Alexander Technique Testimonials
‘I chose to work with Delia because my body was in a very fragile state after a big trauma in my life, and I knew of Delia’s reputation for very subtle work. Her knowledge and wisdom about the body and her sensitivity of approach, make her a teacher of the highest quality’
‘I’m looking forward to learning from you again! The last class on receiving and awareness really touched something deep in me – I know it’s so very helpful.’
‘Good friends recommended that I consult Delia when I rapidly developed osteoarthritis in my hips and knees. At the time I began AT lessons with Delia I was struggling to walk – now three months on I can skate and run again.
Delia brings healing on many levels, inviting sub-conscious reorganisation and integration of the body mind as well and teaching learnable repeatable techniques. Her investment in her own journey and being is palpable and brings a depth that in my experience, few practitioners reach.’
“The class last week was great. Really profound actually. I really appreciate your sessions and unique, creative approach. Thank you.”
‘It’s a delight to be involved with Delia’s Alexander Technique training school. Her approach is professional and modern, and her skilful teaching shows a deep knowledge and understanding of Alexander’s principles.’
‘I would like to say that your love for this material really came through, making the workshop lively, inspiring and refreshing. I very much enjoyed the illustrations and models you provided during the presentation, as well as the practical aspects of. Prone, though a deeper understanding of the spirals, is a whole new procedure for me right now. ‘
I just wanted to say thank you again for a workshop beautifully organized and articulated. Your personal research and exploration is stunning, as is your art-making
‘In trying to manage a difficult health situation- M.E, exacerbated by quite severe electro sensitivity, I have found working with Delia’s Alexander Technique an invaluable help. It is wonderful to have something that I can do for myself which helps the muscle spasms and nerve pain that quite often prevent me from reading and sleeping and using my arms. Delia’s sensitive and holistic approach is profoundly balancing and empowering for one’s whole well-being, physical and emotional and spiritual. I feel very grateful for her dedication to this work and it is delightful to keep learning and experiencing new things. Thank you.’
“I find this course to be completely inspirational, enriching and nurturing in its approach to learning, guided by Delia’s immense experience and knowledge of the Alexander Technique… Delia’s teaching of Anatomy is both stimulating and instructive as we explore the subject in a totally practical way, making this come to life as a fun, energizing and fascinating topic. This course is a must for anyone interested in self-development as well as for future teachers.”
‘I was referred to Delia Rosenboom by my osteopath, who had worked with ongoing tension and pain in my leg / hip for 10 months. Although some improvement had occurred, only when I started with lessons with Delia Rosenboom did a real breakthrough occur. Finally, I was not just passively experiencing things to get better but rather I was understanding what was happening in my hip / leg and I was able to maintain changes. After 6 months of weekly lessons I now completely recovered and my body is working amazingly well. I think permanent changes have occurred since this course of lessons. I can barely remember how it felt when I was suffering so much pain, just from driving the car or sitting in the office. I highly recommend Delia as a teacher who is very unique in her approach and very insightful and intuitive. ‘
‘Your compassionate way of being and teaching is so lovely to be around. I am so grateful. Thank you.‘
‘Delia, you need to know that this was one of the most pertinent lessons EVER. Beside the fact that you are a gifted teacher, this allowed me even more information about the support of ourselves into and around our horses.
Working in prone and semi supine absolutely allows a shift of the habitual, to a “way” of releasing and connecting with our horses… so they are able to ‘float’ under us. You gave me different ideas of how to help riders “own” their elbows….and this was HUGE! Thank you, Delia, for being so kind with your sharing.’
‘Dear Delia, many thanks, it was brilliant working with you. It has been a joy to begin a journey into Dart’s spirals with you.’
‘When I started lessons with Delia, I was in so much pain that the only comfortable place was my bed. Over the course of our lessons, the way I moved and thought about movement changed dramatically. Thanks to Delia’s subtle intelligence, her daring and the humility with which she creates a space for profound change, working with her has been a liberation and a privilege. The loveliest thing about our lessons is probably that when they end, I never feel I have to rush back as soon as possible to ensure progress. Delia doesn’t create a dependency; she empowers and inspires. When I book a lesson, it is simply because I can’t resist.’
‘Thank you for a very informative and engaging workshop today. Your wholistic approach clarified the concept of spirals in a way that brought together many aspects learned during my studies and training. I feel like I have a much better idea of how spirals are connecting through the body.’
