The Alexander Technique in Bristol

Claire Coveney MSTAT, Alexander Technique Teacher

Claire Coveney, Alexander Technique Teacher in Bristol, working with a pupil

Links and resources

Links to articles about new clinical trials showing that Alexander Technique lessons provide long-term benefit for chronic and recurrent back pain sufferers.

The NHS website's article about the study - www.nhs.uk

The Guardian's article about the study - www.guardian.co.uk

The Times' article about the study - www.timesonline.co.uk

The Medical Research Council's article - www.mrc.ac.uk

More useful links

The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique - www.stat.org.uk

The FM Alexander Trust - www.alexandertrust.org.uk

BATTSA - www.battsa.co.uk

Alexander Technique International - www.ati-net.com

Direction Journal - www.directionjournal.com

UKATA (UK Alexander Technique Associate)s - www.ukata.co.uk

Vision – Altevi (Alexander Technique and Vision) - www.altevi.com

Mouritz Publishing (Alexander Technique books) - www.Mouritz.co.uk

Swimming - www.artofswimming.com

Running - www.theartofrunning.com

Parkinson's Disease - Chloe Stallibrass' work

 

Recommended Reading

This is a list of books I have put together that I have found useful, and I feel contain valuable information on the Alexander Technique. It is of course not exhaustive.

Books by F. M. Alexander

The Use of the Self, F. M. Alexander.
ISBN: 0-75284-391-5

Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual, F. M. Alexander.
ISBN: 0-9543522-6-2

The Universal Constant in Living, F. M. Alexander.
ISBN: 0-913111-18-X

Man’s Supreme Inheritance, F. M. Alexander.
ISBN: 0-9525574-0-1

Other good general Alexander Technique books

Principles of The Alexander Technique, Jeremy Chance.
ISBN 0-7225-3705-0

Body Learning, Michael J. Gelb.
ISBN: 1 85410 959 6

The Alexander Technique, Wilfred Barlow
ISBN: 0-89281-385-7

The Art of Changing, Glen Park.
ISBN: 1-85398-000-5

Some specialist books on The Alexander Technique

Indirect Procedures A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique, Pedro de Alcantara.
ISBN: 0-19-816569-2

What Every Dancer Needs to Know About the Body, Robin Gilmore
ISBN: 978-0-9622595-7-9

Master the Art of Swimming, Steven Shaw
ISBN: 10:1-84340-349-8

Master the Art of Running, Malcolm Balk and Andrew Shields
ISBN: 13:9781843403395

The Alexander Technique Birth Book, Ilana Machover and Angela and Jonathan Drake
ISBN: 0-9543522-5-4

Good bookshops or www.amazon.co.uk stock most of these books. Another useful stockist is www.mouritz.co.uk who specialise in books on the Alexander Technique.