Alexander Technique Lessons

How to Transform Pain And Stress into Mindful Ease

Individual Alexander Technique lessons for new students, and for those continuing their Alexander journey.

What Happens In An Alexander Technique Lesson

IN YOUR FIRST LESSON

The first thing that happens in an Alexander Technique lesson is a conversation. So, we’ll talk about how you are, and what you are dealing with. Or, there may be something you specifically would like to address in the lesson.

Next, I’ll share with you a little about the technique, explaining how we’ll work together, and what kinds of things we can address.

In addition, I’ll let you know what the technique isn’t and what I won’t be doing. For example, it’s important to know that the Alexander Technique is not a substitute for physical or mental health issues that are best addressed by your doctor.

In terms of the technique itself, I teach from the five principles of the Alexander Technique. So, I’ll explain throughout the lesson what these are, what they mean, and how to employ them. They are as follows:

the recognition of habit
inhibition and non-doing
the recognition of faulty sensory awareness
giving directions
primary control

SUBSEQUENT LESSONS

If this is not your first lesson, we might talk about how things have gone for you since the previous lesson, what observations you’ve made, and what questions you have.

WHAT TO WEAR

Wear comfortable clothing that allow for a full range of movement. Furthermore, you will remain fully clothed throughout your lesson, although you may be invited to remove your shoes.

LIVING WITH GREATER BALANCE & EASE

Fundamentally, the technique is a simple skill that teaches how to move with greater freedom, ease, and efficiency. Why is that important? So that you can perform at your very best, from the simplest activity… to the most grand.

Through gentle hands-on guidance and verbal instruction, we work with simple movements you probably do many times throughout your day. As you become aware of your habitual patterns of tension, you learn how to interrupt their automaticity.

As a result, your concept of movement begins to change. You learn to move more efficiently, with improved coordination and better balance.

Over the course of several lessons, your pain diminishes. Your performance and range of motion improves as you experience a greater sense of well-being.

You discover that you can apply these principles of movement and awareness to all aspects of your life – from work to sports to everyday activities.

HOW MANY LESSONS

People often want to know how many lessons they will need, or how many they should have.

It often takes between 10 and 30 lessons to see real change.
F.M. Alexander would work with his students each daily for a whole month.

If that is too much to commit to, I recommend you begin by taking on 10 to 12 weekly lessons. We’ll check in around the 10th lesson to see how you’re doing, and take it from there.

Some people continue their Alexander lessons for a while longer, because as life changes and evolves, so do we. And in each new moment, there’s a fresh opportunity for discovery and growth.