EATS was established in 2019 and we have now graduated four teachers from the 3-year training course – we are delighted to welcome them to the Alexander teaching community!
Jon Lightbourne, BSc, MSTAT
I graduated from EATS in 2024 and am teaching in Lanarkshire, 27 miles Southwest of Edinburgh, following my long-held dream to train to become an Alexander teacher. I also have a love of engineering, science and Scandinavian design. As well as teaching the Alexander Technique, I am setting up a small eco tourist business where I live and work in Dolphinton.
Lydia Temple (nee Cresswell), MSTAT
I graduated from EATS in 2024 and am now setting up my Alexander teaching practice in Sheffield. I originally came from a background of bodywork and education separately. Through the Technique’s ability to bring a learning approach to ourselves as a thinking and feeling body, I can see the fullness it has brought my life. I am excited to share this enriching and positive skill with others!
Eleni Konstantinidou BMus, MSTAT
I graduated from EATS in 2023 and am now teaching individuals and groups in Edinburgh. I am a pianist and music teacher, and I first came across the Alexander Technique in Greece. I was convinced it was the best way to achieve my musical and teaching goals, and I moved to Edinburgh in 2020 to train at EATS. I am particularly excited about how learning the Technique can help overcome expressive limitations, leading to a freer, easier way of performing, being, and connecting with others.
Cath Roberts, BA, MSTAT
I graduated from EATS in 2022 and am teaching in Aberdeenshire. I first stumbled across the Alexander Technique in 1989 at Art School (GSA) when a fellow student felt compelled to tell me about it (I had my ‘STOP’ word painting on show). She put me in Alexander’s ‘position of mechanical advantage’. I found it intriguing…important and seemed to instantly show up the unnecessary holding I was doing. I was hooked. She also added…’ye know you could teach this’. I never forgot those words but didn’t have the boldness to enrol until many years later. I now realise that, like every other teacher and student of this intelligent, practical, and preventative technique, I am on an Alexander ‘journey’.
An additional seven people to date have completed our Foundation course, which provides an opportunity for immersive learning in the Alexander Technique for those who may not want to do the full 3-year training.