The Alexander Technique Poised and Balanced

12/10/2025

Join Alexander Technique teacher Nicholas Brandon on Sunday, 19th October, at 8:15 am FREE for a gentle, experiential exploration into ease and awareness. In this 60-minute live session, you’ll learn how mindful attention to posture and breathing can dissolve unnecessary tension, calm the nervous system, and bring a sense of lightness to everyday movement. These weekly sessions draw on Nicholas’s 30 years of teaching experience to help you discover how effortless poise isn’t something you achieve — it’s something you allow. Each class offers fresh insights and practical guidance to bring more freedom, calm, and balance into your daily life. Perfect for beginners and anyone wishing to move through life with greater grace, presence, and ease.

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10/05/2023

Rodiger credits the Alexander Technique with helping her recover from two hip replacement surgeries.

As many people age, they begin to experience issues with balance, compounded with osteoarthritis...

27/01/2023

Interesting interview about the origins of the Alexander Technique and its founder Frederick Alexander

Aussie historian, author & entertainer Jim Haynes joins Overnight each week for his unique knowledge of the not-so-famous characters from Australia’s history. This week Jim shines the spotlight on Frederick Alexander – Actor, author & developer of Alexander Technique.

24/01/2023

How the Alexander Technique can help musicians and performers overcome a variety of conditions which can affect performance.

In this article, they address Focal Dystonia, also known as musician’s cramp or musician’s dystonia, which is a task-specific movement disorder which presents itself as muscular incoordination or loss of voluntary motor control of extensively trained movements whilst a musician is playing the instrument. For those who are affected, focal dystonia is highly disabling and in many cases the disorder terminates musical careers.

At USC’s Keck School of Medicine, a multidisciplinary clinic works to treat neurological conditions that afflict instrumentalists.

22/11/2022

I am frequently asked about best the chair to use and what is the best posture to adopt while sitting.
In this video, I am reviewing the Revolutionary Noho Move Chair and sharing my insights about healthy seating design and sitting.
The Noho move chair intuitively moves with the movements of the body, encouraging movement in the spine and body, and helping to maintain a comfortable upright and more effortless posture.

I have used a number of chairs over the many years in practice, helping and advising people to find good
ergonomically designed chairs. From now on the Noho Move chair will be the chair that I will be
recommending to my clients because of its unique design, functionality, versatility, adaptability,
affordability, and the companies impressive sustainability ethos.

27/08/2020

PHASES OF LIFE:
First phase = Ego led
Second phase = Spirit led
Clues you are still in the first phase of your life:
* it’s all about you
* You’re still blaming your parents
* You have a strong need to be right
* An inability to be with your feelings
* You talk too fast and/or loud
* still believing you are better or less than
* Your story feels like the truth
* You can’t forgive those who wronged you
* Still waiting to be rescued
* You take life for granted
* You carry a lot of shame and secrets
* You see nature as separate from you
* You feel entitled without realising it
* A strong focus on what you look like & what stuff you own
* A strong desire to be liked and approved of
* You use substances addictively to escape your pain
* you are easily triggered and reactive
* issues with authority
* You find it hard to be alone
* still believing love is related to another
Clues you are entering/in the second phase of your life:
* you realise that not much is personal
* You have a strong need to be in nature
* you have a strong need to serve
* You view life as a miracle
* Gratitude is like breathing to you
* Allow all your feelings to be felt
* You are shame-less
* you really love yourself
* Not interested in competing or winning, not even in the race
* You talk less
* You have and need less stuff
* Less need to be seen and heard
* You know there is nothing to forgive
* Have less need for people to like or approve of you
* When you indulge in Life’s party you do it consciously and for pleasure
* You can laugh at yourself and your own stories
* You remember how precious life really is
* you laugh and cry a lot
* You know LOVE beyond love
* You pray
Words by Donna Lancaster
Inspired by the wisdom of Father Richard Rohr - Falling Upwards

22/03/2020

Join me for a community call this evening 8pm for 30 minutes to share together how we can be responsible, resourceful, flexible and adaptable. I will be sharing and I hope you do. Looking forward to seeing you 💜😊🙏 Link in my bio ⁣
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21/03/2020

Dear Friends and community let’s create unity 🙏💜😍💪

These are unprecedented times and many of us are feeling confused, uncertainty, fear and anxiety about what the future holds. We will all be affected directly or indirectly by the Corona virus and the impact this will have on the economy, our own lives, our loved ones and our wider communities.

As an Alexander Teacher I have a huge amount of value I can offer, even if I am prevented from giving 1-2-1 or classes for a period of time. I would like to share what I have in mind, I can and want to continue serving you and the community because I feel passionate about empowering people that’s why I'm sending you out this message

My areas of expertise focus on movement, exercise, yoga, meditation, nutrition, mindset, and physiology. You can ask me anything. There are some very simple, sensible steps that we can all be taking in these unprecedented times and I want to help in any way I can.

I will be available to take calls or answer emails whenever I can, these can be video conference calls using, Zoom, Skype or FaceTime, which are all very easy to access and use if you have a smart-phone or computer with a mic and camera.

I want to continue serving you in any way possible. Particular if there is a period of closedown or you have to self-isolate.

I will be offering free online learning every Sunday & Monday at 8pm for 30-40 minutes UK time , here is the link to join put it in your calendar https://zoom.us/j/970131869?pwd=WlByNGhEMXVxN0p0RVIrUkhhYWQxZz09

and Facebook Live sessions every morning at 8.30am .
Here is the link to watch my facebook livestream https://www.facebook.com/nicholas.brandon.77

Here is a link to http://bookings.poisedandbalanced.com to book a free m online session you will be surprised by how effective the lesson will be, and if your not used to the technical side of things this will be a great opportunity to overcome this challenge

or you can call me on 07540 442 769
I sincerely hope your circumstances will not be impacted financially by the current situation of which we are all now facing.

Let’s remember the ancient wisdom ‘this too shall pass.’🙏💜😊😍💪🧘‍♀️