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
Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course
The School has been Melbourne's hub for Alexander Technique learning and events for the general public and practitioners.
We offer a flexible or full-time Alexander Technique teacher training course.
Get in touch to find out how you can take your interest in Alexander Technique learning to the next level.
Term one 2026 starts 27 January
Online Smart Yoga Classes
Tuesdays 7am Melbourne time
Wednesdays 6pm Melbourne time
Join David Moore online. The times are ones which should work for people in Europe and America as well as Australia.
These are mostly small, live classes which allows for David to observe and to offer modifications and suggestions to individuals in the class.
David Moore's European Workshops & Retreats 2026
8 June to 23 August
The following workshops,and residential retreats are organised or to be confirmed for 2026
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Prague 5 IJuly
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Canterbury 10 - 12 July
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Wales 13 - 19 July
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Basel 8 - 9 August
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Hamburg 15 - 16 August
David is also available for private lessons during his visit to most of these places.
Strengthening Your Bones
Online and Small in-Person Classes
Next online and in-person classes - 15 January
The in-person classes will be in Preston from with 3 participants from 1 - 2pm
The online class will be at 6.30am Melbourne time which will be the previous day in Europe and America.
Online Smart Yoga Classes with David Moore
Tuesdays 7 - 8.15am Melbourne time
Wednesdays 6 - 7.15pm Melbourne time
Private classes by appointment.
These classes are structured to work for the range of people who attending.
In the group classes besides the general instructions to the whole class David observes individuals and gives appropriate instructions and modifications.
Walking with Ease
Sunday 10 May 2026
10am - 1.00pm
with David Moore
In this a fully practical workshop we 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.
Venue Kundalini House, North Fitzroy
2026 Annual Residential Course
April 9- 13, 2026
With visiting teacher Jeando Masoero from France and teachers from the school.
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.
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.