Body Learning: The Alexander Technique

Robert Rickover
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Oct 13, 2020 • 21min

How the Alexander Technique can help Musicians

Send us a textBob Lada, an Alexander Technique teacher in the Boston area talks with Robert Rickover, an Alexander Teacher in Lincoln Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, about ways in which the Technique can help musicians play and sing with less chance of strain or injury. Bob’s website: rllalex.com This podcast was taken from this YouTube video: https://rb.gy/oc4j8t Robert’s website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique and musicians: AlexanderTechnique.com/musicians More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexanderTechnique.com/support
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Oct 7, 2020 • 24min

Two views about Alexander Technique Distance Teaching

Send us a textAlexander Technique teachers Bob Lada and Robert Rickover talk about their views on Alexander distance teaching. Bob lives in the Boston area. Bob’s website: rllalex.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, NE and Toronto, Canada. Rober’s website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com This podcast was taken from the YouTube video: rb.gy/2trzpc More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexanderTechnique.com/support
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Sep 27, 2020 • 14min

Refining your ability to use Alexander Technique Directions Effectively

Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska talks with Eileen Troberman about a challenge to effective self directing, and how to overcome it. Robert’s website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Eileen is an Alexander Technique teacher in the San Diego, California area. Eileen’s website: AlexanderTechniqueSanDiego.com More information about the Alexander Technique:AlexanderTechnique.com 
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Sep 23, 2020 • 16min

How the Alexander Technique helped recovery from a hysterectomy

Send us a textKaren Evans, an Alexander Technique teacher in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England talks with Robert Rickover about the ways the Technique helped her to recover from a hysterectomy. Karen’s website: AshbyAlexanderTechnique.com Robert teaches the Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert’s website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com 
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Sep 19, 2020 • 24min

Two views about Alexander Technique Distance Teaching

Send us a textAlexander Technique teachers Bob Lada and Robert Rickover talk about their views on Alexander distance teaching. Bob lives in the Boston area. Bob’s website: rllalex.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, NE and Toronto, Canada. Rober’s website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com This podcast was taken from the YouTube video: rb.gy/2trzpc More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexanderTechnique.com/support
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Sep 4, 2020 • 15min

It Really IS the Use of the Whole Self!

Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, but may be of interest to others, especially musicians.) Debi Adams, an Alexander Technique teacher in the Boston area talks with Robert Rickover about the power of her self-discovery and the nuances of an attitudinal response. Debi’s websites: DebiAdamsAT.com and TheWellTemperedPianist.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com Learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexanderTechnique.com/support
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Aug 30, 2020 • 44min

3 Gateways to Presence: Using Interoception, Proprioception, and Exteroception to foster Resilience

Send us a textAlexander Technique Teacher Imogen Ragone in Conversation with Trauma Awareness Activist Shay Seaborne. In their last conversation in the series, Imogen and Shay discuss how how awareness of our inner self and bodily sensations (interoception), of our position and movement in space (proprioception), and of the stimuli coming from outside ourselves (exteroception) are key gateways to being present, and how Alexander Technique can help us cultivate all three, giving us key resources that help us build resilience in the face of both trauma and the everyday stresses of life. This podcast was originally broadcast as a live video on Facebook at Facebook.com/CalmConfidentControl Imogen’s website: ImogenRagone.com Imogen’s Facebook group, the BodyIntelligence Community: Facebook.com/groups/bodyintelligencecommunity Shay’s website and blog: ShaySeaborne.com More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexanderTechnique.com/supporthttps://alexandertechnique.com/support
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Aug 24, 2020 • 35min

Posture, Body Language, Stress and Trauma

Send us a textAlexander Technique Teacher Imogen Ragone in Conversation with Trauma Awareness Activist Shay Seaborne. In their fifth conversation Imogen and Shay discuss the implications and impact of posture and body language on people dealing with stress and trauma, what neuroscience is telling us about this, and how the Alexander Technique can help. This podcast was originally broadcast as a live video on Facebook at Facebook.com/CalmConfidentControl Imogen’s website: ImogenRagone.com Imogen’s Facebook group, the BodyIntelligence Community: Facebook.com/groups/bodyintelligencecommunity Shay’s website and blog: ShaySeaborne.com More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexanderTechnique.com/support
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Aug 20, 2020 • 20min

How the Alexander Technique helped recovery from hip replacement surgery

Send us a textRobin Gilmore, an Alexander Technique teacher in Annapolis, Maryland and the director of an Alexander Technique teacher training course in Greensboro, North Carolina, talks with Robert Rickover about the ways she used the Technique during her recovery from hip replacement surgery. Robin’s website: ChesapeakeAlexander.com AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and my other Alexander Technique websites here: AlexanderTechnique.com/support
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Aug 17, 2020 • 34min

“CyCling” with Ease to Down-Regulate Stress and Trauma

Send us a textAlexander Technique Teacher Imogen Ragone in Conversation with Trauma Awareness Activist Shay Seaborne. In their fourth conversation, Shay and Imogen discuss TheCyCle™ – a practice Shay has learned from Imogen which helps her calm her own nervous system. It has become her go-to down-regulation tool. TheCyCle takes only a couple of minutes to do, and you will get the opportunity to learn and experience it for yourself in this video. (TheCyCle™ is a practice that comes directly from the Primal Alexander work of Mio Morales. It is not only a way for you to calm your own nervous system, but also provides a framework in which to practice the type of thinking and awareness that cultivates ease in a way that’s portable and accessible in many situations.). This podcast was originally broadcast as a live video on Facebook at Facebook.com/CalmConfidentControl The video version of this podcast can be seen at Facebook.com/CalmConfidentControl Imogen’sImogen’s website: ImogenRagone.com Imogen’s Facebook group, the BodyIntelligence Community: Facebook.com/groups/bodyintelligencecommunity The video version of the talk can be seen at: https://youtu.be/FPANejLi24o Shay’s website and blog: ShaySeaborne.com More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexanderTechnique.com/support

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