Internal Posture? What’s that all about?

Even with my 15 years of Alexander Technique experience I got a sense of down on the inside. I didn’t panic and it hadn’t lead to any actual physical pain (yet). I am quite curious so I looked literally into myself. I got a sense of my upper chest pulling down a bit more than it had. Was I depressed? Was this ... More

4 Things I learnt from taking a month off from Social Media.  

  Well here I am after a month off Social Media and a couple of weeks yoga and meditation retreat in Bali which have left me feeling rejuvenated and ready to get back into teaching.   including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter was mainly that it was not bringing me joy. In fact the exact opposite. I even ... More

External Posture versus Internal Posture!

  Recently I have been talking to my clients about this as it is something I discovered partly by meditating every day for the last 6 months. During meditation naturally my body would come into uprightness without any attempt to 'try' or even by giving myself my Alexander Technique directions.  ... More

So called ‘Good Posture’ – what does that even mean?

I questioned myself when writing this blog as I don’t even like using the word ‘Posture’, however this is the reason many of my pupils come to me. They report that they have ‘Bad Posture’ which might be a reason for their pain or discomfort. Maybe when we are in discomfort it is our body trying to tell ... More

THIS WAY UP………

  Before I started Alexander Technique I had no sense of my body really, all I knew way that it was letting me down. I suffered regular episodes of neck or back pain. Noticing some other people, it seemed like they had received the manual, they seemed to move with ease and experienced no pain. (Fred ... More

How a small change = a massive shift in pain experienced.

When my clients come to me I take a brief history and then we start to look at a simple every day activity like moving in and out of a chair. When I told a new client Theresa (name changed for client confidentiality) recently that this is what we were going to do she said “Well as long as you don’t get me to ... More

The man who shot himself in the foot…… 3 things to help with pain.

- A builder using a nail gun shot himself in the foot. Naturally he was in a lot of pain and had to be taken to A and E. The medical staff very carefully cut away his boot but he was in so much pain he had to be sedated. On removing the shoe they discovered that the nail had gone between his toes i.e.: it hadn't ... More

When Sitting, Think Of Standing!

What? I hear you cry, that’s madness! Well if you move in a balanced way your feet don’t really change in going from standing to sitting. Most people come out of balance from standing to sitting, they either move forward on their feet, back on their feet or even on the insides or outsides. Have a go now and see ... More

“LEARNING TO LIVE STRESS FREE” – WORKSHOP CONTENT – SOLD OUT

  TO FEEL LESS STRESSED? HAVE LESS PAIN? FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF?         THE MODERN WORLD CAN SEEM QUITE OVERWHELMING SOMETIMES. : IS IT A THING OR HOW WE REACT TO THINGS? IS IT A JUST A MIND THING OR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BODY? WHETHER IT IS BACK, NECK OR SHOULDER PAIN FOR EXAMPLE. EG: I ... More

How I found out that my body ain’t no taxi!

When I started having Alexander Technique 17 years ago, I had no real sense of my body, all I knew was that I had regular back and neck pain. In fact I felt my body was a bit broken. One of the first things I learned was that........ Notice when you are in one of the following states, what is happening in ... More