‘Delia began working with me 5 years ago immediately after I had a below knee amputation. She taught me to walk with my prosthetic leg with a completely different approach to the physios. She gently helped me find balance and a trust in my body that had been challenged over quite a few years of pain and bad posture. The Alexander Technique helped me release old holding patterns that my body had become used to. Delia works in a beautifully subtle way … allowing me to experience myself and the technique with openness and a lack of judgement. I highly recommend Delia and the Alexander Technique for both acute and chronic ailments. Or just to get a better idea of how one’s body works and how to be ‘in body’ with curiosity and openness. She’s great.’
‘Delia, I really enjoyed this workshop. I love how you teach! The clarity and attention to detail make it very much fun to work with you.’
‘I have had the privilege of knowing Delia for some years and find her to be an extraordinary teacher who, for all of her students, allows each of us to learn with fun, enjoyment, curiosity, wonder and above all, Delia makes you feel so much better on every level! All I can say is come and experience the amazing “Alexander Technique” and begin your journey back to your true self!’
‘Your workshop was SO nourishing and brilliant. Your authentic self, presence, clarity, knowledge, patience, inclusiveness, and kindness made such a great container for learning and being with some very juicy and cool information and concepts. Thank you so much.’
‘Delia has a real gift for helping you internalise and effect the techniques principles, which have now become a fundamental part of my day to day life and which continue to move me closer to my goal of an independent life, free from pain and physical restrictions. What I love most about my lessons is that it creates instant and long-term results with constant progress. The Alexander Technique is really a remarkable and easy practice, in return your step will begin to feel lighter, your body more relaxed and fluid and I swear I grow a couple of inches in height after each session. It’s as if my whole body sighs a deep breath of relief!’
‘I have always found Delia Rosenboom to be a very caring, dedicated and holistic style Alexander teacher and she has played an integral role in helping me transform my health, which in turn has made a huge difference to my quality of life. It’s my belief, that you’d be hard pressed to find another Alexander teacher who is as experienced, passionate and talented at what she does, she’s quite conceivably one of Alexander’s Techniques’ “Gurus!”
‘Wonderful workshop Delia! Thank you. In addition to my AT training, I have done lots of Dart material, lots of trauma material, lots of Feldenkrais Method, Steve Paxton’s Work for the Spine, Bonnie’s Embryology material, but you managed to remotely integrate all of those different ways of knowing and sensing into a very accessible whole.’
‘Delia gives such attention to the detail of her teaching. She is an inspiring teacher and I love learning with her.’
‘I absolutely loved the workshop. It was the perfect balance between info and experiential learning. I was able to go very deep into physical and energetic patterns for myself.’
‘Many thanks for Saturday’s class. I benefitted greatly from your teaching and feel much better equipped for taking care of my voice and in incorporating Alexander technique into my own practice. I particularly enjoyed the explanations of anatomy which I had not heard before and the use of the models helped me understand how my own body is designed.’
‘Thank you so much for the brilliant workshop today! It was about a “new frontier,” for me, so to speak, but the way you applied the material to what I’m studying and doing now opened up new doors and windows (and walls and ceilings!)’
‘Delia’s highly attuned approach continues to support my lifelong learning and development in a unique way.’
‘Delia is an inspirational teacher. Her depth of understanding of the Alexander Technique and grasp of anatomy are combined with an acute sensitivity to the person she is teaching. ‘
‘My initial impetus for trying the Alexander Technique came on the back of experiencing numerous failed treatments for an escalating and complex neck/migraine problem associated with a previous fractured neck injury.
Through Delia’s attentive, caring and intuitive style of teaching, I have now gained a much greater sense of “self” and mindfulness of how my habitual movement and postures have largely perpetuated the vicious cycle of symptoms and pain that I found myself caught up in. I have also re-gained my own sense of empowerment and control and can begin to depend upon myself to recognise and try to correct how I treat and work with my body, rather than always being reliant on somebody else to try and “fix” or “adjust” me; often with limited and transient relief.’
‘Delia is a Genius Teacher with great heart! I feel privileged to work with her’
‘I am most grateful for your help and being able to access your considerable knowledge and experience. It has not only helped my back but more broadly helped me think about my posture and how I go about my daily activities.’
HeartSong Testimonials
‘Thank you for these beautiful singing sessions. They have become highpoints in my week. I love how Delia weaves the rhythm and sounds we will use later into the warm ups. Every moment of each session I am learning or lost in the songs and feeling a beautiful connection. It’s a wonderful mixture and there’s immense skill in creating sessions where we experience singing harmony despite the physical distance.’
