Benefits

With the Alexander Technique you learn how to look after yourself better in daily life. Benefits include:

… and finding a greater sense of well-being.

A major clinical back pain trial has demonstrated long-term reductions in pain levels, as well as improvements in quality of life and associated incapacity following Alexander Technique lessons with a registered teacher.

In addition, many people have found the Alexander Technique to be of enormous help in a wide range of other conditions including neck and shoulder pain, joint problems such as arthritis, asthma, repetitive strain injury (RSI), multiple sclerosis, tension headaches and some types of migraine. Other scientific research has demonstrated significant benefits with Alexander Technique for Parkinson’s, as well as in improving balance in the elderly, helping breathing and reducing performance anxiety in musicians.

The Alexander Technique is not a ‘quick fix’, rather it is essentially preventative in nature. By developing a new way of thinking and learning through hands-on experience, you improve the use of yourself. You are then less likely to develop future problems that are caused by misuse, such as the most common type of back pain and joint problems. Over time, an improved use of yourself also generally leads to better posture.

While the desire to overcome an existing medical or other physical problem is probably the most common reason for beginning Alexander lessons, the Technique offers much more than this. You can become more effective in your daily life, whether this is in a busy and stressful job, playing sport or a musical instrument, or doing the housework or gardening. At the same time, through working with the Technique, people can find their attitude to life change, becoming more open and positive.