The Definitive Guide to The Alexander Technique provided by STAT - The Society of Teachers of The Alexander Technique

Personal accounts

of learning the

Alexander Technique

What our pupils say

The Technique has been a "life raft" at very difficult periods, and in less stressful times it is a positive tool that assists me in my ongoing personal growth, discovery and development.
STAT pupil survey 2006

Some of the best advice on learning any discipline comes from others who are learning.

This page will bring together a number of articles written mostly by people relatively new to the Alexander Technique about their own experiences.

These articles are, in principle, anonymous but some first names have been left unchanged.


List of Stories

Learning to apply the Alexander Technique as a person with ankylosing spondilitis

Relearning to ski with the Alexander Technique

Experiences with the Alexander Technique in managing kyphoscoliosis

RSI: An Alexander students' story

Eva's birth story

The Alexander Technique and multiple sclerosis

Lessons on a bicycle

Learning to apply the Alexander Technique as a hairdresser with neck and shoulder pain and migraine

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