Who Benefits from the Alexander Technique?

The Alexander Techniqe addresses the overall functioning of the human being. In the process it may also have beneficial effects for:

— back, neck, and hip dysfunction
— repetitive stress injuries
— breathing difficulties or respiratory dysfunction
— discomfort due to poor posture
— problems of co-ordination

The Alexander Technique is of particular use to performing artists (actors, singers, dancers, musicians), athletes and martial artists, public speakers, business professionals, horse riders, and pregnant women.

Some well-known people who have studied the Alexander Technique include George Bernard Shaw, Aldous Huxley, Robertson Davies, Paul McCartney, Sting, Paul Newman, William Hurt, Robin Williams, educator John Dewey, and Nobel prizewinner for Medicine Nikolas Tinbergen.

"The Technique has played an important part in my life not only as a guide to physical management and health but because of its psychological aspects. It keeps the body alive. It keeps the mind alive. It is an enlargement of whatever life may be yours."
Robertson Davies, Author

"The Alexander Technique helped a long standing back problem, and to get a good night's sleep after many years of tossing and turning."
Paul Newman, Actor