Worried about your posture? Do you have tired eyes?
Then come along to a practical , experiential course to learn how to ease backache, de-stress and relax your eyes helping improve your posture and vision.
Starts on TUESDAY 12th SEPTEMBER at SKEEBY VILLAGE HALL SKEEBY, RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE
10 am to 11.30 am
Book for the course cost £80
Drop in spaces subject to availability £15/week
Payment by cash or BACS at the time of booking.
Bring along a mat and a few paperback books and wear loose fitting clothes trousers or leggings. Also bring a bottle of water.
This course is suitable for everyone from beginners to students who have some experience of the Alexander Technique
Then come along to a practical and experiential course to learn how to ease backache, de-stress, helping you improve your posture and move in an easy way with less effort
TUESDAY 18th APRIL 2023
at Romaldkirk Reading and Recreation Rooms
Romaldkirk Nr. Barnard Castle Co.Durham
10.30am to 12.30pm
Cost £20 including refreshments (payable when booking)
Hilary is a fully qualified, experienced and insured Alexander Technique Teacher having completed 3 year’s full time training in 2000. She is a Professional teaching member of The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT)
Then come along to a practical and experiential course to learn how to ease backache, de-stress, helping you improve your posture and move in an easy way with less effort.
Worried about your posture but don’t know how to improve it ?
Then come along to a practical experiential course to learn how to ease backache, de-stress helping you improve your posture and move in an easy way with less effort.
Starts on Tuesday 1st November 2022 at Skeeby Jubilee Village Hall Skeeby Richmond North Yorkshire. The course will now end on Tuesday 6th December as last week’s class was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances,
10 am to 11.30 am
Cost £69 payable at the time of booking
This course is suitable for everyone from beginners to advanced students as a refresher.
Bring along a mat and a few thin paperback books as well as a bottle of water. Also wear loose fitting clothing preferably trousers or leggings
For further information and to book a place please
Following on from two successful Alexander Technique and Vision Courses I am delighted to offer another course.
Do you have backache ? Are you stressed? Worried about your posture ? Do you have tired eyes from wearing glasses?
Then come along to a practical and experiential Introductory Alexander Technique and Vision Course to help you learn how to ease backache, de-stress and relax your eyes helping you improve your posture and vision
A 6 week course starts on Tuesday 11th January 2022
at Skeeby Village Hall Skeeby, Richmond
10 am -11.30 am.
Cost £75 payable at time of booking
Please bring along a mat, a few thin paperback books and a bottle of water.
Do you have backache? Are you stressed? Are you worried about your posture but do not know how to improve it ? Do you have you tired eyes from wearing glasses ?
Come along to this Introductory Alexander Technique and Vision Course and learn how to look after your back, de-stress and relax your eyes improving your posture and vision.
This 6 week course will start on
Tuesday 14th September ( no class 19th October)
at Skeeby Jubilee Village Hall Richmond
10 am- 11.30 am
Cost £ 72 payable at time of booking
To book a place please
Tel. 01748 824160 Mob. 07941526662
Email : teacher@hilarycookAT.co.uk
Please bring a mat, a few thin paperback books and a bottle of water as well as wear loose fitting clothing.
I taught another workshop with a lovely group of people from the Teesside Symphony Orchestra and the Silverwood Band. They played the flute , clarinet, oboe , bassoon and saxophone . We explored the Alexander Technique and how it helps you play in an easier way with less tension and helps you connect to the audience and reduce stage fright.
I ran a half day workshop with a lovely group of people from Teesside Symphony Orchestra who played the violin ,viola and cello. Everyone became more aware of how they were sitting, where they held tension, noticing their feet on the floor and expanding awareness around them as they played.
The way you move affects your body and how well it functions. It can cause back, neck and joint pain, muscle tension and stiffness as well as breathing problems and anxiety.
Come along to a 6 WEEK ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE COURSE with Hilary Cook to help you become aware of your habits which are interfering with the natural easy way you moved as a child. Learn to be poised and move in an effortless way.
We will explore the Alexander Technique in a fun practical experiential way looking at the Principles of the Technique and Living Anatomy.
To be held at
Skeeby Jubilee Village Hall Richmond Road, Skeeby
Richmond North Yorkshire DL10 5DY
starting Monday 16th September 2.30 pm – 4 pm. Cost £75 payable at time of booking
Suitable for everyone from beginners and as a refresher for people with some experience of the Alexander Technique
Please bring a mat and a few paperback books and wear loose clothing, preferably trousers.
Please contact Hilary to book your place. Mob. 07941526662
I taught the Alexander Technique to 21 soldiers who are members of 3 Army bands. Namely The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps, The Band of the Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and the Reme Band. The Alexander Technique is taught worldwide in Music Colleges e.g Royal School of Music to help avoid creating pain when playing, improve technique and quality o f playing, having more stage presence and connecting with the audience, gain more control of breathing, and help performance nerves.
The first part of the workshop was looking at the Principles of the Technique in a experiential , practical fun way including Inhibition and Direction, Primary Control and Expanded Awareness
Playing with Kosh balls being aware of your body and maybe deciding not to catch. Making eye contact as you throw and catch.
Everyone lay in semi supine and found it very beneficial as it helped them relax and ease any back ache.
Semi supine .
We then looked at how people stand or sit when playing their instruments which included a bass trombone, trombones, bugles, trumpets, saxophones, clarinets, electric guitars, tuber, and a flute .
Playing a bugle
Comments about the workshop:-
Great workshop . Lots to think about and do. Thank you.
I feel relaxed. Have a greater understanding of how my body works.
It was helpful to be conscious of how I move standing and sitting. I found it beneficial having corrections to my posture whilst standing holding my instrument.
Alexander Technique Teacher, Richmond, North Yorkshire