08/24/2026
The Alexander Technique is self-care for your life, even when you are caring for others. Check out this promising new research.
A new study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry explores how the Alexander Technique may support informal care partners of people living with Parkinson’s disease.
The study examined “Partnering With Poise,” a 10-week, Alexander Technique–based group course designed to give care partners practical tools for self-regulation, movement, and responding to the physical and emotional demands of caregiving.
The findings are encouraging. Participants showed significant improvements in executive function, balance, mobility, stress and burnout, fear, and self-efficacy for managing emotions—with several improvements remaining at the six-month follow-up. The course also had strong attendance and retention, and participants responded especially positively to the group format.
Importantly, this was a preliminary, single-arm study without a control group, so the authors emphasize that the findings should be interpreted with caution and that randomized controlled trials are needed. Still, the results suggest that Alexander Technique–based group work may offer meaningful tools for care partners navigating the ongoing physical and emotional challenges of caregiving.
Research like this helps expand our understanding of how the Alexander Technique can support people not only in how they move, but in how they respond, adapt, and navigate everyday life.
Read the full study named: “Partnering With Poise: A Preliminary Study of an Alexander Technique-Based Group Course for Informal Care Partners.”
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