25/10/2021
I'm offering this free taster class at The Swansea Wellbeing Centre this coming Saturday October 30th.
Please share with anyone you know who may be interested!
Lessons, classes and workshops in Swansea with Philippa Castell, STAT qualified since 1990. Alexander Technique in Swansea with Philippa Castell M.S.T.A.T.
25/10/2021
I'm offering this free taster class at The Swansea Wellbeing Centre this coming Saturday October 30th.
Please share with anyone you know who may be interested!
05/09/2020
I'm going to be starting to offer individual and small group lessons from September 7th, here are the details; -
08/05/2020
As a practitioner of both the Alexander Technique and the Feldenkrais Method myself, people are are often asking, "What's the difference between them?"
It's a huge subject as there are so many parallels and overlaps, and also so many differences, as well as a few conflicting ideas.
So I was very interested to watch this interview with David Hall on the 2020 Feldenkrais Awareness Summit: Move Better, Feel Better. I thought he gave an excellent presentation, and brought some refreshing perspectives on both approaches.
This is only free to watch for the next 24 hours or so
David Hall | Alexander and Feldenkrais®: What's the difference? 2020 Feldenkrais Awareness Summit
24/02/2020
I had a very stimulating and enjoyable morning at the The Swansea Wellbeing Centre introducing the Feldenkrais Method and the Alexander Technique to osteopathy practitioners and students. Thanks Nicole for the invitation!
23/02/2020
Here's my latest newsletter, check out details of two Sunday Awareness through Movement classes, and a new workshop focussing on Back Pain- https://mailchi.mp/52dc9efe35f9/feldenkrais-classes-in-march-and-a-back-pain-workshop
15/12/2019
https://www.lionsroar.com/use-alexander-technique-to-meditate-more-comfortably/
Use the Alexander Technique to Meditate More Comfortably Alexander Technique was developed in the 1800s to help actors improve their posture. Now it's gaining popularity among meditators, too.
11/12/2019
Excellent post from my colleague Ian at Swimming Without Stress.
Stroke Rehabilitation: What The Physio Doesn’t Tell You - Swimming Without Stress “ It doesn’t make sense to advise anybody to do anything in water, without knowing what that person’s relationship with the water is like, and how that person swims.” Swimming is frequently recommended by physiotherapists to people with any kind of injury. Particular strokes are encouraged...
08/12/2019
Lessons in Alexander Technique can be of great help to people with hypermobility..
Adapting to Hypermobility: The Benefits of The Alexander Technique | The Ehlers Danlos Society by Laura Tuthall Life as a hypermobile person can be painful, exhausting, and unpredictable. Many aspects of our health are out of our control, but we do make choices that cumulatively affect our functioning. Most of us know this at some level; from one careless motion to years of repetitive activit...
10/08/2019