veronica pollard
Bristol
I first came across the Alexander Technique when I was looking for something to
help me stop getting tension headaches, lower back pain, and neck problems.
Finding a teacher and learning the principles, ideas and concepts of the
technique gave me an appreciation of what I was doing to myself that created the
pain, as well as how I was putting myself wrong in some other areas of my life
too! I learned the good news: that if I was causing my difficulties, then I also
had the power to stop causing them. I have become a more flexible, happier,
calmer and easier to be with person. I move in a more co-ordinated way and have
re-found the joy in moving I remember having as a child. I no longer have any
tension headaches, neck problems or lower back aches. I feel more at home with
myself than I ever have in the past. I am a teacher trained by the ITM
(Interactive Teaching Method Association). This means that I studied for four
years and passed four written and one practical exam. I spent six months within
the course as a student teacher. I graduated in 2003. I am a member of the ITM
Teachers’ Association and have a BSc (hons) degree from the University of
Bristol. I have taught individuals, small groups and evening classes, as well as
workshops and courses for businesses, colleges, the WEA, the WI and the local
council. I have run workshops at festivals such as the Larmer Tree and the Big
Green Gathering. I have taught music students at the Royal Welsh College of
Music and Drama. I also taught students at the Musical Theatre School in
Somerset, and dance students at Bristol Dance Centre. I love teaching this work
because I love seeing my students improve their movement, their thinking and the
way they see themselves as well as the way they see the world.
