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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Aug 14, 2012 • 10min
Choosing an Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Eileen Troberman, an Alexander Technique teacher in San Diego, California, talks with Robert Rickover about some things for potential students to consider when choosing a training course. Eileen's website: alexandertechniquesandiego.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. This interview originally appeared in AlexanderTalk More information about Alexander Technique teacher training: thealexandertechnique.net More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Aug 13, 2012 • 38min
Marjorie Barstow's teaching - 6
Send a text(This podcast is mainly for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Conversation with Robert Rickover and Franis Engel, both students of the late Marjorie Barstow. Franis' website franis.org Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Aug 13, 2012 • 25min
How the Alexander Technique can help performers function at their best
Send a textAmira Glaser, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, talks about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help performers function at their best. Amira's website: amiraglaser.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Aug 10, 2012 • 30min
Choosing an Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Diana Rumrill, an Alexander Technique teacher in Washington, DC, talks with Robert Rickover about some things for potential students to consider when choosing a training course. Diana's website: harmoniousbodies.com 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
Aug 7, 2012 • 32min
The Sociology of the Alexander Technique
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Dr Jen Tarr, the author of Educating with the hands: working on the body/self in Alexander Technique, talks with Robert Rickover about her study of the sociology of the Alexander Technique and it's implications for the future of the Technique. Jen is a researcher at the Methodology Institute of the London School of Economics and her paper was published in the February 2011 issue of Soclology of Health and Illness. 2011. You can read her study here (PDF download) Jen's website: www2.lse.ac.uk/methodologyInstitute/whosWho/Tarr.aspx Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Aug 6, 2012 • 21min
The Benefits of Alexander Technique Constructive Rest
Send a textCecile Raynor, an Alexander Technique teacher in Boston, Massachusetts, talks about the ways constructive rest can help you release harmful tension. Cecile's website: alexandertec.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about Constructive Rest: alexandertechnique.com/constructiverest More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Aug 5, 2012 • 28min
Marjorie Barstow's teaching - 5
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Conversation with Robert Rickover and Joanie Mercer, both students of the late Marjorie Barstow. Joanie's website joanie-mercer.com Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Jul 10, 2012 • 34min
Marjorie Barstow's Teaching - 4
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Conversation with Robert Rickover and Ariel Weiss, both students of the late Marjorie Barstow. Ariel's website alexandertechniquephiladelphia.com Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Jul 9, 2012 • 21min
Taking Negative Alexander Technique Directions in new Directions
Send a text(This podcast is primarily for teachers and students of the Alexander Technique) Patrick Smith, a guitarist and long-time Alexander Technique student in the Washington, DC area, talks with Robert Rickover about his experiences in applying negative directions in areas not usually associated with the Technique. Patrick's Alexander Technique teacher is David Jernigan. David's website: djernigan.com Patrick's website: PatrickSmithMusic.com Patrick's blog, in which he regularly writes about his Alexander Technique experiences: ajourneymanswayhome.blogspot.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Jul 9, 2012 • 21min
The Alexander Technique and the Pilates Method
Send a textJane Staggs, an Alexander Technique teacher and Pilates Instructor in Cambridge, England, talks about ways in which the Alexander Technique and the Pilates Method can complement each other. Jane's website: alexandertechniquecambridge.co.uk Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Additional information about the Alexander Technique and the Pilates Method: pilatesandalexander.com. Information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