‘Thank you for an excellent workshop yesterday. I did a bit of singing afterwards and a phrase requiring a lot of breath control that has long eluded me, I sang with ease (from Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas). I repeated it a few times just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke and I am pleased to say that it wasn’t! I was just so excited! Long may it continue. ‘
‘I just wanted to thank you for your ongoing sessions. They are a wonderful injection of positivity in these times of Covid and joblessness, and give a real focus to my weeks!’
‘Fabulous class, thank you. So lovely to go into sensory receptive mode.
Your voicework and words are so brilliant. Quiet, gentle, authoritative, suggestive, inviting, clear. This clarity is so beautiful. You have the gift of being able to transmit your wonderful energy online, no small feat.’
‘Thank you for these beautiful singing sessions. They have become highpoints in my week. I love how Delia weaves rhythm and sounds we will use later into the warm ups. Every moment of each session I am learning or lost in the songs and feeling a beautiful connection. It’s a wonderful mixture and there’s immense skill in creating sessions where we experience singing harmony despite the physical distance.’
‘Many thanks for Saturday. I benefitted greatly from your teaching and feel much better equipped for taking care of my voice and in incorporating Alexander technique into my own practice. I particularly enjoyed the explanations of anatomy which I had not heard before and the use of the models helped me understand how my own body is designed.’
‘Hi Delia, as always, your sessions are so beautiful. Lovely to get lost in the music and the moment. Very meditative…and the warm ups are fabulous. I’m afraid I don’t have any useful constructive criticism because your sessions are heart-fillingly wonderful!’
‘Thank you for another wonderful term of fabulous songs and singing. I find your sessions so uplifting, gentle and inspiring.’
‘I have hardly missed one session since you started online sing sessions! I must say they have been a lifeline for me 3 times a week. With the gorgeous weather outside I thought I would sometimes choose to be out and about, enjoying the sun and the garden rather than inside singing along with you.
But every time I was irresistibly drawn to my laptop because I knew how every single time I came out feeling truly uplifted by the amazing variety of songs and beautiful harmonies.
You are doing a fantastic job and we are all extremely grateful. Your singing sessions are a fantastic boost to our daily life in the times of Covid-19.’
‘You make space for a beautiful singing experience where I feel safe whatever emotions I am feeling. This is a rare and special thing to be able to create. Plus you bring a terrific energy and it’s fun! Thank you.’
‘I love your singing sessions – they are a real lifeline,
I so appreciate your Heartsong singing over the internet!’
‘Being in your choir has been a life-line for me throughout a dark time of divorce and depression. The uplifting songs and harmonies you teach have literally kept me going and given me a new perspective on life…and a new community to belong in …and a smile in my heart again. Thank you.’
‘I love all your sessions, thank you so much for grasping the nettle!
Each time I find I am eagerly looking forward to our Zoom singing sessions.’
‘Many thanks for the workshop. I enjoyed it hugely. It was easy to relax quickly among folk I haven’t met before and get deeply involved with the singing and movement. The sounds that we made were really great! I can’t wait to come again!’
‘Firstly, thank you so much for the singing sessions which are helping me and I’m sure all of us through this strange time. Your choice of music has been brilliant and there is a real feeling of togetherness while being isolated.’
‘Thank you for all those nourishing harmonies and the magical effortless way of experiencing music together.’
‘I would like to say that your singing sessions on zoom are absolutely amazing. I have always loved Taizé songs but rarely get a chance to sing them, so your Taizé sessions have been a particular joy.’
‘Dear Delia and Andreas thank you so much for bringing a ray of sunshine into our homes with your wonderful singing and playing. I love the heartfelt songs and the musical accompaniment is so uplifting. You’re a gift! Love and Light to you both.’
‘I just had to write to say what an absolutely fantastic night of singing. The sound was magnificent and everything went so well. I was absolutely blown away by the whole experience. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful skills.’
‘I want to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to you for your online singing. Over the last 10 years or so I’ve become progressively more disabled and my world has shrunk correspondingly, to the point where my “normal” is a state of semi-lockdown. Thanks to these singing sessions, my life is opening up in many respects…All of a sudden I am able to attend “normal” events without the exhaustion of travelling, worry about whether a venue will be accessible, whether I shall cope, etc. When I’m singing with you I pretty much forget that I’ve got Parkinson’s So I just wanted to say ‘Thank You’ for running so many inspiring Zoom singing sessions – it’s been like a real breath of fresh spring air.’
