ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" name="google-site-verification" content="Nn30C9IO_WPtwalim8R01C0mwQsgGKbKFAA2nP6YNno" /> <title>Alexander Technique Teaching - Colin Openshaw MSTAT</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Alexander Technique, Frederick Matthias Alexander, Body posture, Alexander Technique lessons, Alexander Technique lessons Oxford, back pain, Alexander Technique Oxfordshire" /> <meta name="description" content="Alexander Technique Teaching" /> <link href="StyleSheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> </head> <body> <div id="main"> <div id="logo"><a href="index.htm"><img src="images/logo.gif" alt="Alexander Technique Teaching" border="0" style="display:block;float:left;" /></a> </div> <div id="navbar"> <ul> <li><a href="index.htm" style ="color: #244061; text-decoration:underline">Home</a></li> <li><a href="thetechnique.htm">The Technique</a></li> <li><a href="history.htm">History</a></li> <li><a href="aboutme.htm">My Profile</a></li> <li><a href="lessons.htm">Lessons</a></li> <li><a href="locations.htm">Locations</a></li> <li><a href="testimonials.htm">Testimonials</a></li> <li><a style="background-image: none;" href="contact.htm">Contact</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="mainphoto"><a href="thetechnique.htm"><img src="images/TableWorkIndex.gif" alt="Learn to adapt your habits to your needs." border="0" /></a></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="main-inner"> <div id="main-inner-left"> <h1>The Alexander Technique - a skill for life</h1> <p> Learning the Alexander Technique could be one of the best things you ever do for yourself. </p> <p> Everyday pains like headaches, back pain, and shoulder pain often occur at the end of a busy day's work. Many people accept this as normal. </p> <p> But being more aware of how you sit, stand and move in daily life can help prevent the stress which causes these pains. </p> <p> It can also contribute to your sense of well-being. To be shown how to change your most basic habits is a unique experience and can be very empowering. </p> <p> So look around the website, and if you want to learn something special, get in touch!</p> <p align="right" class="highlight"><img src="images/arrow-on-white.gif" alt="Learn More" hspace="5" style="text-align:center; width: 16px; height: 8px;") /><a href="thetechnique.htm">Learn More</a></p> </div> <div id="main-inner-right"> <p> "However people thought </p> <p> they could change by doing</p> <p> the thing they have always</p> <p> done  which represents </p> <p> their habit - beats me!" </p> <p> <br /> F.M. Alexander</p> <p> <img src="images/gallery.gif" alt="a teaching photo" /> </p> <p class="highlight"><img src="images/arrow-on-white.gif" alt="Photo gallery" hspace="5" style="text-align:center ; width: 16px; height: 8px;") /><a href="photogallery.htm">Photo Gallery</a></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> © Colin Openshaw MSTAT | Web design by i-Ting Consulting &nbsp;</div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-12698657-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</script> </body> </html>