Group courses & workshops
Eight group courses drawn from twenty-five years of teaching — from a first introduction to the Alexander Technique through to voice, public speaking, meditation and deep relaxation. Small groups, taught in person by Nick Chapman.
Courses run through the year in Highgate, Surrey and the City. Dates depend on numbers — get in touch and Nick will tell you what is coming up.
What is on offer
Each runs as a small group. Several began as requests from clients who wanted to go further than their weekly lesson — most people arrive knowing nothing about the subject, which is the point.
The starting point. A practical half-day introduction to how you sit, stand and move — and to the habits doing the damage. You leave with the two or three ideas that make the biggest difference, and a clear sense of whether one-to-one lessons are for you.
See what a first lesson involvesOne practice, taught properly, is worth more than a dozen half-learned ones. This workshop teaches Mindfulness of Breathing from the ground up — how to sit, what to do with a wandering mind, and how to keep going once the novelty wears off.
More on meditationFor anyone whose living depends on their voice — teachers, actors, lawyers, presenters. A warm-up you can actually do in ten minutes before you speak, built on the breathing and neck freedom that make a voice carry without strain.
Ask about the next dateMost nervous speakers are fighting their own body before they say a word. This workshop deals with the physical side of stage fright first, then the craft: how to hold a room, use a pause, and stop being boring.
Read about the courseA guided deep relaxation done lying down, needing no flexibility and no previous experience. Nick came to it through yoga and kept it because of what it does: it clears weeks of accumulated tension in a single session.
What Yoga Nidra isA longer workshop for people who have forgotten how to stop. Semi-supine work, breathing, and Yoga Nidra combined into a practice you can take home and use on the days that need it most.
About the relaxation classThe Technique has been taught in drama schools for a century, for good reason: it removes the tension that flattens a performance. Suitable for working actors and for those preparing drama school auditions.
Why actors use itFor bodies worn down by desk work, caring, long hours or simply years. A slower day built around restoring length, ease of breathing and the ability to rest properly — less a class than a reset.
Ask about the next datePractical detail
Courses run in Highgate, across Surrey, and in the City at Moorgate. Any of them can also be brought into a workplace as a corporate session.
Every course assumes you are starting from scratch. The acting and voice courses suit professionals, but welcome beginners just as readily.
Rather than a fixed timetable, courses are scheduled when there is a group for them. Register interest and Nick will let you know the next date.
Call or email Nick and say which course caught your eye. He will tell you when it is next running and what it involves — no obligation either way.