My Practice

37 Hope Street
The Smiling Back Method is at 37 Hope St

I often have a two or three week waiting list.

New clients, please note this means that you may have to wait again for further appointments. If you want to avoid this extra wait, you will need to book a series of appointments from the start.

Practice Times

Mondays7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tuesdays7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesdays Writing Day [*]
Thursdays7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Fridays7:00 am – 1:00 pm

Address:

37 Hope St.
Liverpool
Merseyside L1 9EA
England

0151 708 6172

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The Smiling Back Method
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Ring me on my Hope Street number any time between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm. (Calls are re-directed when I’m not at Hope Street). If I am busy when you ring, please leave your number: I will call you back as soon as I can.

My fee is £55 per lesson.

(Even if you only want to ask a question, feel free to ring me just the same).



NOTE: What’s Writing Day?

I’ve set one day a week aside as Writing Day. That’s when I do most of the writing for my newsletters and books. I don’t see any clients on writing day.
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Medical Proof

Medical Study proves lasting effectiveness of the Alexander Technique for low back pain.

Published in the prestigious British Medical Journal on 19 August 2008, this randomised controlled medical trial compares Alexander Technique lessons, exercise and massage for chronic and recurrent back pain.

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Clients’ Stories
Jean kept falling over after a hip replacement
Lady with a Hip Replacement

“My teacher is Philip Pawley and I can thoroughly recommend him: he’s patient, kind and knows what he’s doing. He’s given me a new life.”

Rob is a yoga teacher
Yoga Teacher

“My interest in the Technique came from my interest in yoga. At the time when I heard about it, I thought that this would be a useful thing for me to learn — just a development of what I understood yoga to be.”

Margery was disabled by osteoporosis
Lady with Osteoporosis

“Since starting with the Alexander Technique, it has boosted my confidence tremendously. It does so much more besides just helping you with the osteoporosis.”

Caroline is an opera singer
Opera Singer

“I have got enormous benefit out of a series of thirty-minute sessions with Philip Pawley. My whole stance has improved and I’m singing better.”

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