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Famous People - Alexander Pupils

So many people have benefitted from the Technique over the decades. Here are just a few of them. If it's worked for them, it may work for you too. Why not try out an introductory lesson to see what it's all about?

Actors/Comedians

  • Joanna Lumley, Paul Newman, Hilary Swank,Michael Caine, Judi Dench, Robin Williams, Julie Andrews, Terence Stamp, Jennifer Saunders, Lenny Henry, Juliet Stevenson, Gabriel Byrne, Julia Sawalha, Patrick Stewart, Sheila Hancock, Alan Cummings
  • Kevin Kline - "The Technique's many benefits for actors include minimized tension, centredness, vocal relaxation, responsiveness, mind/body connection and about an inch and a half of additional height"
  • William Hurt - "[It] has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright"

    • Musicians

  • Yehudi Menuin, Paul McCartney, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Adrian Boult, Madonna, Lulu, Alex Stobbs - conductor, Michael Ball, Sting
  • Patrick Maddams - MD, Royal Academy of Music - "It gives you confidence to be who you are when you are up in front of an audience."

    • Arts/Entertainment

  • Lisa Snowdon - model and presenter, Caroline Charles - fashion designer, Andrew Logan - sculptor
  • Joan Bakewell - TV presenter and journalist. "The Alexander Technique makes a real difference to my often tense and busy life. Its thoughtful approach has made me calmer, improved my concentration and given me a clearer sense of my own well being."

    • Sports World

  • John MacEnroe (tennis),Linford Christie (sprinting), Daley Thompson (decathlon), Howard Payne (hammer thrower)
  • Greg Chappell - cricketer - "The Alexander Technique will benefit anyone whether they are an elite athlete or whether they just wish to live life without the aches and pains that many people suffer and accept as part of life. It is a pity that these techniques are not shown to us all at an early age for I have no doubt that this would alleviate many of the causes of ill health in our communities."

    • Scientists, Academics, Writers

  • Prof Raymond Dart - anthropologist, Aldous Huxley, Edna O’Brien, Roald Dahl, Prof John Dewey - philosopher, Karl Popper - philosopher, George Bernard Shaw
  • Prof Nikolaas Tinbergen - Nobel Prize winner for medicine and physiology - "We already notice, with growing amazement, very striking improvements in such diverse things as high blood pressure, breathing, depth of sleep, overall cheerfulness and mental alertness, resilience against outside pressures, and in such a refined skill as playing a musical instrument."

    • © Tanya Shoop 2009

     

    		 
             
         
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