Welcome to my website
I am Antonella Cavallone, a teacher of the Alexander Technique. I am based in London (but available to teach in other locations too) and a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT). Please read further to learn more about me and the Technique, and to find out how you can benefit from it and learn the Technique yourself.
Why the Alexander Technique?
The Alexander Technique is a tool of personal development and self-awareness that can help you improve your everyday mind and body functioning for long-term benefits. Working together I will teach you to recognise patterns of tension which operate unconsciously every time you act and react. The work is always based on the individual relationship between teacher and pupil as we need to work together as a team. Come and see me in absolute confidence and comfort and we will discuss how we can work together.
Some people come for lessons just because of a feeling of generally not being well or a feeling of carrying excessive stress, some come because of wanting to improve their posture. However, the most common reason that people seek help is because they have health problems. Here are some of the conditions that the Alexander Technique can help with.
Pain
Pain often arises from mechanical problems, the technique has been proven an invaluable tool in the management of pain in that it enables you to identify and prevent harmful postural habits and tensions, often the underlying cause of pain. You may be suffering from back pain, headache, RSI, frozen shoulder, tenosynovitis, tennis elbow, arthritis, varicose veins etc. With care and patience we can work together to manage your pain and improve your quality of life.
Stress
Whether you are suffering from a breakdown in your ability to stop, or you have developed a tendency to be constantly preoccupied and anxious, or you have developed stress-related, psychosomatic disorders such as chronic headaches, respiratory problems, gastrointestinal dysfunction, hypertension, etc. It is now widely recognised that the technique can help to be more alert with less strain, to breathe and speak more freely and establish an overall sense of calm and confidence due to the control we can take of ourselves and our actions.
Performance
One of the benefits you can derive from a healthy coordinate state of being is that it allows you absolute spontaneity of expression. When your functioning is free and natural you as a performer are able to express yourself the way you want and not just the way you can. The technique is taught in music and drama schools as a tool to aid performance and the creative process through better coordination. It is also used in pain management and after sports injuries to speed recovery and improve performance.