However problems with his voice meant that he feared losing his successful career. When medicine failed to solve his problems, he started to try and find out for himself why he got hoarse. After some experimentation and observation of himself as he recited, he discovered the link between how we think and how we use our bodies in movement.

After a lot more work he found out how to stop himself getting throat trouble, and eventually he learnt how to teach others how to overcome their own difficulties.

He moved to London in 1904 and taught here and in America until he died in 1955.

He wrote four books about his work, trained many teachers, and taught thousands of students including many famous and influential people.