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HARRIET ANDERSON (Ph.D., Lecturer at the University of Vienna, MSTAT- Member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique)

The unexamined life is not worth living (Socrates)

I am a teacher of the Alexander Technique, University lecturer and writer based in Vienna.

I run my private teaching practice for the Alexander Technique near Vienna’s ‚Naschmarkt‘. As well as teaching the Alexander Technique on its own, I also teach presentation skills and vocal development against a background of the Technique. I work with individuals on a one-to-one basis and also run workshops and lead professional development seminars for a range of institutions, above all in the education and healthcare sectors. I am happy to work with anyone who would like to work with me.

I qualified as a fully-fledged Teacher of the Alexander Technique in 1999 after attending a full-time training course for three years (1600 hours) and reaching a standard recognised by the International Affiliated Societies of Teachers of the Alexander Technique.

I am committed to professional development and since qualifying I have become increasingly interested in applying the Technique to voicework. Moving and making tuneful sounds, whether that be walking, dancing, playing a musical instrument, singing or speaking, has always been an important part of my life.

In addition to my private teaching practice in the Alexander Technique, I am currently also a Lecturer at the English and American Studies Department of the University of Vienna. There I teach a wide range of courses, including Presentation Skills; I also give a formal lecture series. Because I have a background in university teaching and public speaking, I am particularly interested in the teaching performance and letting teachers benefit from the Technique. (read more )

I started my professional life as a researcher, teacher and writer in Austrian Studies. I was born in London and after studying German and Philosophy at the universities of Cambridge, Freiburg i.Br. and London, I moved to Vienna to continue my researches into Viennese women’s literature and history. This culminated in a doctorate, a major publication by Yale University Press and my Habilitation (post-doctoral qualification) at the German Department of the University of Vienna.

Although I am no longer active in academic Austrian Studies I continue to write and publish essays and articles about whatever happens to interest me.

In all areas of my life I find that the Alexander Technique is both an immensely practical tool and a source of inspiration. It represents wholeness in a world of increasing specialisation; it speaks to all that makes us fully human.