About Penelope Easten

I was born & brought up in North Wales, then went to Cambridge to study Biological Sciences. I came to the Alexander technique in 1983, when I became very stressed while doing field work for a PhD. My back was also seizing up. The technique helped immediately, & made me realise I was not cut out to be a scientist. I trained at the North London School of Alexander, with Misha Magidov, between 1986 & 1989.

I had a teaching practice in London for two years, & also took the opportunity of studying with Miss Margaret Goldie, who had worked alongside Alexander for thirty years, & was probably the closest person to him. She completely revolutionised my understanding of the technique.
I & my husband Julian then moved to Sheffield in 1991, where we opened a Natural Health Centre, & I had a busy teaching practice. We moved to County Clare in Ireland in May 2005, with our daughter, then 12 years old.

Alexander technique has transformed my life, & has the capacity to transform yours. I work with all people & all sorts of problems. I have particular expertise in several areas: stringed instrument playing (I play violin, piano & some guitar,& also sing classical); with pregnancy & childbirth; & with equestrians. I was a dancer and now enjoy argentine tango, yoga and martial arts (tai chi & qi gong), & apply the technique to each of them.

Within the Alexander work I also work with emotional problems of all types, for which I also use Rainbow Reiki methods for fast identification & clearing of emotional problems & blocks. Reiki can also be useful for clearing pain so we can more easily proceed with Alexander work. I also have a nutrition training (dip. ION) & so can combine nutritional advice where appropriate.