22/2/10

The Alexander technique returns to Melbourne CBD after 110 years.

The Alexander technique started over 110 years ago in Melbourne when actor F.M. Alexander after whom the technique is named discovered that by changing his overall pattern of posture he was able to overcome a voice problem which had threatened to end his acting career, and then began teaching others what he had learned.

Alexander, a Tasmanian, worked and lived in Melbourne from 1896