During my years training and working as a professional dancer, I had ample opportunity to unwittingly reinforce my many damaging habits.
As time went by, with two growing sons and a juggling act familiar to many, I made matters worse by the way I reacted to events and situations. I became increasingly "rigid", and visits to my osteopath were ever more frequent. A few challenging years, and many self help books later, a chance moment led me to my first Alexander lesson with Jean Fischer. I knew very soon that I had found my vocation and 8 months later I began training to be a teacher at a STAT-approved school in London under the direction of Shoshana Kaminitz. Since qualifying in 2000 I have enjoyed the rewards reaped from applying the Alexander Technique to everyday life, and I continue to find teaching others an endlessly interesting and immensely gratifying experience. |