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.
Episodes
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Jun 13, 2011 • 20min
How the Alexander Technique can help Negotiators
Send a textAshley Adams, a union organizer and negotiator in the Boston area, talks about the Alexander Technique and it's usefulness in the negotiation process. Ashley's website houseofcardsradio.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Jun 6, 2011 • 24min
How the Alexander Technique can help Singers
Send a textGeorgia Dias, a professional Bossa Nova singer and Alexander Technique teacher in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, talks about ways in which the Technique can help a singer improve his or her singing voice and sing with less effort. Georgia's website: voiceandalexandertechnique.eu. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique and musicians: alexandertechnique.com/musicians.htm More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 30, 2011 • 24min
How the Alexander Technique can Enhance your Sports Performance
Send a textAdam Bailey, an Alexander Technique teacher in Cambridge and Maynard, Massachusetts and Amherst, New Hampshire talks about ways in which the Alexander Technique can enhance your sports performance. Adam's website: alexandertechniqueboston.com Robert Teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com
May 23, 2011 • 21min
How the Alexander Technique can help a Screen Writer or Producer
Send a textAlexis Niki is an Alexander Technique teacher in Paris, France. She is also a screen writer and producer. In this podcast, Alexis talks about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help people workkng in those two stressful occupations. Alexis' website: alexisniki.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com.
May 16, 2011 • 24min
How the Alexander Technique can help with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Send a textJo Ann Widner, an Alexander Technique teacher in Richmond, Virginia, talks about ways in which the Technique can help people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Jo Ann's website: jowidner.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 9, 2011 • 17min
An Alexander Technique student talks about her learning experiences
Send a textElizabeth Gray, a writer, actor, singer and more, talks with Robert Rickover about her experiences learning the Technique. Elizaabeth is a student of Bill Plake, a teacher in Los Angeles, California. Elizabeth's website: elizabethgray.com Bill's website: alexandertechniquefoothills.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
May 2, 2011 • 20min
How Musicians can benefit from the Alexander Technique
Send a textPedro de Alcantara, an Alexander Technique teacher in Paris, France talks with Robert Rickover about ways the Alexander Technique can help musicians, and about his new book on that subject. Pedro's website: pedrodealcantara.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Technique and musicians: alexandertechnique.com/musicians.htm. General Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com
Apr 25, 2011 • 4min
The Alexander Technique: A Balm for Back Pain
Send a textJosephine Gray, an Alexander Technique teacher in San Francisco is interviewed by Sarah Varney, the Health Reporter for NPR station KQED in San Francisco, and has been made available here with the kind permission of National Public Radio. Josephine's website: alexandertechnique.com/josephinegray For more information about the Alexander Technique, including links to a major UK back pain study that showed the effectiveness of the Alexander Technique, and information on finding an Alexander teacher anywhere in the world: alexandertechnique.com
Apr 18, 2011 • 24min
How the Alexander Technique can help your Yoga Practice
Send a textThomas Cook, an Alexander Technique teacher in Vienna, Austria talks about ways in which the Technique can help with the practice of yoga. Thomas' website: ruecken-dynamik.at Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Mar 27, 2011 • 30min
How the Alexander Technique can help with Pregnancy
Send a textIlana Machover, an Alexander Technique teacher, childbirth educator and doula in London, England talks about the usefulness of the Alexander Technique in childbirth. Ilana's website: homepage.ntlworld.com/ilana.m Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
