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Penhill House was F. M. Alexander’s second home 1925–55 and also housed the Little School 1934–40.     History Penhill House was located near Sidcup, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Kent. It was originally part of the Lamorbey Estate (Lamorbey House still exists and now houses Rose Bruford college[1]). The Estate had been divided up in 1761, and […]

The Alexander Technique Affiliated Societies (ATAS) consists at present of 18 national societies of teachers of the Alexander Technique. They recognise each others’ professional qualifications and agree to maintain the same standards for the training and professional conduct of Alexander Technique teachers worldwide.   (AMMAS is a sister-organisation to ATAS, see below).   Meetings of […]

The International Congresses started in 1986 for the purpose of providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience on the Alexander Technique, and are open to anyone interested in the Technique. They are typically attended by between 300 and 700 participants.   The International Congresses were first run by Michael and Lena Frederick, […]

The Alexander Foundation School was a small private boarding school, running from c. 1947 to the late 1950s or early 1960s in Pennsylvania.   History Esther Duke, a pupil of A. R. Alexander, was affiliated with a Quaker school, the Media Friends School, in Pennsylvania. Some time around 1943 she arranged for Irene Stewart and […]

STAT (since 1960) and AmSAT (since 1993) have held annual F. Matthias Alexander Memorial Lectures. Below is a list of the lectures where known.   In STAT’s early days there were no STAT newsletters (it first appeared in 1983) and the Alexander Journal was published irregularly, meaning that for a number of years it is […]

Walter Carrington (1915-2005) founded the Constructive Teaching Centre (CTC) in 1960, and the school continued as part of the Walter Carrington Educational Trust in 2010.   History After F. M. Alexander’s death in 1955, Walter Carrington continued Alexander’s training course at various locations with a group of teachers that included Margaret Goldie, Peggy Williams and […]

The first teachers training course was started end of February 1931 by F. M. Alexander at 16, Ashley Place. It was interrupted in 1940 by World War Two, and restarted in 1945. After Alexander’s death in 1955 it was continued by Margaret Goldie, Walter Carrington, Irene Stewart and John Skinner, first at Ashley Place and […]

There are three archives open to the public dedicated to Alexander Technique material.   STAT Archives STAT maintains an archive of material on the Alexander Technique and related subjects. Website: http://www.statarchives.org.uk/   Frank Pierce Jones Archives the Dimon Institute houses the The F. M. Alexander-Frank Pierce Jones Archive (previously ‘Alexander Technique Archives’), which contains the […]

The Whitney Homestead, Massachusetts, USA, was home to Alexander and the Little School 1941-1942.   The Whitney Homestead is situated at 485 Great Road, in Stow, Massachusetts. It was built 1843–44 by the Whitney family. The last Whitney died in 1928, and the building, 129 acres of farmland, and $125,000 were bequeathed to the American […]

16, Ashley Place, London SW1, was F. M. Alexander’s home and teaching practice from 1911 until his death in 1955.   History F. M. Alexander first lived in 1, Army and Navy Mansions, 109 Victoria Street, between his arrival in London in 1904 and 1911. He would have moved to Ashley Place in 1911.[1] After […]

The charity was formed in 2010 in order to continue the work of the Constructive Teaching Centre on a charitable basis. The main activities are:   teaching the Alexander Technique in a manner consistent with the training programme developed by Walter Carrington at the Constructive Teaching Centre in Holland Park, London, both to new students […]

The Charity was formed in 1996 and is working under the name of Friends of the Alexander Technique (AT Friends).   It runs community events for teachers, pupils and members of the public such as lectures, concerts, workshops and social events.   Trustees: Eileen Armstrong, Margaret Edis, Sue Fleming, Brita Forsstrom, John Hunter, Glynn MacDonald, […]

The Charity was formed in 1991 in order to advance the education of the general public in the Alexander Technique and to promote research and study into all aspects of the Technique. Its working name is The Alexander Trust.   It supports mainly research into and publications (books, videos) on the Alexander Technique.   Trustees: […]

This listing is based on a type written document in the Walter Carrington archive collection. It covers the years Alexander ran his course, 1931–1955.   The dates specify when the students commenced their training. Most teachers qualified after three years. However, the first intake (of 1931) did an extra year of training (except Marjorie Barstow […]

The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) was founded in the UK in 1958 or 1959 by Dr Wilfred Barlow, Marjory Barlow and Joyce Warwick.   Membership The table below show membership numbers in the years 1981–87.[1]     Publications STAT publishes a newsletter, STATNews, for its members and a journal on the […]

The Little School was the first school for children based on the principles of the Alexander Technique.   It was started in London (at Ashley Place) in 1924 by Irene Tasker who ran it until 1934. It was called the ‘little school’ and this epithet has been used ever since, even after it acquired an […]