

Body Learning: The Alexander Technique
Robert Rickover
A podcast devoted to all aspects of the Alexander Technique, a method of learning how to release harmful tension and perform all your activities with greater ease and freedom.
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Sep 7, 2019 • 27min
How the Alexander Technique can help Caregivers
Send a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the ways in which the Technique can help bring ease into the lives of caregivers. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Care Givers Central: CareGiversCentral.net Gereral information about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Aug 3, 2019 • 37min
Introduction to the Alexander Technique
Send a textLena Hart, an Alexander Technique teacher in San Francisco, California, is interviewed by Owen Fitzpatrick of the Changing Minds Podcast about the Alexander Technique and it's uses. Podcast website: ChangingMindsPodcast.com Lena teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area. Website: AlexanderTechniqueSFBayArea.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Jul 7, 2019 • 38min
Where can a Musician who is Injured, or Playing in Pain, get Help?
Send a textAnn Shoebridge, an Alexander Technique teacher and physiotherapist in Melbourne, Australia, talks with Robert Rickover about the spectrum of advice musicians receive about posture from music teachers, from physical therapists, and from Alexander Technique teachers. Ann's recent study, "Minding the Body: An interdisciplinary theory of optimal posture for musicians", published in the Psychology of Music Journal, draws together the combined expertise of these three professional groups to define optimal posture for musicians, and to present approaches to optimal posture that support musicians' performance and health. Contact information for Ann: austat.org.au/user/annshoebridge Information about Ann's study: urlzs.com/xLifw Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique and musicians: AlexanderTechnique.com/musicians.htm More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Jun 22, 2019 • 28min
The Alexander Technique, Movement Pattern Analysis and Developmental Movement
Send a textAmanda Blair MacDonald, an Alexander Technique teacher, Movement Pattern Analyst and Developmental Movement specialist in Chicago, Illinois, talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which these three processes can help and reinforce each other. Amanda's website: AmandaBlairMacDonald.com Amanda's TEDx Talk can be seen here: https://bit.ly/2XPFKE0 Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com. Learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Jun 15, 2019 • 30min
Tasmanian Devil? The Amazing Life of F. Matthias Alexander
Send a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about how Alexander rose from obscurity in what was essentially a distant British penal colony, to become the founder of what is now known as the Alexander Technique. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More general informaion about the Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Jun 8, 2019 • 21min
Teaching the Alexander Technique in a Corporate Environment
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and trainees.) Sabine Grosser, an Alexander Technique teacher in Duesseldorf, Germany, talks with Robert Rickover about her experiences teaching the Technique in offices, and how she markets her work. Sabine's website: Ikos-Grosser.de Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More general informaion about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

May 25, 2019 • 1h 7min
The Pros and Cons of Alexander Technique Distance Teaching
Send a textMichael Frederick and Robert Rickover have a wide-ranging discussion about the use of platforms like Skype and Zoom to teach the Alexander Technique. Michael teaches in Los Angeles and is the Director of Alexander Technique Retreats International. Michael's web sites: MichaelDFrederick.com and AlexanderTechniqueWorkshops.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More general informaion about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Jan 14, 2019 • 21min
How to decide which Alexander Technique training course is best for you
Send a textPetra Pachaly, an Alexander Technique teacher-trainee in Berln, talks with Robert Rickover about her advice for anyone considering training to become an Alexander teacher. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about Alexander Technique teacher training: thealexandertechnique.net More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Jan 5, 2019 • 31min
The Thorny Question of the Foot Plant
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students but may be of interest to others.)Malcolm Balk, an Alexander Technique teacher and runner in Montreal, Canada, talks with Robert Rickover about the importance of how our feet contact the ground in standing, walking and running. Malcolm's running/Alexander Technique website: TheArtOfRunning.com Robert teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More general informaion about the Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Dec 27, 2018 • 26min
Some Basic Problems with Traditional Alexander Technique Directions
Send a text(Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Richard Brennan, an Alexander Technique teacher and training course direction in Galway, Ireland, talks with Robert Rickover about the wider implications of a moment in time in November, 1946 at Asley Place when Alexander announced a major change in what he felt were approriate Alexander directions. Richard's website: alexander.ie Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support


