Alexander Technique in Addlestone

Feel at home and relaxed in your body and let go of unnecessary tension, pain and stress.

The Alexander Technique promotes health, well-being and ease through a reorganisation of habits of awareness, action, posture, movement and balance. It offers an effective, intelligent approach to taking care of our minds and bodies in our day-to-day activities, and is an effective approach to improving confidence and managing anxiety and stress.

I am an experienced Alexander teacher offering one-to-one lessons in Addlestone, which is close to Weybridge, Chertsey and Woking in Surrey

In the lessons, you will learn to stop interfering with your body’s natural systems for movement, stabilisation, balance and support – allowing them to do their job so you can remain relaxedly free and upright without effort or strain. There’s no need to struggle to maintain a set posture or position or to feel you need to be trying to ‘hold yourself correctly’ or be pulling yourself into shape all the time. You find you can let go and let your neuromuscular system support and move you in a way that can feel quite magical, while relieving pressure, pain and discomfort caused by over-tense muscles.

I use gentle manual guidance and simple verbal instructions to help you become aware of how you habitually respond to the world around you and your own thoughts and feelings. The skilled hands-on contact encourages your nervous system to quieten down, and helps you to become aware of things you do that keep you in cycles of stress and discomfort. In time this allows you to begin making choices that lead to relaxation and ease.

My Background

I qualified as an Alexander Technique teacher over twenty years ago and have written a well-received book about the Technique which was published in 2024.

Costs and Practicalities

How long does it take to learn?

The Alexander Technique involves changing longstanding habits. Like anything worthwhile, getting the benefits requires some commitment. It’s necessary to come for weekly lessons to begin with. For most people, 10-20 lessons is a reasonable minimum number to allow you to begin to explore effectively on your own. Given the effect on how you feel from day to day and the long-term effects on health and well-being, the benefit tends to be considerably out of proportion to the cost!

Fees

Lessons lasts 45 minutes and cost £60. I also offer a discount of 10% for ten lessons booked as a block.

What to Wear

There is no need to wear special clothing, but you should wear something loose-fitting and comfortable, bearing in mind we may be working on the floor for part of the session.