Duration
Online lessons take 50 mins.
In person lessons may take longer.
Clothing
Lessons are conducted while dressed in casual clothes allowing for free movement.
Fitting clothes (yoga outfit, etc.) is recommended to aid students to observe their own posture on a recording which is produced by the end of the lesson.
Light coloured clothing is preferred.
Equipment checklist
You will need the following equipment for your first online lesson:
- Chair. Normal, flat chair, no wheels, no cushion.
- Laptop with Zoom installed (+ full battery or AC power)
- Bluetooth earphones connected to the laptop (also fully charged)
- Internet connection
- Quiet room without distractions
Enough space to place the laptop in such a way that camera captures your entire body from head to toe - 2 wooden sticks of equal length (rulers), about 50cm long. Anything straight, solid will do (spatula, etc.)
- Reading glasses if you need them.
1:1 learning
Lessons take the form of one on one learning as each student is different.
Individual approach is essential.
How it goes
We teach what is called "conscious control and guidance".
What it means is this:
- Create a mental concept of how human body should work (mechanically in the field of gravity).
- Adjust body to the desired shape and create a video recording.
- Analyse the recording and repeat from step 2 until desired shape is recorded.
Common traps
Know the outcome
It is imperative to understand the desired outcome. An Alexander Technique teacher will help you to start.
Follow mind, not feelings
Very soon in a lesson, you will discover that your feelings are faulty. Unreliable. Instead of feelings stick to your concept.
Get ready for workout
Posture adjustment is hard work. Physically as well as cognitively.
Saying that, it is also 100% safe and suitable for any age.
Online lesson
Student is standing in front of a camera (typically laptop) and responds to instructions given by the teacher in order to adjust his or her own posture.
Screen share is occasionally used to convey necessary concepts of anatomy, mechanics and physics.
The recorded lesson serves as an instruction manual for the student to refer to in the future.
In person lesson
Lessons in person take exactly the same format as online lessons, however recording is done locally on an encrypted disk.
We also provide legacy "table work" for in person students.