The Irish Society of Alexander Technique Teachers

“It is now possible to conceive of a totally new type of education affecting the entire range of human activity, from the physiological, through the intellectual, moral and practical, to the spiritual…
The Alexander Technique gives us all the things we have been looking for in a system of physical education; relief from strain due to maladjustment and consequent improvement in physical and mental health; and along with this a heightening of consciousness on all levels.
We cannot ask more from any system; nor, if we seriously desire to alter human beings in a desirable direction can we ask any less.” (from: Ends and Means)

‘After an Alexander Technique lesson, it felt like someone had poured a full canister of oil into my neck. Twenty years of neck tension faded away and I felt my chest naturally expand. I used to wrap myself around my instrument for years. When your head is inside the music it's like an anaesthetic and you don't feel the discomfort, but I gradually became aware of how I had been causing myself problems. I have a greater sense of control when I'm playing and it feels easier, particularly when I'm playing something technically difficult’

‘As the result of a football injury, Isuffered from chronic back trouble for twenty years. Often my back would go into spasmwhich would cause me serious pain. After trying many different treatments, I went to an Alexander Technique teacher who showed me that the way I walk and sit are fundamental to how my back feels. I have had a long period of remission from my back problem, and of all the therapies I tried, none of them have been as good as the Alexander Technique’