About Gail Barlow
Gail Barlow is the Director of Dolphin Alexander Courses, which was set up in 1990 after Gail completed the three-year full-time Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course and qualified as a Teacher of the F M Alexander Technique.
She is a Member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), which was founded in 1958 after his death by the teachers who trained with Alexander himself and is the oldest and largest professional body of Alexander Technique teachers in the world. Further information can be found at www.stat.org.uk
Gail has now worked with over 2,000 people, either individually or in staff development/public introductory group courses, in the UK, France and Greece. She has been involved with the Technique for twenty years and has a full-time practice in West Wales plus additional work in Yorkshire, London, Birmingham and Lancashire.
Drawn to the Technique as a 'last resort' for her own serious back problem, Gail's complete recovery and 'quality of life' transformation inspired her to relinquish her previous career in industrial market research in order to re-train as an Alexander teacher.
In addition, she completed a four-year part-time counselling training and is a keen singer, dancer and dolphin-watcher. The choice of a dolphin for her practice name and logo represents the poise comprising power, fluidity and sensitivity to which we as human beings can aspire as we learn the Alexander Technique!
"Within six weeks of starting Alexander Technique with Gail, I no longer needed the painkillers. The pain in my back has completely gone and my back is much stronger. I now feel freer, younger and more empowered. I have a 'can do' approach to my life which was not possible before!
Gail is an enthusiastic teacher who de-mystifies the Technique, making the concepts easy to understand and put into practice in everyday life. She has gentle but confident hands; not 'pushy-pully' but really effective.
(Sue, Civil Servant)Read more of Sue's comments
"Gail is a clear and logical teacher. I can't cope with anything airy-fairy and so her teaching made sense to me. She showed me cause and effect and why you would be in pain if joints are not working as they are meant to. The idea that you could learn the concepts to go off and work on it yourself appealed to me and I have continued to do that since completing my course 18 months ago."
(John, Small Business Proprietor)Read more of John's comments
Gail Barlow is the Director of Dolphin Alexander Courses, which she set up in 1990 after completing the three-year full-time Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course and qualifying as a Teacher of the F M Alexander Technique.
Gail is an experienced teacher who has worked with over 2,000 people in the UK, France and Greece.
She is a Member of the Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT), which was founded in 1958 and is the oldest and largest professional body of Alexander Technique teachers in the world.
