marks International Spine Health Day, alongside Alexander Technique Awareness Week.
During the month of October I'm offering a free 30 minute Alexander Technique session -Learn to look after your back with the Alexander Technique.
The Alexander Technique is a proven method of self care to help you look after your back. In a clinical trial published in the British Medical Journal there was an 86% reduction in the number of days in pain over a 28 day period after 24 lessons.
"The Alexander Technique remains the best of the self-care strategies to prevent the sequel of poor posture and poor breathing." Harold Wise, MD, PC, New York, NY
"97% of people with back pain could benefit by learning the Alexander Technique - it is only a very small minority of back pain sufferers that require medical intervention such as surgery" - Jack Stern (Spinal Neurosurgeon)

08/09/2025

Good article about the benefits of walking naturally with an upright posture.

Medical experts now emphasize that the most critical factor in walking for health isn't speed or distance, it's an often-overlooked trait.

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