WELCOME TO ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE DEVON
Welcome, I’m Caroline Dale and I’ve been teaching the Alexander Technique for 23 years.
I’ve been helping people to relieve long-standing back and neck pain, improve posture and lower stress levels through the mind/body approach of the Alexander Technique for 23 years. I practice in Kingsbridge, Devon and North London.
There’s lots of information on the site – so have a look around and I’ll be happy to answer any of your questions.
Why not contact me for a friendly 15 minute chat to discuss your individual situation and see if you want to take it any further?
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Client Comments:
I am a Chemist by training, a civil servant by profession and a cynic by nature. I don’t do fads or trends or Zen/Qi Gong/yoga etc but I am now a fan of the Alexander Technique (AT). I came to it a bit reluctantly via a workshop, which made me buy Alexander’s book to find out more about it. I liked the concept of getting inside my own decision-making loop to have a chance to pause before I did something I’d regret, so I decided to find a teacher to help me. I’m not sure quite what I expected. I admit to being puzzled for the first couple of sessions how the simple act of moving from sitting to standing and back could help in any way, let alone why lying down for 15 minutes doing nothing but spreading like a beached jellyfish could equip me for a stressful day. But I am now sold.
AT is now my superpower. It’s my way of diffusing stress, of being energised and of using my body in a way that will help me look after it for the long term. I guess it is a combination of mindfulness and ergonomics but, whatever labels you put on it, AT is helping me through a very stressful period. I find it clears my head and improves my actions when I check in with my body to see if it is looking after itself. It takes a lot of concentration to follow the movements your body would be doing without your involvement so I can see that you would ask ‘why bother?’ but when your back is beautifully stacked, your head feels weightless on the top and you are relaxed but ready to move in any direction should you decide to, that is a gloriously serene moment and, once experienced, you’ll want to capture it again. It’s that ‘should you decide to’ that is key for me. Being ready to move, sing, shout, swear, throw things but not yet committed to doing any, or none, of the options gives you a micro breathing space to think about how you’d like to proceed – can I get up without wrenching my back? Can I reach that thing safely? Can I relax into the high notes that I will be singing? Can I give useful feedback without being subjective? Can I deal with a situation without seeing another’s behaviour as a personal affront? But most of all, how can I stay feeling like this as I move through my day? And, occasionally, I can take that poised feeling into the next thing I do and the weightlessness feels like flying.
You can’t think about this all the time, of course not, too much is happening all day every day but just remembering to check in occasionally gives you a physical and mental breather. Noticing tension and letting it go, thinking of a more comfortable way to sit, opening my chest as I walk up a hill, not flying off the handle when I’m challenged, each of those moments incrementally makes me calmer and better able to deal with each day.
A P.S. paragraph prompted by today’s session. The calm and slight distance than an AT period brings allows me to acknowledge what I am feeling. It doesn’t mean I confront it or tackle it or dwell on it but it is a chance to take a peek at what is usually bottled up and register that it is influencing me in more ways than I am usually prepared to admit. JB.
A friend recommended to try Alexander Technique with Caroline Dale and I haven’t looked back. Caroline is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Alexander Technique. Her sessions are relaxing and extremely insightful. She helps make small delicate changes to the body but even more so to the mindset… . it’s life-changing! MM
Caroline is a wonderful teacher and I can’t recommend her highly enough. She is calm, kind, listens and has great intuition. I started working with her after suffering from chronic back pain for a year. Within three months my pain had considerably reduced.More generally, I have found Alexander Technique to have a very positive influence on the way I live my everyday life. I think it is an essential foundation for anyone navigating modern life. EM
“From day one Caroline was personable, professional and empathetic all at the same time. I did not realise just how life changinglearning and practicing the Alexander Technique with her would be. I highly recommend you experience this with her for yourself.” V.S.
“Alexander Technique is teaching me a growing awareness of my body and how I do everything! My lessons are re-educating my body and I am starting to feel a real sense of freedom of movementand lessening of tension. It is intellectually challengingtoo and I am enjoying the possibilities it is offering me”. R.D.
“The Alexander Technique has taught me to be aware of my body in a new way and as a result I can deal with the stresses and strains of daily living in a new and more efficient way. My continual neck and backache are things of the past”. S.P.
