Richard Beavitt STAT AUSTAT

Over 30 years of practice and teaching the Alexander Technique has led to it becoming a significant part of how I approach my life.

As a teacher I continue to find satisfaction in helping people discover new and more integrated ways to move that lead them out of pain.

In my own life the Technique is central to how I approach all aspects of my reflective practice and the continued development of skill.

Beyond the Alexander Technique I now have a developing interest in a systems approach to life. This began with a relatively recent involvement with the ideas of Gregory Bateson as developed by his daughter Nora.

Nora Bateson ran a training for Warm Data hosts in Western Australia in 2020 in Busselton which I attended. Nora’s work is an invitation to attend to the complexity of our world through the primacy of a the various forms of relationship that embed us in it.

My musical journey continues, albeit somewhat interrupted over the years, but I continue to play music and respond to the challenge of playing ‘bebop’ on the saxophone!

Alongside my 30 years of involvement with the Alexander Technique has run the practice of the martial art of Aikido. I remain ever grateful that, quite by chance, another discipline asked me to explore the manner of my reaction. The learning gained through the practice of Aikido has been a very significant part of my life.; it has led me to consider how I deal with conflict, non violence, and embodied practice.

More recently my experience in Aikido has turned to a new exploration in chi-gong and the simple forms of mindful movement found in Shibashi.

…for a fuller ‘story’ of my training and practice as an Alexander Technique teacher go here