Body Learning: The Alexander Technique

By Robert Rickover

Body Learning: The Alexander Technique episodes

November 08, 2022 Guided Constructive Rest with Anne Johnson
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This talk was given live during a session at the third annual ATTGP online Alexander Technique Summit in October 2022, and is designed to be listened to while lying down in Constructive Rest. Anne is an Alexander Technique teacher in Mt Airy, Philadelphia, PA. ATTGP (Alexander Technique Teachers of Greater Philadelphia) website: alextechgreaterphila.com. Anne’s website: alexandertechphiladelphia.com. More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
21 min
August 26, 2022 Can Self Awareness be a Hindrance to effective Self Directing?
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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the possibility that self awareness can, paradoxically, actually get in the way of effective self-direction. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about self-directing: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

The original video of this conversation: https://youtu.be/cB_lFEJoRdc
28 min
July 23, 2022 How to Easily Enhance the Power and Longevity of Power Poses - Part 2
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Power Poses, developed by Amy Cuddy and others, are postures associated with being powerful that help you feel and behave more assertively. This podcast - an extension of a previous conversation on the topic to what you can do while sitting - shows how you can modify the the basic power poses to make them far more powerful and longer lasting by using basic bio-mechanical and Alexander Technique principles. (The previous conversation can be seen here: youtu.be/zKeLRA5lEYo ) Cuddy's TED talk, which helped popularized Power Poses: tinyurl.com/2p8ck4a3 Imogen Ragone is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert Rickover is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at PosturePage.com/support
17 min
July 23, 2022 An Alexander Technique Lesson in Sitting Down and Standing Up - Part 2
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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an additional approach to Alexander Technique "Chair Work" that can be used for Online and In Person Teaching. (The original conversation can be seen here: youtu.be/aJRF99-kycs ) Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

Part 1: https://bodylearning.buzzsprout.com/382/10956932-an-alexander-technique-lesson-in-sitting-down-and-standing-up
16 min
July 23, 2022 General Eisenhower, D-Day, and a basic principle of the Alexander Technique
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Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an crucial event in World War 2 and how it illustrates a fundamental Alexander Technique principle. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
15 min
July 23, 2022 The Value of Alexander Technique Quotations Part 2: Examining a Quote by F. Matthias Alexander
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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss this quote by F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique: You want to know if you're right. When you get further on you will be right, but you won't know it and won't want to know if you're right. Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. You can see and download a great many other illustrated Alexander Technique quotes here: alexandertechnique.com/illustratedquotes More information about the Alexander Technique: https://AlexanderTechnique.com General information about the value of Alexander Technique quotes: https://youtu.be/YkL42Y0rwz0
23 min
July 13, 2022 An Alexander Technique Lesson in Sitting Down and Standing Up
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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an approach to Alexander Technique "Chair Work" that can be used for Online and In Person Teaching. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

You might find it useful to see the video version of this interview: youtu.be/aJRF99-kycs
22 min
July 05, 2022 How the Alexander Technique can Help You Regulate Your Nervous System
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Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about her work with regulation of the nervous system, and how it is influenced by the principles of the Alexander Technique. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
22 min
July 05, 2022 An Alexander Technique Lesson in Sitting Down and Standing Up
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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an approach to Alexander Technique "Chair Work" that can be used for Online and In Person Teaching. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

The original video version of this conversation can be found here: https://youtu.be/aJRF99-kycs
22 min
June 25, 2022 The Value of Alexander Technique Quotations Part 1: Examining a Quote by Margaret Goldie
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(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss this quote by Margaret Goldie, one of the first teachers trained by F. Matthias Alexander: If I ask you not to do something, there is no way you can do it right. Margaret Goldie website: AlexanderTechnique.com/MargaretGoldie Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. You can see and download a great many of these quotes here: AlexanderTechnique.com/IlustratedQuotes More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at PosturePage.com/support

Original video version: youtu.be/oHFJfK4I6qI

17 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.