Our movements are habitual and lessons can help you pause and consider if a particular movement can be made with reduced effort. In a series of lessons you might explore how you make everyday movements such as walking or playing a musical instrument.
With gentle guidance from the teacher's hands you are shown how your body can move in a different way from your usual habits of movement. In a lesson the teacher will often help you move between sitting and standing to enable you to become aware of when you tighten your muscles (and disturb your balance) unnecessarily. You may also spend some time lying on a table similar to a massage table with the teacher helping various parts of your body reduce their tension and tightness.
Much depends on the individual but it takes time to change habits. You can have a free introductory lesson if to see if you think the technique will help you. If you think it will, it is important to consider a course of at least six-ten lessons, preferably weekly, to set this in motion. Ten-fifteen additional lessons help embed and integrate the changes.
Many people find an ongoing benefits from a weekly lesson or a series of weekly lessons every so often.
Ideally, at least once a week especially for the first few lessons. You are working to improve possibly long-standing habits of movement.
A level of commitment is needed to change established habits and it can be a gradual process. However, people usually do experience valuable health benefits.
I am a fully qualified teacher of the Alexander Technique following 3 years of training at the Manchester Alexander Technique Training School. I am a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique https://alexandertechnique.co.uk. I have full indemnity insurance and hold a current DBS certificate.