What Can I Expect From a Lesson?

The Alexander Technique is usually taught on an individual basis. The teacher employs a gentle touch, along with clear verbal directions to help the student become aware of habitual movement patterns that interfere with balance and coordination. Through this awareness, the student learns to prevent these interfering patterns while being guided by the teacher to discover freer, more natural movement.

During the approximately one-hour lesson, Bill will work with you in everyday activities such as sitting, standing, walking, breathing, speaking, simple bending and reaching. He will also work with you in any other activities that you find of interest, such as playing a musical instrument, working at a computer, driving a car, reciting a monologue, engaging in athletic activity, or just about anything else you would like to work with. Part of the lesson will be devoted to the restorative aspects of the work, sometimes referred to as “constructive rest”. This takes place while you lie down on a bodywork table, and involves gentle, guided movement and directed thinking.

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