Alexander Technique
North London
Rediscover good posture. Improve back and neck pain.
Do you want better posture? Do you want to tackle the root of chronic back, neck or shoulder pain?
The Alexander Technique helps you understand how you do what you do and learn how to do it better. It's a holistic method to learn how to use our bodies and minds more freely and comfortably in all day to day activities as well as when exercising. Good posture makes us look and feel better.
We can change being round shouldered or having slumped posture. The good news is that it's not trying to sit up straight which is uncomfortable and stops us breathing freely. There's a different, more sustainable and more comfortable approach. The other good news: ageing isn't a downhill process. There's a lot we can change if we learn how to move differently.
Benefits of the Alexander Technique:
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improve poor posture
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back, neck and shoulder pain
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breathe more freely and deeply
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feel more confident
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sleep more comfortably
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relieve stress and anxiety
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use your voice in a more embodied way
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walk better and learning to exercise safely
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manage hypermobility
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age well - with balance and strength
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set up your workspace ergonomically - especially when working from home
Working with you
Using the Alexander Technique, we can work together to teach your body to stop its immediate and instinctive reactions. Instead, we can learn to send the body messages for it to energise in a different way.
When I’m working with someone in person, I use a gentle guiding touch to guide your body, helping you to release tension or to move differently.
Everyone’s lifestyle and behaviours are unique. I take the time to really listen to you, to understand how you live and to observe your physical movements so that I can work out what might be causing your aches and pains.
Then, with sometimes the subtlest of shifts, we can work together to help you listen to your body and consciously change the way you sit, move and carry things, whatever it might be, to release the tension in your body.
What my clients say
"Tanya is brilliant. She is very good at diagnosing, assessing and finding out what is out of balance. Her hands-on rebalancing is absolutely the best thing about the consultation.
Her practical advice on how to change my walking has had a direct positive impact on my knee pain."
Anne
"I have had severe shoulder, neck and jaw discomfort for 30 years – I have tried many physiotherapists, cranial therapists, NHS consultants and other local therapists over the years and no one has even touched the surface of the problem, whereas Tanya in 6 weeks has transformed my condition.
Tanya combines both deep compassion for her patients with a truly remarkable understanding of Alexander technique and body mechanics. After 30 years of discomfort I am greatly improved and can see the possibility of being pain free, I would strongly recommend her to anyone."
Thomas
"Wherever I have lived, I have always found the Alexander Technique to be the most effective way to deal with back pain and this was initially why I went to Tanya.
Her lessons were the best I have ever had, she really sorted out my back...and I can credit her lessons for getting me back on my feet then. She is a very kind and non-judgemental person, and she works gently, a real plus."
Linda
