Alexander Technique / Attention · Movement · Possibility

Another way
to move.

If painting is art for the visual sense, and music art for the sense of hearing, then the Alexander Technique is art for the kinesthetic and proprioceptive senses — the sense of movement and of the body in space.

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Ulysses Chuang standing on a palm-lined path — Ulysses Chuang · Alexander Technique teacher

What is the Alexander Technique?

Finding room
for a different response.

In an Alexander lesson, the teacher uses gentle touch and verbal instructions to guide a student through simple movements. Pauses in movement, some lasting a fraction of a second and others lasting many seconds, become opportunities to observe our habitual patterns and find alternatives.

These patterns include habits of posture and movement, but also the mental attitudes and recurrent emotions that accompany them. We might notice the effort we add when we are afraid of losing our balance, or when we feel judged.

Typically, I place my hands on a student and guide them through simple motions, such as standing and sitting. We notice moments of unnecessary muscular contraction and look for a way to achieve a similar movement without the extra effort.

Everything I try to teach the student, I apply constantly to myself. This work is interesting, absorbing, and aesthetic — it feels great.

My teaching

Learning through
your own experience.

I trained for three years at ETAPP in France and qualified in March 2014. Few things give me as much joy as using the technique to help people explore the difficulties they face.

I have worked with musicians, athletes, osteopaths, physicians, and people curious about their everyday use of the body. You don’t need to practise a particular skill to begin: standing, sitting, walking, and speaking offer plenty to explore.

For me, the pleasure of this work is a sense of lightness, agility, and presence in the moment — and discovering how to bring that exploration into everyday life.

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