In a ground-breaking publication, neuroscientist and Alexander teacher, Tim Cacciatore and his colleagues bring together research that has previously been scattered across diverse fields of… Read More »Poise, posture, pain: A new understanding
As part of my ongoing professional development, I’ve been doing an 8-week course bringing together all the latest scientific advances in the understanding of pain… Read More »Living with pain? How can the Alexander Technique help?
One of the reasons that people come to me for Alexander lessons is following advice from their physiotherapist, GP or other healthcare provider that the… Read More »The problems with posture
Last month the BBC reported an explosion in the numbers of people not working due to health problems – 2.5 million people in the UK,… Read More »Falling apart
Going back only a few hundred years, few of us would have spent much time sitting. When we rested, it would not have been on… Read More »Are you sitting comfortably?
The Alexander Technique is essentially a self-help method for positive change that involves discovering how to think differently. So why do Alexander teachers use hands-on… Read More »Why hands-on in Alexander teaching?
Do you get mouth ulcers? Apparently, 2–10% of the population suffer from frequent mouth ulcers with no obvious cause [1]. If you often have mouth… Read More »When less is most definitely more
This past month I’ve spent a lot of time driving up and down between Edinburgh and Bristol due to family illness. During this time I… Read More »The Alexander Technique keeps me safe
This description of an experience of learning the Alexander Technique comes from one of the participants in a large randomised controlled clinical trial for people… Read More »“Really uplifted by it, really empowered by it…”
I saw a recent newspaper article claiming that there is no such thing as ‘text neck’, saying that research has dismissed any link between use… Read More »Is ‘text neck’ real?
If you usually have to drive to work, you may be looking forward to having a break from your daily commute (even if you’re facing… Read More »Driving home for Christmas
My colleagues and I have just published new research from the ATLAS clinical trial of Alexander lessons or acupuncture sessions for people with chronic neck… Read More »New research: Learn the Alexander Technique to improve how you live and care for yourself, and so reduce pain
