In this episode, ASO team members Erica Donnison and Dr Anikó Ball return to a key theme from their earlier conversation on the Alexander Technique applied to dentistry. Joined by ASO team member and Head of Training at the Edinburgh Alexander Training School, Dr Julia Woodman, the discussion focuses on learning styles, training contexts, and how Alexander Technique teaching can be adapted to meet the needs of different learners and professionals.

In this episode, Dr Anikó Ball, dentist and Alexander Technique teacher, discusses the Alexander Technique applied to dentistry. The conversation explores common physical challenges in dental practice, the importance of working with the whole dental team to support sustainable change, and how Alexander Technique principles can help practitioners remain effective and comfortable over the long term. Anikó also reflects on past research and introduces a new project she is about to be involved with.

This month, we release part II of a conversation with researchers and Alexander teachers Mari Hodges and Tim Cacciatore, as they discuss their recent work on pain with Julia Woodman. They continue to explore the shift from a bio-medical to a bio-psycho-social model of pain, delve into potential mechanisms for pain reduction observed in research participants, and discuss future research plans.

In our 42nd ASO newsletter, researchers and Alexander teachers, Mari Hodges and Tim Cacciatore talk with Julia Woodman about their recent work on pain. They relate the revolution in pain science – from a bio-medical to a bio-psycho-social model – to how Alexander teachers can use this knowledge when working with people living with chronic (persistent) pain. This is the first of a two-part interview-based post.

This blog makes up the final two interviews of the series in which Julia Woodman BSc, PhD, MSTAT talks about the ATLAS trail with Charlotte Woods EdD, MSTAT. They delve into the background to this important trial and review the findings, including looking at the experiences of the participants in the trial. They also discuss how ATLAS sits alongside the ATEAM trial to form the foundation of the evidence base for the effectiveness of Alexander lessons.

In the first two videos of a series of four interviews, Julia Woodman BSc, PhD, MSTAT talks about the ATLAS neck pain trial with Charlotte Woods EdD, MSTAT. They delve into the background to this important trial and review the findings, including looking at the experiences of the participants in the trial. They also discuss how ATLAS sits alongside the ATEAM trial to form the foundation of the evidence base for the effectiveness of Alexander lessons.