Alexander Technique Consultant, Balmain

Penelope Carr has been a practitioner of the Alexander Technique at her Rozelle clinic for the past 25 years. She has worked with people of all ages and from all walks of life to help them achieve more with reduced effort.
We always have a choice, either to be whole and well-integrated, or to be thrown off balance and wrestle with life. Tapping into our natural reflex responses we get back into balance instead of collapsing into a heap. Gravity no longer drags us down but becomes our friend and ally.
What is it?
The Alexander Technique is a natural method that can be learned by anyone interested in recovering the flexibility and physical coordination they enjoyed as children. It is a way of becoming more aware of balance, posture and movement in everyday activities.
The technique is taught through dialogue and gentle manual guidance. All that is required is a willingness to change. and to pay attention to the innate intelligence of our bodies.
Recognised as one of the most powerful methods of personal transformation, this re-education technique is a skill for living life better.
Who is it for?
Do you favour one leg over the other? Do you suffer from depression? Do you have difficulty breathing? Do you hold your head to one side? Do you experience headaches, back or neck pain, problems with joints? Do you pull your shoulders up towards your ears? Do you suffer from stress and anxiety?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, you will benefit from the Alexander Technique. It is for health-conscious individuals wanting to increase their awareness of, and improve, their everyday use of themselves.
Actors, musicians, singers, public speakers, athletes, health professionals, teachers, tradespeople, computer operators. People of all ages and from all walks of life, including fast-growing adolescents,can benefit from acquiring this skill for life.
Who was Alexander?
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F.M. Alexander was born in Tasmania in 1869. He was a successful reciter and actor until a disabling voice problem threatened his career.
After consulting doctors and voice teachers he found they were unable to help him. He then set out to discover the cause of his problem. Over many years of patient observation he was able to free his voice and change his thinking, freeing his whole body including his head, neck, arms and legs.
He returned to the stage and in London in 1930 he began to train students as Alexander teachers. Today there are many Alexander teachers practising and teaching throughout the world.
Penelope Carr
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I have been practising in my Rozelle clinic for the past 25 years, after 15 years as a ceramic artist. As an artist and a practitioner of qi gong, I was aware that what I did with my body and how I thought about moving, directly affected the way I felt. I suffered from chronic neck and shoulder pain and general heaviness in all my movements. For me, the Alexander Technique gave me self-knowledge and an awareness that is of enormous value in my life now.
As well as running a successful private practice, working with people of all ages and from all walks of life, I have been training new teachers of the Alexander Technique for 15 years – five years at the Alexander Technique Associates’ Centre in Artarmon and 10 years at the Sydney Alexander School in Surry Hills.
I also run a weekly Chi Gong classes, blending Tai Chi and Alexander Technique.
I was appointed one of the first moderators in Australia and am currently Moderator of the School for FM Alexander Studies in Melbourne.
In all of my sessions I draw on my extensive personal experience in music and voice training, yoga, qi gong, positional release, jin shin jyutsu and psychodrama.
I am a member of the Australian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (AUSTAT). AUSTAT membership is your guarantee that your teacher is professionally qualified.