Maria Swider

I am a fully-qualified teacher of The Alexander Technique and as a member of The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), I am bound by their Code of Professional Conduct and hold professional indemnity insurance.

I first became interested in The Alexander Technique after having read about it in a small book which I obtained from a book club.  At the time I was suffering from various aches and pains which I felt were due to a combination of things, such as bad posture, hours spent bending over a computer at work, followed by lounging around in the evenings on the sofa.

Several years passed before I picked up the book again but this time I decided to pursue the matter further.  However, instead of just going for a course of lessons I decided that I would also like this to be a new way of life and booked on a course to become a Teacher of the Alexander Technique.

I was lucky enough to be able to take up a place almost immediately at The North of England Teaching Centre for the F. M. Alexander Technique*.  I attended for three years and qualified as a teacher in August 2000.

Since then I have taught at various places in and around Leeds and currently teach at the Ilkley Healing Centre.  If you would like to know more about the technique and how it may help you, please contact me either through the Healing Centre (see the Home page), directly by phone on 01943 873490 / 07765 328479  or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

*Frederick Matthiass Alexander was an Australian actor who developed the technique over 100 years ago.