Penny
McDonald

Individual Alexander Technique Lessons

Explore the technique 1-on-1, and gain a more personal understanding of your body.

What happens in a lesson?

The Alexander Teacher is working with you to give your body a new experience of how it works, connects and moves. So a section of an Alexander lesson will involve body mapping.

The relationship between the head and the spine determines the co-ordination of the whole body. The way you allow the weight of your body onto the earth, through your feet, is also crucial in how effectively the body functions. You learn to co-operate with the design of your whole body,  and then it can serve you more effectively in ease of movement and freedom of breath.

The end product of an Alexander lesson is to give you a new experience which helps you recognise patterns of tension in your body. As you learn to let go of this tension you often experience a lightness of movement, because the way you use your body determines how well it works, how clearly you think, and how good you feel.

During a lesson you will also explore the power of your thinking, the thoughts you have when you are thinking about the changes you may wish for your body will determine how effective the change can be. How you apply the Alexander Technique is primarily with the power of your thinking, will explore the language that is most useful to invite or allow your body to function in a more useful way. It needs to be positive.

We will explore different activities you do for example sitting at your computer, gardening, singing, preparing for auditions, playing a musical instrument, what you do at work. We find a way to do them without hurting yourself and to be as efficient as possible.

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