‘My soul soars when I sing with your group. Thank you.’
‘This is just to say how much I’m enjoying all your singing workshops. Thank you so much for keeping us all so motivated and inspired with your wonderful sessions – you’re providing us with such light and joy in this strange new dimension we’re living through!’
‘Delia’s teaching style is inspirational: clear, encouraging, positive and fun! ….and helped me to feel really confident although I haven’t sung before.’
‘Thank you for the new dates, which are firmly fixed in my diary.
Our sessions have meant so much to me (and everyone else) in bringing a little oasis in this strange life we are living. The mix of music types and the choice of songs each time is so incredibly uplifting. Virtual hugs’
‘I thought I couldn’t sing, but in your workshop, I found that somehow, seamlessly I was singing and what’s more I was singing harmonies. Fantastic! I’m not quite sure how it all happened! – the warm-ups flowed into songs and melodies into harmonies and it was all so seamless and hugely enjoyable. What a special experience. I look forward to more!’
‘Thank you so much for all our Singing at Home workshops. Your choice of songs is wonderful and the Sufi and Taizé particularly inspirational. I love the way you work and that even over the net you still manage to engage with everyone. the beauty of it for me is that I love singing harmonies but I don’t always stay with what is written and singing at home I have you and Andreas to sing against but I can sing what I like to go with it. I am really enjoying it. 3 times a week is a bonus too. Thank you so much.’
‘I love the whole ethos of your teaching and always leave the sessions feeling refreshed and renewed. Thank goodness I found your singing sessions before lockdown – I tell all my choir and friends about your work. ‘
‘I cannot thank you enough for your excellent teaching and the marvellous qualities you bring with you.’
‘Thanks Delia – I’ll be logging in to as many of your sessions as I can – you are keeping me sane, happy & smiling – thank goodness I found out about your sessions before lockdown.’
‘I want you to know how much I value the online singing sessions with you and Andreas. They provide a welcome relief during hard times and I’m so happy that you have decided to keep them going, even as current restrictions lift. There is quite a community feel to the group which has been building since the start of lockdown in 2020, seeing familiar faces on screen and sharing thoughts via the chat facility. It was lovely to return to that after these recent difficult weeks. I also enjoyed the variety of songs. You made some great choices for us.
Big thanks to you and Andreas for bringing light into our lives with singing. It’s great that as you run the Zoom sessions together from the same location we can enjoy the harmony parts as well as the lovely keyboard skills Andreas shares. Those elements bring an added richness to the sessions, although I have also enjoyed your gorgeous solo sessions Delia. I guess your joint experience of leading groups, combined with your flexibility to adapt and your technical skills prepared you well for being Zoom stars!’
‘Many thanks for allowing me to join in with your lovely singing sessions. I’ve realised over the past year how vital music is to me and your songs are particularly up-lifting. I love your warmth and enthusiasm. Taking part has also, weirdly, given me a much-needed sense of belonging.’
‘The Warm-Ups workshop was frankly incredible. The knowledge, depth and insight in this workshop felt like it was on another level. I am a singing teacher and a singer myself and had been experiencing a block in my teaching and singing for a while. Delia took my awareness to new heights that have transformed my own singing and my teaching. The workshop was led with lightness and joy and was hilariously funny and up-lifting. Absolutely invaluable.’
Coaching Testimonials
“It was a nice surprise to see the effects of this treatment as it worked like magic to manifest things that I have struggled with like space and order in my head and my house! I felt so relieved after each session and felt I had a clear idea of the direction I wanted to put my energy and focus on. Thank you, Delia, for those sessions, they really helped me to clarify, organise and create the space I needed within and without. Each session had a profound impact in my mind, body and my surroundings.”
‘Following my session with Delia, I felt lighter, freer, as if given new life, no longer scared but strong, and trusting in my own potential’.
‘Just want to say what a lifesaver the PQ work is for me. I was definitely being sucked under by my demons for most of this year and only beating myself up and feeling alienated and ashamed in not finding more relief from Alex.Tech. Now I have more insight and clarity. There’s a LOT of work to do, but I also have a sense of hope and a way of proceeding. Your calm and uplifting guidance as we go through this process has been so valuable.’
‘I came to Delia with chronic depression, high blood pressure, back pain and various other emotional issues stemming from childhood. I had tried other methods of counselling available on the NHS, some of which did a ‘patch up job’, but soon things reverted back to how they were, and antidepressants/medication were prescribed.
