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 30, 2013 • 26min
The Alexander Technique and Movement Therapy
Send a textMelody Schaper, an Alexander Technique teacher, Laban Movement Analyst and Gestalt Practitioner in the Valley Forge area of Pennsylvania talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which the Technique informs her work helping her clients fully embody their true and lively natures. Melody's website: melodyschaper.com 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
Sep 28, 2013 • 14min
Alexander Technique teachers and their approach to thinking and talking about posture
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Mark Josefsberg, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, talks with Robert Rickover about Alexander Technique teachers' approach to posture, and how it impacts the liklihood that they will attract students. Mark's website: markjosefsberg.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Sep 25, 2013 • 32min
Imagining an alternate reality for the life and times of F. Matthias Alexander
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Mark Josefsberg, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, talks with Robert Rickover about what Alexander's work might look like if Alexander had been born in 1969 instead of a hundred years earlier. Mark's website: markjosefsberg.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Sep 21, 2013 • 26min
How important are a teacher's hands for effective Alexander Technique teaching?
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Mark Josefsberg, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, talks with Robert Rickover about whether a teacher's hands are crucial for teaching the Alexander Technique. Mark's website: markjosefsberg.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com List of Alexander Techniquie teachers who use Skype: alexandertechnique.com/teacher/distancelearning More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Sep 19, 2013 • 13min
A student talks about her experiences learning the Alexander Technique through Skype coaching sessions
Send a textLouise Edington, an evolutionary astrologer and life coach, talks with Robert Rickover about her experiencess with Alexander Technique coaching via Skype with Los Angeles Alexander Technique teacher Sharon Jacubecy. Louise's website: louiseedington.com Sharon's website: alexandertechniquela.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. A list of Alexander Technique teacheres who use Skype can be found here: alexandertechnique.com/teacher/distancelearning More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Sep 4, 2013 • 23min
The Alexander Technique and stress reduction
Send a textCarolyn Nicholls, an Alexander Technique teacher in Brighton, England, talks about ways in which the Technique can help people deal effectively with stress. Carolyn's website: alexandertechniquebrighton.co.uk Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. General Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com
Sep 4, 2013 • 35min
An interesting new development in Alexander Technique directing
Send a text(Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Jennifer Roig-Francoli, an Alexander Technique teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio talks with Robert Rickover about a discovery she's made about Alexander Technique directing - one that might be a useful alternative to, or even a replacement for, Alexander Technique negative directions. Jennifer's website: http://www.ArtofFreedom.me Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about negative directions: upwithgravity.net/negative-directions More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Aug 26, 2013 • 23min
A former attorney talks about her experiences as a student of the Alexander Technique
Send a textKaren Krueger, now an Alexander Technique teacher, talks about her experiences taking lessons in Alexander Technique with Robert Rickover. Karen was a partner in a large New York City law firm and new teaches in mid-town Manhattan. Website:kgk-llc.com 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
Aug 19, 2013 • 11min
Conscious Eating and the Alexander Technique
Send a textEileen Troberman, an Alexander Technique teacher in San Diego, California and Robert Rickover discuss the relatinship of the Alexander Technique to conscious eating. Eileen's website: alexandertechniquesandiego Robert Rickover teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. This interview originally appeared in AlexanderTalk.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
Aug 15, 2013 • 20min
One teacher's experiences with developing her practice and what other teachers can learn from them
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Karen Krueger, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City talks with Robert Rickover about some lessons she's learned about effective marketing. Karen's website, on which you can see a video interview with her produced by Bloomberg Legal: kgk-llc.com 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
