A fortnight ago, I published my summary of a recent landmark scientific study of the Alexander Technique. It’s on my AT science page, and gets straight to the point explaining the latest thinking on how the Alexander Technique works. Since then, a much longer summary of the same scientific paper has been published on the …
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Wake up to natural movement!
I’ve been asked once again to teach at the European String Teachers Association summer course in 2021. It’ll be held at the University of Chichester from 8-13 August. My series of workshops is entitled Wake up to Natural Movement, and that’s not just because it’s the first slot after breakfast! Underlying everything we do is …
Alexander Technique science – updated
I’ve updated the Alexander Technique (AT) science page on this website. Why? A landmark science paper on AT was published this autumn. The paper proposes a model for how AT works based on the latest research into AT and related disciplines. It’s no understatement to say that this is the most important publication on AT …
Wellbeing course – a success!
In the October half term I ran an online course for young people entitled Discover Musical Wellbeing. It was aimed at teenagers who play the piano, violin or cello, and consisted of three similar but separate courses which participants could attend depending on their instrument. The course addressed aspects of wellbeing most relevant to musicians. …
Discover Musical Wellbeing
Report after report emphasizes that the wellbeing of young people in the UK is in jeopardy. The Alexander Technique offers real solutions to this worrying trend. That’s why I’m delighted to announce that over this October half-term (Mon 26th to Wed 28th Oct 2020) I’m running an online course for young people: Discover Musical Wellbeing. …
Ground-breaking Alexander Technique research
A hugely important scholarly article on the Alexander Technique (AT) is to be published this autumn in the prestigious journal Kinesiology Review, and I’ve had a sneak preview. It is undoubtedly the most important paper on the Alexander Technique since the randomised control trial study into Alexander Technique and back pain published in 2008. This …
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Alexander Technique at Bryanston International Summer School
This week I had the privilege of working at Bryanston International Summer School, run by the London Suzuki Group. It’s an annual residential music course for string players and pianists aged 3 to 18 years old. The course is vibrant and ambitious, and has a large number of families attending from all over the world. …
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Alexander Technique for Violin Players
On Sunday August 16th I have the privilege of hosting an Alexander Technique online workshop for violinists. It’s part of the Bach Challenge for Amateur Violin Players digital course run by Tamaki Higashi, violinist of the Villiers String Quartet. Do get in touch with her if you’re interested at tamakihigashi@icloud.com. My programme for violin players …
Hypermobility and the Alexander Technique
Myself being hypermobile, I cannot think of not doing an action right now – such as for example lifting the shopping in the supermarket or lifting a bag – without applying the Alexander Technique consciously because the dangers that can happen if I don’t do it are too many. Roxani-Eleni Garafalaki Hypermobility is the ability …
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Hands-on lessons resume!
New government Covid guidance for ‘close-contact services’ came into force this Monday 13th July. The Alexander Technique comes under this category and so, while I am still teaching online, I have also resumed some in-person lessons at my studio. There are some provisos, though. I am wearing a visor during sessions, and clients who attend …
