Gregg has held an enduring fascination with Alexander Technique and its ability to enhance human coordination and learning for more than 20 years. As well as being a qualified Alexander Technique teacher, he has a Master’s Degree in Music Performance, a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and a Diploma in Personal Training.
During his career so far, Gregg has spent almost 10 years teaching on Alexander Technique teacher training courses at both The Brighton Alexander Technique College, and The Alexander Technique Studio in South West London, where he completed his training. He has had the privilege of teaching people aged 8 to 98 and from all walks of life. For many years he volunteered at Peer Action therapy days for people living with HIV, and was also the Resident Alexander Technique Teacher with The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra for 10 years. In 2023, he was part of a team of teachers involved in a clinical trial exploring the benefits of Alexander Technique for people with chronic musculoskeletal pain, in association with The NHS and Southampton University.
Gregg regularly runs workshops, both alone and with practitioners from other disciplines. Through attending professional development courses and through his teaching, he continues to learn from other teachers and from his own students. Gregg is a registered teacher with The Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT) where he also serves on the Training Course Committee.
“I started having Alexander lessons due to severe pain and damage to my hands and forearms. I had just started a Masters in classical guitar performance and was practising for hours on end. I very quickly found myself in agony doing anything with my hands, even attempting to do the zip on my jacket. Playing guitar was practically impossible. My forearms and hands were like two excruciatingly painful blocks of lead attached at my elbows. Through Alexander lessons I learned to recognise my harmful habitual patterns and to move with less tension, not only while playing guitar but in my life generally. It took me longer than I had intended but I finally graduated from my masters with a distinction and now continue with my guitar career.
The Alexander Technique became such an important part of my life that I trained to become a teacher. I am dedicated to helping my students learn to apply the Alexander Technique to their own circumstances so that they can continue to help themselves.”