Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT)
STAT was established in 1958 and is the original and largest representative and regulatory professional body for Alexander teachers.
STAT represents the great majority of teachers in the UK. There is a full searchable list of teachers available here.
Manchester Alexander Technique Training School (MATTS)
The website of the north-west regional training course for teachers.
The school was temporarily closed between October 2017 and April 2020, and this website is now out of date. You can find current information about the school here. We expect the website to be updated before September 2020.
In addition to teacher training we offer postgraduate and CPD courses for qualified teachers. Please contact me with any questions, to visit the classes, or to register your interest in training as a teacher.
An initiative of the Scientific Research Group of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique, this website provides a platform where people with a scientific and/or scholarly interest in all aspects of the Alexander Technique can exchange information, ideas, experience and proposals.
Research Overview by Julia Woodman
A clearly presented, fully referenced and up to date overview of the scientific research on the Alexander Technique. Julia Woodman is a teacher and trainer of teachers of the A.T. based in Edinburgh who is also a science researcher and medical writer. She is either the lead author or a contributing writer of many of the most important research publications on the A.T.
A dedicated website of the Society of the Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT).
"The Alexander Technique is taught worldwide in schools, colleges and universities, and is a powerful aid for children and young people. It reawakens natural poise so that minds and bodies can work in harmony to counter stress in our environment. It substitutes habitual tensions with a free-flowing coordination, and thus has a wide range of applications for young people. These include:
cultivating mental and emotional health
enabling resilience and self-confidence
developing a balanced approach to academic work
enhancing performance in sport, music and public speaking
dealing with neck, shoulder and back pain
promoting social skills"
A specialist publisher of books on the Alexander Technique.
The Mouritz Companion to the Alexander Technique
The purpose of this Companion is to make it easy to locate sources on a specific topic. It is not an introduction to the A.T. and most of the books, articles, etc. listed are not introductory material. The entries cover more than 1,150 articles and 160 books on the Alexander Technique, as well as some 55 books and articles not specifically on the Alexander Technique.
A Handbook for Musicians Learning the Alexander Technique
A personal view for musicians, music students and their teachers, by Malcolm Williamson.
Malcolm Williamson studied at the Royal College of music and played the viola with major orchestras before training as a teacher of the Alexander Technique. He has been teaching at the Royal Northern College of Music since 1985.
Other useful Alexander Technique links
The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique - An A.T. resource and information site
Wikipedia Alexander Technique Article
Friends of the Alexander Technique
Backcare - a back pain charity
BBC article on the Alexander Technique
BBC video on the Alexander Technique
BBC video on the Alexander Technique
Guardian newspaper article on A.T.
In the Press - some recent articles on the Alexander Technique (2019)
Teaching the Alexander Technique to Young Musicians
Swimming with the Alexander Technique