If you’d told me 10 years ago that I’d be guiding someone’s discovery of ease and poise through a screen, I might have been sceptical. The Alexander Technique, after all, is so deeply about the whole self in space, and traditionally taught with hands-on guidance. How could that translate across miles and fibre-optic cables?

What I’ve discovered, and what continues to fill me with conviction, is that online lessons aren't a compromise. In so many beautiful ways, they are a powerful return to the very heart of F.M. Alexander’s original discovery. And they offer unique advantages that can deeply enrich your practice.

 Yes, the convenience is undeniable. No travel time, no parking, no rushing to make an appointment. You can step from the busyness of your day into the quiet space of a lesson within a breath. This ease of access means you’re more likely to give yourself this gift regularly, weaving the work into the fabric of your life where it truly happens: at your desk, in your kitchen, with your instrument, in your sports activities.

This convenience opens another magnificent door: access to the right teacher for you, wherever they are. Geography is no longer a boundary. You can connect with a teacher whose experience, perspective, or specialism resonates deeply with you, whether they’re in the next town or on another continent. The global community of Alexander teachers is now genuinely at your fingertips.

But the most profound benefit, I believe, goes even deeper. When we work together online, something essential becomes wonderfully clear: this is an educational process, not something done to you. 

F.M. Alexander didn’t have a teacher who laid hands on him and “fixed” him. He had a mirror, his own curious mind, and a series of profound questions. He painstakingly cleared a path of self-discovery, learning to observe and change his own habitual patterns. In a sense, by learning online, you are walking that same path he charted. He showed us that the key lies within our own thinking and perception. And he proved it by teaching his own brother, A.R. Alexander, with verbal guidance only (according to A.R.), who went on to establish his own Alexander Technique teaching practice in America.

In an online lesson, I can’t rely on my hands to guide you. Instead, we rely on your awareness, your perception, and your own kinaesthetic sense. This strengthens your sense of agency and puts you in the driver’s seat of your own learning. You become an active detective in your own experience. We might use verbal guidance, visual examples, and the rich dialogue of your own sensations. The process becomes less about “receiving a correction” and more about “learning a method.” 

And that is the ultimate goal: to become your own teacher. Online lessons, perhaps counter-intuitively, make this clearer. You learn the principles and the process in the very environment where you need to apply them. You learn how to pause, to direct your thinking, to find length and width without an external pair of hands. You are empowered to recreate the experience for yourself, at any moment. The laptop becomes your mirror, just as Alexander used his.

So, if you’ve been curious but wondered if the magic could translate through a screen, I invite you to see it not as a barrier, but as a unique doorway. It’s a warm, focused, and deeply personal space where we meet, not despite the distance, but sometimes even because of it. A space where you can begin to hear your own inner guide, with a little friendly, caring support from mine.

The journey to ease and freedom starts right where you are. All you need is a little space, a willingness to explore, and a connection. I’d be honoured to be your guide.