For Relaxed Posture & Poise
The intelligent way to discover relaxed and effortless good posture, and to learn to move with grace, balance and ease. It’s a transformational process which feels wonderful and can change your life!
For Discomfort and Pain
Discover what you may be doing that is causing or contributing to chronic physical discomfort and pain, and learn skills that enable you to take responsibility for getting better and staying better. Your future does not have to be a continuation of your past!
For Stress and Overwhelm
Starting from an understanding of how anxiety arises in the body and brain work, we explore together how to calm your system so that you feel less anxious and tense, less reactive, and more able to deal with whatever life throws at you.
For Musicians
For almost a hundred years the Alexander Technique has been helping musicians and other performers to excel while taking care of their health and wellbeing.
“Marcus is very professional, and his approach is both knowledgable and sensitive. I feel that I have benefitted hugely from his lessons in Alexander Technique and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. ”
About me …
I’m Marcus James, a qualified and experienced Alexander Technique teacher, and I’ve been practicing and thinking deeply about this work for over 20 years. Music and fine Cabinetmaking have also been part of my journey.
… how it works
In a series of one-to-one lessons I help you notice unconscious habits which get in the way of your body working as nature intended, and show you how to let go of them so that you can go about your life and activities in a way that is healthier, less stressed, and more comfortable, balanced and free.
“Marcus has brilliantly communicated the subtly of the technique and the very simple changes one can make so your body works as it is designed to. With great humour and patience he has helped me undo 70+ years of bad habits and my knees and walking vastly improved. I wish I’d tried it years ago!”
What happens in a lesson?
Through discussion, skilled touch and verbal instructions I work with you to gently move your system towards balance and ease in a way which you can integrate and use for yourself, now and in the future.
Location
I work from Ottershaw in Surrey, which is close to Woking, Addlestone and Weybridge.
“Marcus has been a skilled and wise guide for me during a period of high stress and change, and I highly recommend him. Through his skill with the Alexander Technique, I’ve learned to calm down and find balance, find my voice, and recover from my repetitive strain injury. He has a practical and thoughtful understanding and unusual patience, humour and sensitivity in teaching it. ”
First Steps
Click to find out more about in person Alexander Technique lessons. You can find more information about me and my journey with the Technique on the about me page. I also have an Alexander Technique blog which has articles on various aspects of the Technique and how it can be applied to your life. If you have any questions or would like to book a lesson to find out more, contact me by pressing the button below.