A dear friend led me to Delia. I felt very safe and ‘held’ by Delia – comfortable to open up and let her help me. I like the approach of addressing ‘what I want’ as opposed to what I don’t want and it was very refreshing not to have to talk about the problem endlessly but to explore and create what I wanted instead.
I definitely felt a shift in my life after a few sessions with Delia. It was so quick and effective. I’ve learned to watch my language and thoughts, and changing these has had an instant effect! I like her no-nonsense approach and her ‘getting to the point’. She has great insights and makes me aware of what’s going on so I can change by helping myself. Thank you.’
‘Thank you for the great NLP session last week. It made me feel more motivated and empowered indeed! I look forward to more.’
‘The process fundamentally changed the direction of my life.’
‘As a musician this program has helped me hugely in focussing, staying open and allowing the music to ‘do itself’, to flow without the usual stresses and self-criticisms.’
‘Delia is an extraordinarily talented coach, therapist, guider. She brings empathy, intelligence, warmth and friendship, together with many healing tools, to our sessions. These are perfectly managed and balanced with a natural beginning, middle and end. I am never left half cooked!’
‘A heartfelt thank you for that profound, moving and uplifting session this morning, and particularly for your generosity with your time. There were so many gifts in that session, and I look forward to unpacking them as the journey unfolds!
Once again, thanks so much for your inspirational presence online, which is so powerfully nurturing and transformational. ‘
‘If I keep practising PQ reps, I have a far better time! These are incredibly powerful and really bring it back to who I am’.
‘Following my journey session, I felt energised and able to walk three miles – something M.E. has prevented me from doing for eight years.’
‘Delia was excellent, I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with her and after just one session I felt motivated to change certain habits and choose a different way of doing things. She enabled me to gain knowledge about myself and was always very caring and supportive.’
‘I had not realised how much of my life I have been in my head. The mental fitness work has saved my life – it has brought me my body…and I was already a mindfulness coach!’
‘Layers of painful grief and hurt dissolved, leaving me feeling light, alive and finally free.’
‘All this work is really making such a positive difference to my life – I can hardly recognise myself! I’m focusing more on what I want and not so fearful as before I started this work with you -I’m so blessed to have found you! Thank you so much for your wonderful support Delia! You’re an amazing therapist. ‘
‘I completely cleared my addiction after only a few sessions.’
‘I can now deal with things that were ‘getting to me’ much more easily. I am empowered and now have a framework to manage difficult feelings. It is a simple, easy to grasp approach!’
‘Since working on my performance blocks with you, I am now enjoying attending auditions, I can now remember my lines, I am far more confident and my voice is clearer. I feel I am now ready to commit to some bigger roles! Thank you’
‘I was sceptical at first, but once I had started the 7-week mental fitness program I began to have profound insights about how I have been ‘controlling myself over all these years. It’s been eye-opening and now I feel as if I have found peace inside…. come home to myself…found a love and kindness to myself from myself that I have never experienced before. And life is easier now as a result. I highly recommend this program.’
‘Thank you so much for the session I had with you last week. I found the process powerful and immensely useful. You offered that perfect balance of empathy, skill and presence. I spoke with my daughter at the end of the week and we had both moved into a clear space and are able to move forward without needing anything more to heal, certainly right now!’
‘The Positive Intelligence/Mental Fitness program has been a life changing 7 weeks! I have learned much about what holds me back in my work, relationships and peace of mind. I now have concrete techniques of navigating through the ups and downs of life and can access the best part of who I always was, in even the subtlest/greatest of challenges. Initially, I felt confident that if Delia was offering this program that it would be valuable and it has certainly lived up to all of my hopes and expectations! ‘
‘First of all a big thank you for the course I have found it so valuable and thank you for being such a wonderful sensitive coach, so much appreciated. Thanks for starting me on this journey, which I will continue,’
‘Thank you so much for the course. At the age of 66 years and often going into depressive mode I was dubious that this would work. I have had a lot of different counselling over the years but nothing seemed to help. I was so impressed with the App. work, and I loved ‘charging up my battery’ every day with the different mindfulness tools in the App. I enjoyed doing our daily work with my phone alarm reminding me. I enjoyed our weekly zoom meetings and you guiding us so well. I loved the sage elder woman: me – I was fit and sound of mind at 90 years! You do a brilliant job and I hope you continue seeing many more people go through the Mental Fitness programme.’
‘I wanted to take the time to thank you for your leadership and wisdom through the mental fitness program. I found strength and courage in who I am and developed an ability to share who I am with others rather than simply being the pleaser. ‘