I became interested in training as an Alexander Technique Teacher when I was on a career break from academia. I was suffering from occupational stress and wanted some time out to re-assess my work/life balance. In that year off not only did I find a new skill, hand making jewellery, but I re-discovered the Alexander Technique. I had had my first lessons in my twenties when I was suffering from chronic fatigue and, in my forties, decided to re-acquaint myself with the technique in order to understand my habitual reactions to stress. I soon began to feel more comfortable in my self, less prone to panic and more interested in life beyond my specialist research subject (Modern and Contemporary Spain). I returned to work briefly but, after a year of lessons, I knew that what I really wanted was to train.
I undertook the three year training course at LCATT (London Centre of Alexander Technique and Training), graduating in the Summer of 2017. I have built on my years of training at LCATT by assisting in the Alexander Department at the Royal College of Music and volunteering to support senior AT teachers in group workshops. I currently teach one to one in Stoke Newington and North Clapton area, as well as deliver workshops on 21st Century Posture. I have helped musicians, singers, actors, and people from all walks of life understand their personal patterns of movement in order to reduce stress, strain and pain.