Alexander spent several years working out a way to change this habitual reaction and learn how to prevent this harmful misuse pattern, thereby improving his health and functioning in general.
As he improved his vocal use, breathing and stage presence, other people started coming to him for help. From about 1894 onward, he started teaching his discoveries in Melbourne, and later in Sydney, until teaching became his main occupation.
A number of doctors referred patients to him. In 1904 he brought his Technique to London, with letters of recommendation from JW Steward MacKay, an eminent surgeon in Sidney.
He established a thriving practice in London, published four books and from the 1930s trained about 80 teachers in his Technique; famous clients included Aldous Huxley and George Bernard Shaw. He never returned to his native Tasmania and continued to teach right up to his death in London in 1955.
