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Hilary King is on the CNHC Register. 

The Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council, CNHC has been set up with the help of the Prince's Foundation, to develop a structure of self-regulation for professional disciplines such as the Alexander Technique.

CNHC will work with the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique, STAT, to maintain and monitor high standards of Alexander Technique teaching and of professional Codes of Conduct. The CNHC is developing and expanding the number of disciplines that are eligible to join the register.

Further information:

http://www.cnhc.org.uk/pages/index.cfm?page_id=3

Introductory Alexander Technique Course starts Monday 11 January - 1.0pm - 2.30pm.

Please note that the upcoming Introductory Alexander Technique Course will now be running for 4 sessions on Monday lunchtimes, rather than 5.

The fee for the course is now £65.

This course is for a small group of beginners. Please contact Hilary to see if it is still possible to book a place on the course. You may also phone her re the course or to book an individual lesson.
 
Tel: 020 7254 9206

New Research Paper

A new paper has been published in the OUP Family Practice (23 December 2009) which reports the findings of research into patients' views and attitudes towards learning the Alexander Technique, as part of the ATEAM Trial into treatments for chronic back pain.

This research looked at the psychological aspects underlying the ATEAM Trial and the outcomes showed that patients found the Alexander Technique was 'effective' and 'made sense' as it could be used during everyday activities, it had a 'convincing rationale' and that teachers provided good support and personal advice. The Alexander Technique was generally seen to be more acceptable to patients than the exercise regime which was prescribed by the doctors.The Technique was also seen as improving the patients' quality of life, which is great!

As one of the teachers selected to teach on the ATEAM Research Trial, I welcome this publication and the findings it reports, which tally with my experience of teaching the Technique to pupils from a wide range of backgrounds who predominantly find the Technique effective, not just for back pain but for helping and preventing the development of many conditions.

Alexander Technique Courses and Classes

If you would like to find out more about the Alexander Technique, you might like to join my upcoming
Introductory Alexander Technique Course, or you might prefer to dive straight in and try some individual lessons which are available on an ongoing basis.

The Richard Price Annual Memorial Lecture ~ Unitarian Church, Newington Green N16

Frankenstein's Bodies Today

The annual lecture will be given by the influential author and psychoanalyst Professor Susie Orbach. The title of the lecture links Orbach's sphere of work, the Unitarian Church and one of the famous members of its congregation, Mary Wollstonecraft - author, early feminist and mother of Mary Shelley, the author of 'Frankenstein'.

Susie Orbach co-founded the Women's Therapy Centre in North London and has written a number of books exploring issues such as gender, women's psychology and eating difficulties. Orbach is well known for her first book, 'Fat is a Feminist Issue' (1978) and her latest book is 'Bodies' (2009).

If you are interested in the Alexander Technique you are probably interested in your own body and you may find it revealing and informative to learn more about our society's attitudes towards our bodies. Susie Orbach's lecture promises to be a fascinating evening and well worth attending.

Date: 27 January 2010

Venue: Unitarian Church, Newington Green N16

Further info and tickets:

http://www.new-unity.org/events/events-calendar

Use the Alexander Technique While You Walk

When we have lots of rain and in particular when leaves or ice are on the ground, paths can become treacherous, as my own path gets at this time of year. It is very tempting to tighten up our legs muscles, ankles, the muscles around our hip joints and probably our neck muscles as well. Most of that tightening is done in anticipation of a possible fall and this can be tiring - and is rather a waste of energy! If we feel ourselves slipping, then bracing ourselves at that point can sometimes be helpful but we don't need to brace for long periods of time 'in case'.

This doesn't serve us. In fact, tightening our neck muscles reduces the information we can obtain about our balance, and locking our ankles and hips also interferes with our ability to fine tune our balance. I often look at young women wearing stilettos and wonder just how they manage to cope on slippery paths, because they are already thrown off balance because their hips knees, ankles and backs are pushed into unnatural positions by their high heels.

It is always helpful to think about the way we walk but it is particularly important when paths are slippery. You can help yourself by walking along with awareness and your neck freely lengthening, as you have learned in your Alexander Technique lessons, so that you obtain maximum information about your balance from the tiny movements your head will make as you move.  When you also allow your feet and legs to move and support you freely, without excessive bracing, you will probably feel far more comfortable and secure.

Alexander Technique Pupils - your help is required please!

The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique, STAT, wants to collect information about as many Alexander Technique pupils as possible and has created a survey which they would like people to fill in and send to them by email or FREEPOST by 15 December 2009.

STAT wants to improve the services and information that is available to all AT pupils and this survey will help them to do that. The last survey was conducted in 2006 and the 2009 survey will be compared with the previous data collected.

All returned surveys (with contact details on them) will be entered for a prize draw, for the chance to win  'The Expanding Self' by Goddard Binkley. This is one of the books recommended in my Alexander Technique Reading Lists.

If you would like to take part and have your voice heard in the Alexander Technique world, with the chance of winning en excellent AT book, you may download a survey form here:

http://www.stat.org.uk/pupilsurvey2009/

Not tried Alexander Technique Lessons yet but you would like to?
You can find out more information about individual lessons and can contact me here:

http://www.hilaryking.net/classes.htm

LONDON AT FRIENDS EVENT

 

Tuesday 24th November

6:30-8:30pm, Friends Meeting House, 8 Hop Gardens,
St Martins Lane, WC2N 4EH.
Entrance fee: £5 (concessions £3)

Guest Speaker: Penny O'Connor

Furhter info and booking:

http://www.atfriends.org/

 

Make a New Year's Resolution to start learning the Alexander Technique!

My next Introductory Alexander Technique Course in London will take place in the New Year, with 4 Monday lunchtime sessions from 1.0 -2.30pm. Take a proper lunch break, or come to the sessions while the children are at school and discover about the Alexander Technique and how it can help us in so many different ways.

Participants may also have a reduced rate individual lesson for just £20 when you join the course.

Further info and to request an Application Form visit:

http://www.hilaryking.net/alexander-technique/workshops/11-01-2010.html

Dates for Your Diary

Please note that I will not be teaching the Alexander Technique in Stoke Newington during the following periods:

7 - 11 December 2009

23 December - 4 January 2010

My next Introductory Alexander Technique Course in London will be running Monday lunchtimes:
11 January - 8 February

Further info:

http://www.hilaryking.net/alexander-technique/workshops/11-01-2010.html

Copy and print this IAAW Voucher for one Special Rate Introductory lesson or, if you attend the upcoming Introductory Short Course, you may use the Voucher for one private Follow-up Lesson with Hilary King during October 2009

International Alexander Awareness Week

10 – 18 October 2009

 

IAAW VOUCHER  

Entitles you to one

Alexander Technique 1:1 Intro Lesson

Special Rate ~ £20 during October 2009

 

Hilary King MSTAT            Stoke Newington N16 

020 7254 9206                                      www.hilaryking.net