Who benefits from learning the alexander technique?

Actors, dancers, singers, musicians, athletes, computer users, and those in pain from repetitive movements are among those who can benefit from using the Technique. It often enables them to perform their activities more effectively—with less tension and pain and with greater poise, ease, and awareness. It also offers a concrete way to explore consciousness, self-awareness, and confidence. Students may discover benefits from using the Technique that extend far beyond the aspect for which they initially sought relief.

The Technique is taught worldwide and is offered in such schools as the Juilliard School of Music; New England Conservatory of Music; Yale School of Drama; UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television; the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; The Royal College of Music; and the Verbier Festival and Academy. Proponents of the Technique include William Hurt, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Kline, Paul McCartney, Kelly McGillis, Julie Andrews, Sting, Sir Colin Davis, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Lynn Redgrave, Maggie Smith, Mary Steenburgen, Robin Williams, and Joanne Woodward.

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