Alexander Technique Lessons

One-to-one Alexander Technique Lessons, Sessions and Classes

Alexander Technique lessons or classes are offered by Anthony at the Alexander Studio in Golders Green. Lessons are one-to-one and there are no exercises or postures to learn. The Teacher uses a range of simple everyday activities to explore a pupil’s individual patterns of movement and reaction. Gentle guidance with the hands and verbal instruction help calm the mind and restore the body’s natural reflexes. The props of a session typically include a chair, a table and a mirror.

” The Technique is a process of learning that empowers you to take control over your own health issues. It also promotes personal growth and development.” Anthony Kingsley

I work with all kinds of people. Typically, they come to me after having become frustrated and disappointed with a range of treatments and false promises. Sound familiar? I have developed a bit of a reputation for working with so-called hard-to-treat cases. Also, because I embrace a trauma-informed approach and a holistic system, people do seek me out in order to address emotional and somatic issues, and not simply postural and movement problems.

” The aim of Alexander lessons is to maintain a state of harmony and composure in the body and mind in the face of life’s challenges. “ Anthony Kingsley

The Alexander Technique is an education, and therefore, classes are usually referred to as lessons or sessions. The practitioner is the Teacher, and the client is the Pupil.

Alexander sessions may involve practical applications of the Alexander Technique to a variety of specific activities like singing, reciting, typing, dance movements, yoga or playing a musical instrument. Sessions normally last 30 minutes, and it is suggested that pupils wear loose and comfortable clothing.

” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ” Marcel Proust

Embarking on a course of Alexander lessons is an education. And so there is no right number of lessons one must have. Typically, a pupil will have about 10 to 25 classes to get a basic understanding of how to apply their experience to everyday life. Some people find huge benefits in just having a small number of Alexander sessions, and others may continue to deepen their personal development over a number of years.

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Lessons and Fees

Initial session: £150 (50 minutes)
A full consultation to understand your needs and hopes, followed by your first lesson.

Individual lessons: £100 (30  minutes)
One-to-one lessons at The Alexander Studio, Golders Green. Online lessons by arrangement.

Lessons are short and focused by design: regular 30-minute lessons help your nervous system learn and integrate change more effectively than occasional long sessions.

Lessons are taught by Alexander Technique Teacher Anthony Kingsley MSTAT, who has trained Alexander teachers for over 35 years.

Not sure if lessons are right for you? Book a free 15-minute call and we can talk it through.

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Advances in Neuroscience – The Return of the Body

Many people see Alexander Technique Lessons as simply a Body system to improve posture, and relieve pain. But it is so much more. Therefore, the Emotional link in the Alexander Technique may not be immediately clear. However, advances in neuroscience have confirmed the importance and relevance of the body in emotional healing. Various forms of somatic therapy have been formulated especially in the past 10 years that draw heavily on these advances in neuroscience.

The evidence of “neuroplasticity” has offered meaning and hope in the capacity for us to change our behaviour and learn new and more healthy ways of being in the world. Watch my discussion on the Polyvagal Theory. The Polyvagal Theory helps to explain how we can help settle the nervous system and find a greater sense of ease. Trauma Research teaches us how a particular way of attending to our bodies can enable us to heal and grow.

Watch this Youtube Video to learn about the Mind-Body connection in the Alexander Technique:

These ideas have been popularised in a number of excellent books:

Doidge, Norman The Brain’s Way of Healing

Porges, Stephen The Pocket Guide to Polyvagal Theory

Rothschild, Babette The Body Remembers

Sapolsky, Robert Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

Van der Kolk, Bessel The Body Keeps the Score

Levine, Peter Waking the Tiger

Maté, Gabor When the Body Says No

Keleman, Stanley Emotional Anatomy

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Lessons take place at The Alexander Studio, home of Alexander Technique in London for over 40 years.