Contact: Kate Kelly
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Learning the Alexander Technique puts you at ease with yourself whatever you are doing.
When I tell people I teach the Alexander Technique they often pull themselves to attention and say “Oh I’d better sit up straight then”. “At ease” I want to cry. Of course I’m not suggesting they collapse in the heap which is often mistaken for relaxation.
Between stiffness and slouching there is the forgotten gift of balancing:
RECOVER
the easier way of moving and living you have forgotten.
Tight rope walkers are always adjusting their balance as they sit ,dance or pour a cup of tea on the high wire and although we may find it difficult to believe, so are the rest of us! From moment to moment we are adapting our balance on a planet always on the move balancing on our very own tight rope of life. On one foot, two feet, on a chair, horse, bicycle, in every situation.We often waste masses of effort and energy organising ourselves to speak, type, swing a golf club, brush teeth , stand still and even to concentrate.
UNDO
hidden patterns of tension that hold you back from enjoying life fully.
Stopping the ingrained habit of tensing up before doing even the simplest activity can, surprisingly, take a little getting used to. Unoticed and habitual patterns of thinking and doing permeate life so that they feel normal. These unchosen habits are usually getting in the way of our well being. Preventing the dominance of unconscious habits eases and often eliminates back, neck and joint strain and helps respiratory and vocal disorders. Learning the Technique promotes and supports optimum performance, creativity, good health and even happiness.
LEARN
how to look after yourself and your back for life
There is no quick fix option in learning the Alexander Technique. it calls for some patience and repetition to recover that facility of ease we didn’t notice gradually losing from quite an early age. Much of the teaching focuses on ensuring good use of the back in activity. After an initial lesson I will usually recommend a regular course of individual lessons over several months on a twice and then once weekly basis to apply the Technique to your life for your life to last a life time! The complete cost of a course (paid in installments) is about the price of a holiday but with a greatly enhanced and extended benefit!
YOUR TEACHER
I am Kate Kelly and I had the great pleasure to be trained by Dilys and Walter Carrington at the Constructive Teaching Centre London where I have been on the teaching staff since I graduated in 1988. I am a regular visiting teacher to L’Estudi Alexander school in Barcelona and have taught courses in Ireland, Denmark, France, Holland and the USA. In N. Ireland (where I am from) I teach from time to time at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast .
STOP PRESS
Next Intro workshop in Belfast at the Crescent
Saturday 9th February 2008 2-4pm
Max 10 places
price £25 Two concession places £10
To book: Contact the Crescent for further info:
keith@crescentarts.org
or Kate Kelly on Tel 0845 3479389
Over the last 11 years I have worked in organisations introducing the benefits of the Alexander Technique. I also coach individuals in Presentation Skills as well as using Theatre based skills for team building workshops.
In London I teach this 100 year old self help method,
The F.M. Alexander technique
at
NELSONS Homeopathic Pharmacy CLINIC
73 Duke Street
London W1 K5BY
www.nelsonshomeopathicpharmacy.com
NEW
Introductory group Evening classes
start at Nelsons late January 2008
For Individual lessons or Intro info
Tel 020 7079 1282
I am certificated by the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique.
I am also a member of ATE
(Alexander teachers education) who adhere to and promote the original teaching of FM Alexander.
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