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Why participate in Alexander Technique Lessons?
 Young children react and move with grace and poise. But due to the stresses and strains of modern life, this inborn innocence and freedom is soon lost. Adults today misuse themselves and seem to swing from manic over-activity to fatigue, from startle to collapse. The adult form is fixed and distorted and incapable of meeting and adapting to the challenges of living.
Many people are dissatisfied with being passive to their existence. They seek ways to re-organise their life, and as much as possible, to live it.
The technique is designed to restore a state of both relaxation and alertness. On a postural level this involves a dynamic mix of flexibility and tone. The technique teaches how to maintain this new use in the face of life’s demands. Pupils can feel lighter, move freer and even sleep better.
Who are Alexander Technique Lessons for?
People increasingly turn to the health and life-style benefits of the technique. They learn strategies for stress-management and self-empowerment. The technique also restores vitality and enhances sexual health and functioning.
Office workers and those with sedentary lifestyles find the Technique of enormous benefit in resolving the daily aches and pains. Muscles relax, breathing improves and the body returns to a more mobile and harmonious state.
Although the technique is not a treatment, many find solutions for anxiety, fatigue, breathing disorders, neck and shoulder tension, flat feet, clenched jaw and TMJ problems, back pain, IT strain and RSI, and other medical conditions.
Actors, musicians, dancers and sports people learn the technique to avoid injury, improve co-ordination and balance, and enhance spontaneity and performance skills. It also benefits the practice of martial arts, swimming and horse-riding.
The Alexander Technique is particularly effective for pregnant woman, not just during the difficult months of pregnancy, but also during the birth process and in early motherhood.
What to expect and cost of an Alexander Technique Lesson in London.
 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 lesson are typically a chair, a table and a mirror.
Alexander lessons may include practical applications of the Alexander Technique to a variety of specific activities like singing, reciting, typing, dance movements, yoga or playing a musical instrument. Lessons normally last 30 minutes, and it is suggested that pupils wear loose and comfortable clothing.
Costs of Alexander Technique lessons in London typically vary between about £25 to £70 per session. This is usually based on the location and level of experience of the practitioner. At the Studio, the range is between £30 to £65. The Alexander Studio teachers hold a few limited places for concessionary fees. If you require sessions of the Alexander Technique in London, please contact us directly, at the Alexander Studio.
020 7629 1808
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"You translate everything, whether physical, mental or spiritual, into muscular tension."
- F M Alexander
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