Performance & Learning Skills

The Technique provides practical ways of avoiding strain and injury, and helps you perform at your peak.

It has been used by actors, dancers, singers and musicians, as well as elite athletes, for over a hundred years.
It is taught at many   major    schools of music, universities and colleges throughout the world such as The Juilliard School in New York, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, University of Oxford, University of Melbourne to name a few.

Pain Relief  & Well-being

A study published by the British Medical Journal found that the Technique brings long term benefits for patients with chronic back pain.

It provides   tools for the management of chronic pain. ​It alleviates pain and discomfort caused ​by repetitive strain injury (RSI) multiple sclerosis (MS), arthritis or Parkinson's disease. It helps with   rehabilitation    and improves balance.

You will learn how to change the way you move in order
to end the viscous circle of pain. 

Science

Researchers continue to study the effects and applications of the Technique in the fields of education, preventative medicine, and rehabilitation. Scientific fields of inquiry most relevant to the Alexander Technique are motor control, neurology, psychology, and biomechanics.

For an annotated bibliography of selected research studies on the Alexander Technique see American Society for Alexander Technique - Research. 

Find out more about  Alexander  Technique and science
at Alexander Technique Science.

General Acceptance

Among Alexander's supporters were:    John Dewey, Aldous Huxley, George Bernard Shaw and renowned scientists Raymond Dart, Charles Sherrington, and Nikolaas Tinbergen.

Actors and musicians who have studied the Alexander Technique include: Julie Andrews,  John Cleese, William Hurt, Jeremy Irons,  Madonna, Paul McCartney, Paul Newman,  Hilary Swank, Sting, Hugh Jackman,  Maggie Smith, Robin Williams, Joanne Woodward, Sir Colin Davis, James Galway, Yehudi Menuhin and many others.