Ease your aches and pains, improve balance, feel calmer and enjoy movement and the rest of life more with the Alexander Technique.
You can learn the technique through 1:1 lessons, shared lessons or in groups.
Jenny teaches 1:1 lessons in Macclesfield and Whaley Bridge. She also runs regular groups at Union Chapel in Fallowfield, Manchester, and at Macclesfield Methodist Church in Macclesfield.
You can hear one of Jenny’s Riverside clients talk about the technique here
The benefits of the Alexander technique
The Alexander technique has been shown, in a large randomized controlled trial, to provide substantial long term benefit for chronic lower back pain. Click here to read the research. British Medical Journal
The Nice guidelines recommend the Alexander Technique for people with Parkinson’s disease who are experiencing balance or motor function problems. A randomised controlled trial also showed statistically significant benefits in depression scores for those with Parkinson’s.
New Publication
Dewey and the Alexander Technique: Lessons in Mind-body learning by Charlotte Woods, Malcolm Williamson and Jenny Fox Eades In Dewey and Education in the 21st Century: Fighting Back (eds) Heilbronn, Doddington and Higham
Tuesdays at Union Chapel Manchester. 10.15-12.15 or 1pm-3pm
Mondays at Macclesfield Methodist Church .
1.30-2.30 (for Parents and Carers)
3-5pm Better Balance Class – (for Anybody)
Contact Jenny
07974 944585 or email jennyfoxeades@gmail.com
Dr Jennifer Fox Eades is a writer and researcher in the field of well-being in education. She has spent many years working with schools and teachers and now teaches the Alexander Technique in addition to her advisory work in schools.
She is a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique, STAT, http://www.alexandertechnique.co.uk/
The Alexander Technique is a way of increasing our awareness of how we move, sit, stand and breath moment by moment and how we react to the stresses of everyday life. The Alexander Technique improves well-being and can reduce chronic pain, muscle strain and tension, anxiety and stress.
Watch a video about the clinical evidence for the Alexander technique here British Medical Journal Back Pain Study.
Find out more at The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
As well as teaching the technique to improve well-being and relieve chronic pain, Jenny’s other particular interests include
- education – helping teachers and older students manage stress, improve their presentation and communication skills and build confidence
- running – run more easily, more enjoyably and with less injury
- parents and babies – care for yourself while caring for your baby
- using the technique to help children and adults with disabilities or special needs
You can watch a video about the Alexander technique in schools here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bzdRuwRC0
Jennifer Fox Eades: Alexander Technique Teacher 