Body Learning: The Alexander Technique

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More information about the Alexander Technique: https://alexandertechnique.com
Resources for Alexander Technique self study: https://alexandertechnique.com/selfstudy
Alexander Technique Podcast: https://bodylearningcast.com
Alexander Technique Blog: https://bodylearningblog.com
All No Cost Alexander Technique Lessons:

Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrwHz4NgzSI

Lesson 1 - part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MntwqyOo8k
Lesson 1 - part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8NGnj3FENU
Lesson 2 - part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIOJqPN-3Cw
Lesson 2 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzx6WPl3siM
Lesson 2 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAc3EO9owlA
Lesson 3 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUJlfa30Odg
Lesson 3 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LECOdNDnr8o
Lesson 3 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK4DdUT_EV4
Lesson 4 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lirl0TeDtYk
Lesson 4 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijWJZbmqb6E
Lesson 4 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0PRQM5gCEU
Lesson 4 - Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyH4QB9hAd0
Lesson 5 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15hZSj4HS0o
Lesson 5 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6EU9RdkBLE
Lesson 6 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpHX9JJoP30
Lesson 6 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvljBuQA8D4
Lesson 7 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xu_5uwH2s
Lesson 7 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mshgsFfSahg
Lesson 7 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZM5y5kh3Gc
Lesson 8 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZkM_Wn1aGc
Lesson 8 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAO8lQ46ETw
Lesson 8 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E__RyWTcygY
Lesson 9 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6wjHpVcohk
Lesson 9 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGxFmR22u94
Lesson 10 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=denB-n0kjPw
Lesson 10 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBndJ_87jSA
Lesson 10 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZi5djBWNdk
Lesson 11 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8TObJT2YRU
Lesson 11 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMNqvsXgMe4
Lesson 11 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGsgV0YvGGQ
Lesson 12 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLSZZUJZibM
Lesson 12 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h0VD9UyzmE
Lesson 13 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-MKJo4dPAE
Lesson 13 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUXiU94Zu4U
Lesson 13 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBRxksvpacs
Lesson 14 - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHEhjFzaBxw
Lesson 14 - Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fQeNI4DCXs
Lesson 14 - Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNnrg81otIQ

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You now have an opportunity to experience a full course of actual Alexander Technique lessons in your home and on your own schedule at no cost to you. These lessons - 14 in all - took place during the late summer and early fall of 2024 with me, Robert Rickover, and my student, Celeste Ditter. Celeste is a middle school vocal and general music teacher. She is also  a musician, audio-book voice actor, vocal coach and (just for fun) party planner on the side! She, her husband Scott, and three kids reside in Columbus, Nebraska.

We discuss the purpose of this project. You will also find all the Lessons here: AlexanderTechnique.com/free

I am very grateful to Celeste for agreeing to be part of this project.

We hope this will be useful to the kind of explorers and pioneers Alexander had in mind - and anyone else who is curious about the Alexander Technique.

Each week's lesson is broken into a few segments. I believe you will get the most from each segment by putting yourself in Celeste's shoes.  When she is asks a question or explores a new idea, think about what you would ask, and mentally join her in her exploration. When she is experimenting with a new idea, perform the same experiment on your own.

Spend as much time as you need from each segment and feel free to watch it as many times as is useful. Most students I have taught over the years have found that watching recordings of their lessons is at least as valuable as the original experience.  Seeing and hearing yourself on the screen can provide priceless insights into your posture and movement habits.

At some point you may decide to have a lesson with an Alexander Technique teacher yourself, perhaps to address a specific issue you're concerned about.

The Alexander Technique itself is really all about experimenting with new ideas to see what is helpful, and what is not. This approach to learning the Technique is such an experiment.

We hope the experiment is successful and leads to other teachers and students sharing their own real-time experiences of teaching and learning the Alexander Technique.

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Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska, talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware about her work with people suffering from trauma and chronic stress. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Alexander Technique Teachers of Greater Philadelphia website: AlexTechGreaterPhila.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

Original video version:  https://youtu.be/mKoLtBOJsyc 

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Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska, interviews Tim Cacciatore, Phd, an Alexander Technique teacher and neuroscientist living in England, about what neuroscience can say about the effective use of Alexander Technique directions.  Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Tim's work, and online classes, can be found at AlexanderTechniqueScience.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

Original video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUiF5v3dVa0

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Predrag Vlatkovic, Editorial Coordinator of MysticMag, interviews Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska, about the Technique for the MysticMag Blog. MysticMag website: MysticMag.com Robert's website:  AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

Short article based on this video: mysticmag.com/psychic-reading/interview-robertrickover

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Imogen Ragone and Robert Rickover discuss this question and provide some possible explanations. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

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nRobert Rickover and Imogen Ragone return to an earlier discussion about an Alexander Technique self-direction in order to address a question about it's usefulness when you want to let your mind be free. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in general here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions . More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com Other related videos: A Simple and Practical way to Explore and Use Alexander Technique Inhibition - youtu.be/a-XOiSmu42A A Brief History of Alexander Technique Directions (from 2015) - bodylearning.buzzsprout.com/382/271700-a-brief-history-of-alexander-technique-directions Effective ways to use Alexander Technique Directions - bodylearning.buzzsprout.com/382/136406-effective-ways-to-use-alexander-technique-directions

Part 1 of this conversation: buzzsprout.com/382/episodes/14376083

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Alexander Technique Constructive Rest is a useful process that anybody can use, as it requires no special training or skill. Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss a simple ad-on that can help you improve the coordination between your legs. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

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Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss a simple and powerful new Alexander Technique self-direction with far-reaching implications for all facets of your life. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in general here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions . More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com Other related videos: A Simple and Practical way to Explore and Use Alexander Technique Inhibition - youtu.be/a-XOiSmu42A A Brief History of Alexander Technique Directions (from 2015) - bodylearning.buzzsprout.com/382/271700-a-brief-history-of-alexander-technique-directions Effective ways to use Alexander Technique Directions - bodylearning.buzzsprout.com/382/136406-effective-ways-to-use-alexander-technique-directions

Mind Your Mind puts this direction in a broader context: bodylearningblog.com/mind-your-mind/

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Marjorie Barstow would often say, at the end of one of her four week long Alexander Technique workshops: When you get home, and people ask you what you learned in Nebraska, don't tell them 'a little bit of nothing.' In this conversation, Imogen Ragone and Robert Rickover discuss the implications of this admonition from several different points of view. Imogen teaches the Alexander Technique in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about Marjorie Barstow: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com