Alexander Technique
& How It Can Help You

Alexander Technique is a gentle, practical and non-invasive approach to reducing stress, pain and tension, improving posture and balance, and moving with greater ease.

Alexander Technique helps you recognise and change your current unhelpful habits in the way you sit, stand, walk, and respond to stress. Learning new and easy daily habits is much more practical 

Alexander Technique also assists in improving professional performance, ageing and overall wellbeing.

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What Alexander Technique can help with

Stress & tension 🫩
Learn to reduce stress and respond more calmly.
Stress

Pain & discomfort 😞
Address habits that contribute to pain and learn new habits to reduce and/or manage pain.
Pain

Sleep 😴
Learn how to reduce tension and improve sleep.
Sleep

Posture ↕️
Learn how to improve balance and coordination.
Posture

Ageing well 👵
Understand the importance of and learn how to maintain mobility, confidence and independence.
Ageing well


Balance ⚖️
Learn how to move more steadily and reduce the risk of falls.
Balance

Who Alexander Technique is for:

Alexander Technique benefits everyone. Strategies can be applied to most lifestyles, activities and professions. It improves whole body coordination and performance, preventing strain and injury, and offering a restful reset for your body and mind.  Once learned, it can help sustain your career or your favoured activity. 

You can also benefit from our “first aid” recovery strategy when you overdo things.

Musicians & Performers

🎶

Improve sound, presence and performance, prevent strain and injury.

Musicians

If you are dealing with recurring

Pain‍ ‍😞
or
Stress‍ ‍🫩

Ergonomics & desk work

🖥️

Sit and work with less strain. Manage stress, tension, pain.

Ergonomics

Over 40’s

Ageing well 💪🏽

Balance‍ ‍⚖️

Athletes & Sports

🤾‍♀️

Improve efficiency, results, reduce tension and enhance movement.

Athletes

Recovering from injury, illness

Pain‍ ‍😞

Wellness‍ ‍💖

How to learn Alexander Technique

You can learn through:

Private Lessons
Individual sessions tailored to your needs.
Private Lessons

Small Group Classes
Learn practical skills in a supportive small group.
Group Classes

Workshops
Short introductions and themed learning sessions.
Workshops

About Cathy Dowden

Cathy is a certified and experienced Alexander Technique teacher and Social Worker in Melbourne. Cathy works with individuals, groups and workplaces in a caring and effective way to improve comfort, movement and wellbeing in everyday life.

About Cathy Dowden

Not sure where to start?

If you're unsure, begin with booking a Private Lesson, or

contact us online or call 0401 495 836