
Body Learning: The Alexander Technique
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.
Latest episodes

Oct 13, 2018 • 27min
A Primary Care Doctor offers suggestions about how to approach Medical Professionals
Send us a text(This podcast if primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, but may also be of interest to others.) Dr. Bryan McElroy, a primary care physician and Alexander Technique teacher trainee, talks with Robert Rickover about some useful ways to share informatlon about the Technique with medical professionals. Dr McElroy's website: bryanmcelroygp.com Robert teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Podcasts with other medical professionals can be found here: bodylearningcast.com/medicine Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More general informaion about the Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Oct 7, 2018 • 23min
Teaching Alexander Technique Principles in a Dental Office
Send us a textDr Anikó Ball, BDSc, a dentist and Alexander Technique teacher in Melbourne, Australia talks with Robert Rickover about how she works with dental professionals and office staff on-site in a dental practice. Anikó's website: OptimumDentalPosture.com Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Oct 4, 2018 • 21min
A Primary Care Doctor shares his Alexander Technique knowledge with other Physicians
Send us a textDr. Bryan McElroy, a primary care physician and Alexander Technique teacher trainee at the Bristol Alexander School, talks with Robert Rickover about the ways the Alexander Technique has helped him and why he believes it is potentially very useful for patients suffering from pain, stress and depression, as well as for front-line physicians themselves. Dr McElroy's website: bryanmcelroygp.com Robert teaches the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. For more information about Alexander Technique medical and scientific studies, including links to a major back pain study that showed the effectiveness of the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com/research.htm More general informaion about the Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 29, 2018 • 1h 2min
Marjorie Barstow's Teaching - 11
Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about his experiences with the late Marjorie Barstow. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 26, 2018 • 21min
A Cellist talks about her Experiences with the Alexander Technique
Send us a textA Cellist talks about her Experiences with the Alexander Technique
Eric Mrugala interviews Sara Cook, a cellist and Alexander Technique teacher in Glasgow, Scotland about the Alexander Technique and it's usefulness for musicians for his podcast, ETV-Podcast at EricMrugala.com/etv-podcast Sara's website: SaraGCook.com More information about the Alexander Technique and musicians: AlexanderTechnique.com/musicians.htm Gereral information about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 22, 2018 • 27min
Marjorie Barstow's Teaching - 10
Send us a textFollow up conversation with Robert Rickover and Eileen Troberman, both students of the late Marjorie Barstow. This conversation is primarily about the observational skills Marj taught her students, how that is helpful with distance teaching, and what Marj would likely have thought about that approach. Eileen's website: AlexanderTechniqueSanDiego.com/ Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 19, 2018 • 1h
Democratizing Embodiment
Send us a textAlexander Technique teacher and founder of The Poise Project, Monika Gross joins Mark Walsh, host of the Embodiment Podcast, to discuss theatre, what is the Alexander Technique, being a First Person Expert, socio-economic and cultural factors in embodiment, language barriers to practice, how to access groups we may not usually work with, working with caregivers, being of service and how somatic techniques can help people keep a healthy sense of self. Mark and Monika paint a vision for a more embodied world, and how everyone can learn to be “body literate”. Monika’s websites: FormFitnessFunction.com and ThePoiseProject.org The Embodiment Podcast’s website: EmbodiedFacilitator.com/the-embodiment-podcast Gereral information about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 13, 2018 • 25min
From the Inside Out: Inner and Outer Ergonomics
Send us a textDr Anikó Ball, BDSc, a dentist and Alexander Technique teache in Melbourne, Australia talks with Robert Rickover about why it is so important to consider Inner Ergonomics principles when addressing work-related strain and pain issues. Dr Ball's website: OptimumDentalPosture.com Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Inner Ergonomics: Ergonomics.org More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 1, 2018 • 53min
Marjorie Barstow's Teaching - 9
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, but may be of interest to others as well.) Conversation with Robert Rickover and Eileen Troberman, both students of the late Marjorie Barstow. Eileen's website: AlexanderTechniqueSanDiego.com/ Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Aug 25, 2018 • 8min
Constructive Rest Guided Talk-Through
Send us a textJane Clappison, an Alexander Technique teacher in East Yorkshire, England provides a talk-through for this useful Alexander Technique process. Jane's website: JaneClappison.co.uk More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support