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 Alexander Technique Lessons & Sessions in London

Individual Alexander Lessons, Alexander Classes & Alexander Sessions in London, North London & Online Alexander Lessons

Alexander Technique lessons or classes are offered by Anthony at the Alexander Studio in North 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 session typically include a chair, a table and a mirror.

” The Technique is a process of learning that empowers you to take control over your own health issues. It also promotes personal growth and development.” Anthony Kingsley

I work with all kinds of people. Typically, they come to me after having become frustrated and disappointed with a range of treatments and false promises. Sound familiar? I have developed a bit of a reputation for working with so-called hard-to-treat cases. Also, because I embrace a trauma-informed approach and a holistic system, people do seek me out in order to address emotional and somatic issues, and not simply postural and movement problems.

” The aim of Alexander lessons is to maintain a state of harmony and composure in the body and mind in the face of life’s challenges. “ Anthony Kingsley

The Alexander Technique is an education, and therefore, classes are usually referred to as lessons or sessions. The practitioner is the Teacher, and the client is the Pupil.

Alexander sessions may involve practical applications of the Alexander Technique to a variety of specific activities like singing, reciting, typing, dance movements, yoga or playing a musical instrument. Sessions normally last 30 minutes, and it is suggested that pupils wear loose and comfortable clothing.

” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ” Marcel Proust

Embarking on a course of Alexander lessons is an education. And so there is no right number of lessons one must have. Typically, a pupil will have about 10 to 25 classes to get a basic understanding of how to apply their experience to everyday life. Some people find huge benefits in just having a small number of Alexander sessions, and others may continue to deepen their personal development over a number of years.

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Why not follow the example of Keanu Reeves, Pierce Brosnan, Victoria Beckham and Sir Paul McCartney and learn the Alexander Technique.

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Advances in Neuroscience – The Return of the Body

Many people see Alexander Technique Lessons as simply a Body system to improve posture, and relieve pain. But it is so much more. Therefore, the Emotional link in the Alexander Technique may not be immediately clear. However, advances in neuroscience have confirmed the importance and relevance of the body in emotional healing. Various forms of somatic therapy have been formulated especially in the past 10 years that draw heavily on these advances in neuroscience.

The evidence of “neuroplasticity” has offered meaning and hope in the capacity for us to change our behaviour and learn new and more healthy ways of being in the world. Watch my discussion on the Polyvagal Theory. The Polyvagal Theory helps to explain how we can reset our disturbed and distorted nervous systems, and recover our innate balance and functioning. Trauma Research teaches us how a particular way of attending to our bodies can enable us to heal and grow.

Watch this Youtube Video to learn about the Mind-Body connection in the Alexander Technique:

These ideas have been popularised in a number of excellent books:

Doidge, Norman  The Brain’s Way of Healing

Porges, Stephen The Pocket Guide to Polyvagal Theory

Rothschild, Babette  The Body Remembers

Sapolski, Robert  Why Zebras Don’t get Ulcers

Van der Kolk, Bessel  The Body Keeps the Score

Levine, Peter Walking the Tiger

Mate, Gabor  When the Body says No

Keleman, Stanley  Emotional Anatomy

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