Antonia Smyth, Melbourne

I would highly recommend Cathy for anyone interested in learning more about Alexander Technique.

I came to it following a six-month period of recurrent tension headaches which are now completely gone after working with Cathy.

She is a considered and encouraging teacher who has helped me understand how to be more in tune with my body.

Private lessons, group classes

Patrick Cronin, Melbourne

Cathy is a thoughtful, curious and expert practitioner of Alexander Technique. I'm seeing her for a chronic hip condition at the moment and I'm making noticeable progress. And I feel an inch taller every time I leave the clinic! Highly recommended.

Private lessons, Group classes

Amanda Place, Thornbury.

Cathy provides a safe and inclusive space. She encourages participants to share and learn, and the pace of discovery is just right. I left feeling very relaxed and more in-tune with my posture and breathing. Her tuition stayed with me right through the next week – useful practices that I could easily employ moment by moment.

Sally Ford, Carlton North, Melbourne

I was introduced to Alexander Technique many years ago and have attended workshops with various teachers. I have also had many private sessions, again with different teachers and most recently with Cathy Dowden.

I have found the principles of AT have been extremely useful in my music practice. Just to hear the primary directions reminds me and my body to let go, to let be and to let the body do what it was designed to do. That said, when I am singing or holding and/or playing a

saxophone or a flute in rehearsal it is easier to be mindful and to practice AT.

Once I am on stage I am in another space performing where AT is not foremost in my mind.

However when I saw Cathy in the audience at a recent gig my AT knowledge was triggered in a very positive way.

I still practice semi-supine with my head on books and find it terrifically restorative. Great for when I am on tour.

Jane Belfrage, Melbourne

Cathy's wonderful sense of humour and her professional skills. I give a 100% recommendation for Cathy Dowden Alexander Technique!

Private lessons

Chloe Sparks, Melbourne

Thank you so much Cathy! Learning some new techniques and ideas with you online was really valuable.

I reached out to Cathy for some tips for managing extra tension I am feeling from both my job and study now being online. I felt that learning in my own space was really helpful in some surprising ways – I could really feel what was happening with my body, I was able to apply the experience to my own surroundings, and Cathy and I were still able to connect to each other really well.

The use of visual aid, such as the skeleton prop, was a great way to demonstrate movement and it really stuck with me! I felt very supported by Cathy's teaching and encouragement, and I am looking forward to learning more!

Private lessons online

Bruce Rigby, Melbourne

I highly recommend Cathy and Alexander Technique. When I started a course of lessons with Cathy I suffered mild chronic pain in my right hip. Visits to the doctor, an x-ray and six months of physio hadn’t helped much of an impression. Next step was to be two months of targeted gym work.

Cathy helped me to realise the way I was walking was having a jarring effect on my body and not fully exercising my leg muscles. I adjusted my gait and could immediately feel muscles around the hip adjusting. The pain started to fade and was gone not long after. I now walk more lightly on the earth and never had to submit to two months of gym work!

Private lessons

 Pauline, Brunswick, Melbourne

Thank you for the classes. I am taking away a better awareness of my posture and my connection to the ground as well as an easier way to get back up from the ground.”

Group classes for seniors (U3A)

Vera Lazarevic, Melbourne

Thank you Cathy for sharing with me your knowledge of the Alexander Technique. I am now more aware of how to use my body, whether it's sit to stand; getting out of bed, walking and holding my posture correctly whilst doing everyday tasks whilst standing, bending or lifting. The result has been pain relief and less stress on the body in general and particularly on my knees and lower back. I feel more in tune with my 60 year old body. Thanks Cathy for been patient, thoughtful, considerate and kind. Highly recommend.