Body Learning: The Alexander Technique

By Robert Rickover

Body Learning: The Alexander Technique episodes

August 13, 2012 How the Alexander Technique can help performers function at their best
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Amira 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
25 min
August 10, 2012 Choosing an Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course
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(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
30 min
August 07, 2012 The Sociology of the Alexander Technique
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(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
33 min
August 06, 2012 The Benefits of Alexander Technique Constructive Rest
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Cecile 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
22 min
August 05, 2012 Marjorie Barstow's teaching - 5
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(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
28 min
July 10, 2012 Marjorie Barstow's Teaching - 4
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(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
35 min
July 09, 2012 Taking Negative Alexander Technique Directions in new Directions
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(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
21 min
July 09, 2012 The Alexander Technique and the Pilates Method
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Jane 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
21 min
July 04, 2012 Robert Rickover and Eileen Troberman discuss the possibilities for Alexander Technique self-study
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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert and Eileen discuss the pros and cons of studying the Alexnder Technique with little or no in-person contact with a teacher. This conversation was originally recorded for alexandertalk.com.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Eileen teaches in San Diego, California. Website: alexandertechniquesandiego.com More information about Alexander Technqiue self study: alexandertechnique.com/onyourown.htm More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
12 min
July 02, 2012 How the Alexander Technique can help improve your child's posture
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Richard Brennan, an Alexander Technique teacher in Galway, Ireland talks about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help imporve childrens' posture. Richard's website: alexander.ie Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
25 min

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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.