More about me

I am 47 years old and live in South East London with my wife and two teenage children.

I started learning the Alexander Technique to improve my co-ordination - my friends used to laugh at the way I walked. As my coordination improved I found that other activities were becoming easier - cycling and dancing for example, and even simple things involving manual dexterity.

Like many other Alexander pupils I was surprised to find that the benefits were as much mental as physical. I felt good about myself, I started to look people in the eye for the first time and my wife said that I was easier to live with. I found that I had more choices, that I was able to respond to life rather than react to it.

I decided to train to become a teacher of the Technique, and undertook a 3 year full time course. I have been teaching the Alexander Technique since I qualified in 1993.

In 2001 I founded the South Bank Alexander Centre in Blackfriars Rd, London SE1.

Since 2002 I have taught a series of professional development classes for Alexander Technique teachers at Kensington Alexander in Washington DC, and workshops for performance students in Philadelphia. I have also taught professional development classes for Alexander Technique teachers at international conferences in Europe and the USA.

I am a sponsoring member of Alexander Technique International, and for three years sat on the Council of STAT, the recognised UK professional body.

Peter Nobes
Alexander Technique teacher
London SE1
020 7928 6378