“Everything is amazing, from the Technique to the teacher.”
Welcome! I’m Henry George, an experienced Alexander Technique teacher.
I teach clients one-to-one at my studio in Bristol and at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London. I also give workshops for businesses, schools and other organisations. Read more about my Services.
My expertise
Poise & posture
Back & neck pain
Muscle tension
Emotional balance
Parkinson’s Disease
Self-development
Young people
Musicians
Further information about me
I’m a member of The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), and a trustee of the FM Alexander Trust. In my role as trustee, I oversaw a groundbreaking science animation video of the Alexander Technique.
I am fully insured and DBS checked, and am registered with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). I am trained in teaching the Alexander Technique to young people (through the Developing Self programme) and to people with Parkinson’s Disease (through the Poise Project).
I have presented at high-profile conferences and have published in books and journals on the Alexander Technique (see my Science page).
I have degrees from Oxford and Bristol Universities.
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Further information about the Alexander Technique
The Alexander Technique is a skill which ensures that the natural poise and resilience you had as a young child continues to be available to you as an adult.
As we get older, we tend to lose our innate ability to coordinate in a healthy and natural way. Everyday things such as workplace stress, using computers and smart-phones or carrying heavy bags begin to interfere with our coordination and cause physical and mental strain.
Dealing with the force of habit
The Alexander Technique recognizes that harmful habits form as a result of the way we react to the stimuli in our lives. Examples include tense neck and shoulders, slouching or shallow breathing. Over time, these harmful habits accumulate and our overall well-being suffers.
Those who have lessons in the Alexander Technique learn to become mindful in their activities, and find a new way to respond to habit and stress. They learn to recognize their harmful habits, how to stop and think, and how to choose a better response.
The result is improved wellbeing and performance on many levels.
Wide-ranging relevance
The value of the Alexander Technique goes beyond just pain prevention and relief.
On one level, it nurtures overall well-being by giving you the tools to deal with psychological, emotional and physical stress.
On another level, it enables you to bring the best of yourself to whatever task you are engaged in. This is because the Alexander Technique demonstrates that as human beings we only function at our very best when we are well-coordinated as a whole.
As such, anyone engaging in any demanding activity such as sports, public speaking, singing or learning a musical instrument will find that their performance improves with the Alexander Technique.
Applying the principles of the Technique means that movements become free from tension, lighter, more flowing, coordinated, subtle and accurate; and that artistic endeavours, freed up from habit, become more powerful and emotionally expressive.
Scientific Basis and the ‘Use of the Self’
The Australian actor FM Alexander was the originator of the Alexander Technique. He discovered that poise and overall coordination rely on a balanced relationship between the head, neck and back. Scientific studies have since confirmed its effectiveness in improving coordination and addressing conditions such as back and neck pain.
The Alexander Technique helps us realize the fundamental importance of how we look after ourselves when moving, resting, breathing, learning or responding to demanding situations. In Alexander’s words, the Technique therefore prioritizes the skilful ‘use of the self’ as a prerequisite for all human endeavours.
This is why John Dewey, sometimes known as the father of American education, is famous for saying that the Alexander Technique ‘bears the same relation to education that education itself bears to all other human activities’.
My Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
I welcome everybody, whatever their background, to discover the benefits of the Alexander Technique. Between 1910 and 1941, FM Alexander published his four books setting out the principles of his Technique, but they also contain certain statements and theories which are racist and discriminatory. I, along with the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), deplore such statements and theories, and oppose racism and discrimination in all its forms.
