The School for F.M. Alexander Studies was set up in Melbourne by David Moore in 1998 and has been training Alexander teachers in Melbourne since then.
This website provides information about the ongoing training as well as other programs taught by David Moore and other teachers at the school in Melbourne, elsewhere in Australia and overseas.
You will also find a description of the Alexander technique and a lot of in-depth articles about the Alexander technique and about the application of the technique to yoga.
Below are just some of what we are offering
Smart Yoga Classes
David Moore, Josie Eberhard and Caroline Blackshaw are offering a range of classes in different locations in Melbourne.
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Mondays Brighton 7.15 - 8.30 pm
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Tuesdays Coburg 7.00 - 8.15am
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Tuesdays Brighton 9.15- 10.30am
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Tuesdays North Fitzroy 1- 2pm
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Tuesdays Preston 6 .30- 8.00pm
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Wednesdays Coburg 5.45 - 7.00pm
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Thursdays Preston 3 - 4pm
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Thursdays Brighton 9.15- 10.30am
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Thursdays Preston 3 - 4 pm
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Sundays Coburg 10 - 11.15pm​
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Smart Yoga Classes with David Moore
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Kundalini House, North Fitzroy - on Tuesdays 1.30 - 2.30pm
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Tuesday evening 4 week course in Northcote starting 31 March 6.30 - 8.00pm 2026 - booking required​
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Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course
The School has been Melbourne's hub for Alexander Technique learning and events for the general public and practitioners.
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We offer a flexible or full-time Alexander Technique teacher training course.
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Get in touch to find out how you can take your interest in Alexander Technique learning to the next level.
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Term one 2026 starts 27 January
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Online Smart Yoga Classes
Tuesdays 7am Melbourne time
Wednesdays 6pm Melbourne time
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Join David Moore online. The times are ones which should work for people in Europe and America as well as Australia.
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These are mostly small, live classes which allows for David to observe and to offer modifications and suggestions to individuals in the class.​
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Assisi Retreat 2027
11 - 17 June, 2027
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This retreat run by David Moore and Rossella Buono, offers an intensive immersion into the Alexander technique in this beautiful medieval location.
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It includes group and private lessons as well as accommodation and great food.
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Walking with Ease
Sunday 4 October 2026
10am - 1.00pm
with David Moore
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In this a fully practical workshop we will explore how to find comfort and ease in walking and how to deal with the consequences of faulty gait - foot, knee, hip and back problems.
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Venue Kundalini House, North Fitzroy
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2027 Annual Residential Course
May 5- 9, 2027
With visiting teacher Bob Britton from the USA and teachers from the school.
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This is an intensive course, run as part of our training but also open to teachers of the technique and others with an interest in going deeper into this work.
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AT and Smart Yoga Retreat in Wales 2027
10 - 16 July 2027
with David Moore
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David is offering this intense week-long retreat for a maximum of 10 participants at this stunning venue set in the Welsh countryside.
Tuition, accommodation and all meals at Trealy Farm in the Welsh countryside are included in the fee
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Smart Yoga
In his best-selling illustrated book Smart Yoga, David Moore brings together thirty years of teaching experience in the Alexander
Technique and yoga. David presents fresh and practical insight into how the Alexander Technique can contribute to yoga practice. More than and instruction manual, this book, complete with visual examples, offers readers a critical approach to yoga practice. For yoga instructor, Alexander Technique teacher and those who are serious curious and open-minded about their yoga practice.
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Body Mapping Manual
This illustrated manual was developed to support the delivery of the unit "Body Mapping: Use body mapping to improve movement and posture" taught as a part of the Advanced Diploma for Alexander Technique Teacher Training. The publication will be an asset to a range of environments including those where teacher or trainers are wanting to extend experiential teaching and learning. The content can be applied to various physical skills, activity or clinical situations where therapists are treating clients or advising them on postural and/or movement issues.