Are you facing a heavy workload, strung out, fraught, and overstretched? Perhaps you’re looking for a way to clear your mind so you can work in a calmer, more effective, and more responsive way. My name is James Butler and my business is Expanding Self. I will teach you to do whatever you do efficiently, effectively, comfortably and pleasurably, both awake and asleep, and without the pain and excess tension suffered by so many people. Expanding Self is based on the discoveries of F. Alexander and the Alexander Technique. The natural poise and balance that we enjoyed as children are often “lost” through sheer hard work and everyday activities – whether that be performing, rushing to appointments, driving a car, sitting at an office desk, or using a computer keyboard, to name just a few. The habitual way we carry out these very familiar activities is so often the cause of stress, discomfort and pain. The effects are insidious and often creep up on us subconsciously, and have a gradual and cumulative effect. Expanding Self is here to show you how to rediscover that freedom, well-being and poise in all that you do – the potential to expand that is within us all. And as we expand, other things start to change…
I run group sessions for
* Business and professional offices in the South West
* House groups where I travel to your home (distance no object within reason)
* and also One-to-One sessions in Tiverton, Devon
My Background:
After a short spell in the Army, I spent 33 years of my working life as a Chartered Surveyor, before undertaking over three years' training and qualifying as a teacher of the Alexander Technique in 2011. I'm fully qualified and insured, and as a member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) I abide by its professional standards and code of ethics. I hold a current certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB). For a number of years in the 1970's I was a volunteer with The Samaritans. It taught me to really listen, and observe what was going on in people. That has been a hugely useful skill which I use to good effect in my work with Expanding Self. I am a keen choral singer, and I have been a member of the Exeter Festival Chorus for the past 18 years. I am lucky enough to enjoy riding in the lovely countryside of Mid Devon where I live, and particularly the Blackdown Hills, which is a largely unspoilt Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
