FM Alexander used to insist on his clients coming to see him 5 days a week for 6 weeks, total of 30 lessons. My partner Walter is  the only other person in my household and therefore the only person I can put hands on, so…. lucky Walter is getting much more frequent than usual Alexander Lessons/Sessions (same thing) and we will see how this works out for him. Here’s a clip from his first lesson, which I hope serves as a reminder to anyone missing their lessons ..read more

Following the recent news of Christina Applegate‘s diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, I was moved to share my own story of the illness… It’s now twenty-seven years since my diagnosis and Multiple Sclerosis has led me to a career path I couldn’t have imagined during my early days of working in TV. I am now an Alexander Technique teacher helping people to improve their consciousness of postural habits and manage their anxiety and/or aches and pains. Working at the Pimlico Alexander Technique Centre over the past ten years, I’ve come to realise what an underused anti-anxiety tool the Technique is ..read more

The Pimlico Centre for Alexander Technique  and Bankside Keys Music Tuition present a workshop:   “Would you like to know how the Alexander Technique helps your piano playing?”   With Hidemi Hatada MSTAT   Saturday 7th August 10.00am to 12.30pm   at CTC, Chelsea Harbour SW6    An opportunity to discover more about your postural habits at the piano and how they affect your overall performance. Hidemi is a professional singer and a keyboard player, and a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She qualified as an Alexander Technique teach ..read more

What is the most common reason for learning Alexander Technique…     ..read more

THANK YOU DOCTOR It’s time to show gratitude to all the Doctors referring to us, particularly those at Basuto Medical Centre in Parsons Green, Street Medical Practice in  Sloane Square and the Basil Street Practice Knightsbridge. Now that the Government have given the go-ahead to all the close-contact professions, we are welcoming new referrals with open arms. Over the past decade the joy of working with Doctors is not just the lovely patients and interesting cases they send our way, but their appreciation and understanding of what we do. They are equipped to spot when a person’s postural ..read more

Yes it’s the P word.  It’s almost a dirty word to some Alexander Technique teachers, but why?  It’s the word that resonates most effectively with the general public, and improved posture is certainly a lovely side effect of learning the Alexander Technique. One problem is that when people think of “good posture” they see someone stiff and upright, and stiffness is precisely what we are trying to UNdo when we’re taking lessons in the Alexander Technique. Perhaps it’s also the problem of implying that there is a “right way” to stand and sit and move. Searching for perfec ..read more

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Ten minutes semi-supine practise ..read more