Rita Stade

I am a German national who has been living in the United Kingdom since 1983. I am a trained language teacher in Secondary Education.

After a stint in the USA where I taught in an American High School, I decided to branch out. For 12 years I worked as a radio producer for the German Language Service of the BBC World Service, a wonderful job which ended with the closure of the service after the unification of Germany. I had to reinvent myself several times after that: I worked as a music producer for Lufthansa German Airlines, as language coach for Siemens managers, and as a school librarian.

And then I came across the Alexander Technique – I started to take lessons because of health niggles that had crept up on me with increasing years. I enjoyed the lessons and gained lots of benefits for myself, physically and mentally; so I decided to train to be a teacher myself, graduating at one of the oldest Alexander Technique training schools, the Constructive Teaching Centre (CTC) in London, in 2018.

Since then, I assisted at the London Academy for Music and the Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) where I worked with aspiring performers. To this day, I am assisting at the Constructive Teaching Centre where I teach lessons privately as well. I also work from home and would love to share my enthusiasm for the Technique with new students from all walks of life.

Because it works.