Aisling Morgan is a qualified and experienced Alexander Technique teacher based in Galway.
The Alexander Technique was developed by the Australian actor F.M Alexander (1869-1955). It is a practical method for self-care that teaches you how to:
- Enhance well-being through reduced pain and stress
- Identify engrained tension habits
- Release tension that is interfering with natural balance and coordination
- Move with ease and efficiency
- Respond more positively to stress
- Improve performance
I sing for a living and had been going through a period of losing my voice regularly. Aisling’s teaching of the Alexander technique allowed me to release the tension that I was creating in my body and gave me a space in which to relax with the performance. On a mental level, I developed a stronger interest in exploring the benefits of meditation; of allowing myself a small space of time everyday to simply breath and exist.
My voice got stronger both in timbre and character.
– Conor O’Brien (The Villagers)
Aisling helped me to manage my demanding professional career and busy life situation when my mind and body were breaking down. I would strongly recommend Aisling to anyone looking for better direction in mind and body.
– Peter Burke Limerick
What happens in an Alexander Technique lesson with Aisling?
To begin, Aisling will show you how to engage with a practice known as ‘Constructive Rest’ or ‘the lie down’ where you lie semi supine on a table. Aisling uses gentle touch to help you tune into your body and become more aware of habitual tension patterns.
This practice promotes the release of tension in the body which is generally a very relaxing experience. Following this, Aisling will use the same gentle touch to guide you in simple movements such as sitting, standing, walking and bending down – the basic movements for all activity.
Through experience and observation, you will learn how your co-ordination works-how you create tension and how to prevent or release it. This awareness enables you to change long standing habits and function more efficiently.
The Alexander Technique is a subtle and thoughtful discipline, but essentially practical and problem solving. The Alexander Technique works through re-establishing the natural relationship between the head, the neck and the back. This supports the strength of the limbs and provides the
structural environment for breathing and for the internal organs.
The natural working of the head, neck and back relationship can usually be seen to be working powerfully, beautifully and effortlessly in small children. Whether you would like to alleviate pain, enhance performance or simply move through life with greater ease, the Alexander Technique can transform how you approach your body and mind.
Contact Aisling
To learn more or book a lesson, you can reach Aisling by:
Phone: 083 841 5525
Email: aislingmorgan1@gmail.com