https://www.freedomtochange.nz/welcome daily 1.0 2025-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1549180572500-EHKAK7GP6QOFQFJFM5SA/aaron-burden-126996-unsplash%281%29.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1723162207444-RK2W2JEM7SUZNQYGR7Y9/unsplash-image-Kp9z6zcUfGw.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1549095958509-X89GLKO1M3CHHAFF9KCL/5b151f649d40e9ad868c80345bd7f287.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/c782d9d2-d8e8-41ee-8aee-bc1f585d581a/quiet+wall.jpg Home …to be quiet and notice… …to calm the nervous system and open the senses I will walk you to a place where you can gather your own insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/c148c913-b881-45fe-95e6-0034d7d53c87/hand.JPG Home …to expand your body awareness and identify patterns of tension that interfere with free movement I use my hands gently, deeply and clearly to guide you into a different experience of being in your body https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/520c67ac-3b35-41d0-ae86-3d10a0a778d6/poppies.jpg Home …to rewrite everyday neuro-muscular patterns bringing greather ease, lightness, connectedness and a way out of pain and discomfort. 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Even seemingly simple things like walking, talking, eating are in fact incredibly complex operations involving coordination of muscles, tendons, vision, balance, nerves to name but a few. Every single one of these mundane actions has had be to painstakingly learned. Just think - how many times have does a child fall over when learning to stand? And your first driving lesson? Through practice comes coordination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544171663046-51Y7GQ9XQOD8SF6K74GG/image-asset.jpeg how do we do what we do? - We don’t need to think about it Luckily for us these skills once acquired are filed away in our brains and can usually be called up on auto-pilot. We don’t need to think about it. As we go through life we lay down layers of tension in our muscles and fascia and these become absorbed into the auto-pilot program. We complain of more aches and stiffness and wonder at what we used to be able to do as kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544172157149-6EZCALIC3F4EKCBBQI5R/image-asset.jpeg how do we do what we do? - Feel like a child again Working with the Alexander Technique you can peel off those layers of tension that have become unconscious habit. The result is a sense of freedom and ease in your own body and the way it moves. It is a lot more than posture. On one level it is about coordination and moving with less wear and tear on your back and joints. And at a deeper level it is about connecting your whole self – mind, body and emotions. https://www.freedomtochange.nz/lessons/courses daily 0.75 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544738039264-BMY82IUZ2LFOZPTNM0UU/P1140741.jpg Alexander workshops, lessons, courses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/93866572-66ab-4f3c-8249-b9feb3e8d7bb/Thinking+%26+Feeling%282%29.jpg Alexander workshops, lessons, courses - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/7d86487a-e1dd-4c91-af94-049a7551f65e/WHOLE+BODY+HARMONY.jpg Alexander workshops, lessons, courses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/2b5d42a7-8102-4361-953d-451fde20fff0/5-week+practical+walking+course+commences+26th+October.jpg Alexander workshops, lessons, courses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1548628985789-KWS5JBJSC4GVODPDBFWL/P1150829.jpg Alexander workshops, lessons, courses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/422e0931-329a-4a19-8b96-559317b7b9b9/IMG_9358.jpg Alexander workshops, lessons, courses https://www.freedomtochange.nz/rsioos daily 0.75 2019-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544486075702-6UZYIRPQ4Z0S2F79UMUA/alignment.jpg Repetitive strain injury https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544486539708-TZ87FNEZ0GLMWHHKA48R/skeleton+tea.jpg Repetitive strain injury https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544486518385-AQVOWNW8L3HPMANK80LR/skeleton+tea2.jpg Repetitive strain injury https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544756140893-C2NWSZZH6A50A2GVCS41/laptop+skeleton.jpg Repetitive strain injury https://www.freedomtochange.nz/yoga daily 0.75 2019-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544599999401-CHQAR8FZFQGBP4BJR1NY/image-asset.jpeg Yoga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1551231589429-VOEDLXPVWIF2XOMJQDBB/smart+yoga.jpg Yoga I recommend reading David Moore’s book on yoga and the Alexander Technique and how they complement each other. https://www.freedomtochange.nz/anxiety-depression daily 0.75 2019-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544484326041-5E9BC49G9219M7NPT2K8/charlie+brown.jpg Alexander Technique can help - anxiety and depression https://www.freedomtochange.nz/laurencolacebio daily 0.75 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544401530745-RRFT78OQSULTEJSJXMNL/P1140741.jpg Lauren Colace, fully qualified Alexander Technique teacher on Waiheke Island, New Zealand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544478349245-8EU353I6832SFAX3BJZB/_1120697.jpg Lauren Colace, fully qualified Alexander Technique teacher on Waiheke Island, New Zealand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1544477898950-L8B3TVXAJNCN5IFUD26T/do+less.