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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Oct 28, 2010 • 19min
An Alexander Technique Student talks about his learning experiences with the Technique
Send a textJerry Campbell, Manager of Internet Sales with the Nebraska Book Company and an Alexander Technique student of Robert Rickover, talks with Robert about his experiences studying the Technique. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 22, 2010 • 25min
Using Posture Release Imagery for Better Health
Send a textRobert Rickover talks with John Appleton, an Alexander Technique teacher in Springfield, Missouri and the developer of Posture Release Imagery (PRI). John provides PRI exercises you can experiment with while listening to the podcast. You can read and download information about PRI, including illustrations and self-study suggestions at alexandertechnique.com/ats/posturereleaseimagery or at John's website: posturereleaseimagery.org. Robert teaches in Lincoln Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 18, 2010 • 32min
A Dentist offers practical suggestions for Dentists, Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists to make their work easier, based on Alexander Technique Principles - Part 1
Send a textDr. Martin Goldman, DDS, an Alexander Technique teacher and dentist in San Francisco, California offers practical suggestions for making their work easier to Dentists, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists - and anybody who has to do precision work when their body is in an unusual posture. Dr. Goldman's website: poisepointtech.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 18, 2010 • 23min
A Dentist offers practical suggestions for Dentists, Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists to make their work easier, based on Alexander Technique Principles - Part 2
Send a textDr. Martin Goldman, DDS, an Alexander Technique teacher and dentist in San Francisco, California offers additional practical suggestions for making their work easier to Dentists, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists - and anybody who has to do precision work when their body is in an unusual posture. Dr. Goldman's website: poisepointtech.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 11, 2010 • 20min
How the Alexander Technique can help you think like Leonardo Da Vinci
Send a textMichael J. Gelb, a pioneer and leading authority in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning and innovative leadership, best selling author, and certified teacher of the Alexander Technique in conversation with Robert Rickover. Michael talks about the parallels between Leonardo Da Vinci's seven steps to genius and the basic principles of the Alexander Technique. Michael's website: michaelgelb.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 4, 2010 • 22min
The Alexander Technique and Physical Therapy
Send a textJudy Stern, a Physical Therapist and Alexander Technique teacher in Rye, New York, talks with Robert Rickover about the connections between Physical Therapy and the Alexander Technique, Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique and Physical Therapy: physicaltherapy.org More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Sep 27, 2010 • 17min
A jazz musician and Alexander Technique Teacher talks about ways in which the Technique can help Musicians
Send a textLaura Klein, an Alexander Technique teacher and professional jazz musician in Berkeley, California talks about ways the Technique can help musicians. Laura's website: lauraklein.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com More information about the Technique and musicians: alexandertechnique.com/musicians.htm
Sep 20, 2010 • 28min
How the Alexander Technique can help you sit comfortably
Send a textAriel Weiss, an Alexander Technique teacher in Philadelphia, talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which the Technique can help you to site comfortably and with less effort. Ariel's website: alexandertechniquephiladelphia.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com.
Sep 13, 2010 • 17min
A Neurosurgeon talks about the benefits of the Alexander Technique for Back Pain Sufferers
Send a textDr. Jack Stern, MD is a neurosurgeon in White Plains, New York specializing in spine neurosurgery. He is also a faculty member of the Yale University School of Medicine. In this interview, Dr. Stern talks with Robert Rickover about the usefulness of the Alexander Technique for people suffering from back pain who want to avoid surgery. Dr. Stern is regularly cited by New York Magazine as one of the top ten doctors in New York. Dr. Stern's website: safespinesurgery.com Robert teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. For more information about the Alexander Technique, including links to a major back pain study that showed the effectiveness of the Technique, and information on finding a teacher anywhere in the world: alexandertechnique.com.
Aug 30, 2010 • 27min
The Alexander Technique and the Art of Breathing
Send a textRobert Rickover talks with Jessica Wolf, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, and a long-time student of Carl Stough, an expert in respiratory science. Jessica has developed of a body of work called The Art of Breathing and here she talks with Robert about breathing and the Alexander Technique Technique. Jessica's website: theartofbreathing.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