+more.jpg Lauren Colace, fully qualified Alexander Technique teacher on Waiheke Island, New Zealand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1721469238032-VI1MVEJYDPG4GWPK0R4Z/20240613_125251-1.jpg Lauren Colace, fully qualified Alexander Technique teacher on Waiheke Island, New Zealand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1548628993052-1ELTZ0ULP9BRIC57QQFP/P1140040.jpg Lauren Colace, fully qualified Alexander Technique teacher on Waiheke Island, New Zealand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1548628985789-KWS5JBJSC4GVODPDBFWL/P1150829.jpg Lauren Colace, fully qualified Alexander Technique teacher on Waiheke Island, New Zealand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1548628963015-4EQQZNV0GHK5CSA9AEXO/_1160102.jpg Lauren Colace, fully qualified Alexander Technique teacher on Waiheke Island, New Zealand https://www.freedomtochange.nz/what-is-it daily 0.75 2024-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1546131569444-5SLLGBLXHCBTZI2BUOOC/_1110509.jpg What is it? Alexander Technique is something you take with you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1546137787755-2O1BWL0Q061WIE5MLNIH/laptop+skeleton.jpg What is it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1546123404557-J90TK7SGHASXZZH7NOGY/fred+astaire.jpg What is it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1546139090889-VAIKSVPQGHJXDRTHX6T9/_1110805.jpg What is it? https://www.freedomtochange.nz/contact-form-only daily 0.75 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1547694166645-G6V0USRI6CCGAS6TRRPI/P1140410.jpg workshop contact form only https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1557874156622-NQELD9OACDXPXM90P4RL/3aec1e5792aa6756d621f59fb49991c5.jpg workshop contact form only grace, ease, fluidity, lightness - all possible side-effects of the AT https://www.freedomtochange.nz/contact daily 0.75 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1553031474007-N0H97IVIRIZWCPGBWVB5/P1140741.jpg contact https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/80ab3e3d-c3ef-4f25-b0ff-992eb8c59278/IMG_9342.jpg contact - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.freedomtochange.nz/new-page-5 daily 0.75 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1548630332435-3A6W2T4WH42MNWN793DY/P1140741.jpg what's in a lesson? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1549082799520-9PDPMXYUYUHP8Z5SQ0OR/_1150927.jpg what's in a lesson? - What to expect? An Alexander lesson lasts between 40 and 50 minutes. You won’t need anything special, just loose fitting and comfortable clothing. The teacher may work with you on simple movements like standing and sitting or walking. Part of the lesson may involve lying down, either on a padded work table or the floor. And there will always be a combination of verbal explanation and gentle non-invasive hands-on work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1549083003145-5YAUELK0YOC8MOHZIXJB/_1160107.jpg what's in a lesson? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1549083630146-XT69M9SARQPVQ5IFAZGM/_1130459.jpg what's in a lesson? - How many lessons will I need? When you start to learn something new, a little and often is the motto. We learn better in small doses rather than bouts of intensive concentration. Especially body learning. There are no exercises in the Alexander Technique. However, I will show you a practice called constructive rest whereby you can allow your body to assimilate the new input at home as you go along. It is difficult to say how many lessons you will need. Some people feel they have learned enough after 5 lessons, others continue for years. I suggest a course of 10 lessons. There is no limit to the amount you can learn about yourself. https://www.freedomtochange.nz/parkinsons daily 0.75 2024-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1552951208675-U7K870DAQ8O6BSHEG2DR/dandelion+clock.png Parkinsons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1552956564678-LVD273BCTXQAZ2IVOYAY/Untitled.png Parkinsons https://www.freedomtochange.nz/what-is-it-1 daily 0.75 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/1549095958509-X89GLKO1M3CHHAFF9KCL/5b151f649d40e9ad868c80345bd7f287.jpg What is it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/c782d9d2-d8e8-41ee-8aee-bc1f585d581a/quiet+wall.jpg What is it? …to be quiet and notice… …to calm the nervous system and open the senses I will walk you to a place where you can gather your own insights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/c148c913-b881-45fe-95e6-0034d7d53c87/hand.JPG What is it? …to expand your body awareness and identify patterns of tension that interfere with free movement I use my hands gently, deeply and clearly to guide you into a different experience of being in your body https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfdb0f396d45565bbf622af/520c67ac-3b35-41d0-ae86-3d10a0a778d6/poppies.jpg What is it? …to rewrite everyday neuro-muscular patterns bringing greather ease, lightness, connectedness and a way out of pain and discomfort. I use language, touch and imagery to access our so-called ‘unconscious’ layers of our body-mind