

Body Learning: The Alexander Technique
Robert Rickover
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.
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Sep 21, 2017 • 19min
Alexander Technique hands-on work: A Singer's Path to Freedom
Send us a textAlicia Briceland, a singer, voice teacher and Alexander Technique teacher in New York City and Northern New Jersey, talks with Robert Rickover about the benefits of Alexander hands-on work while singing and its ability to give a direct experience of relaxation. Alicia's website: TheBricelandStudio.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 AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 16, 2017 • 23min
Is there any Future for Alexander Technique Teachers?
Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher and web designer in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about F. Matthias Alexander's 1910 dream of a world without Alexander teachers. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.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 AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 11, 2017 • 24min
A Fire Fighter talks about ways in which the Alexander Technique has helped him do his job
Send us a textBraden Fox, a fire figher for the city of Toronto, Canada, talks with Robert Rickover about the ways his Alexander Technique lessons have helped him at work. 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

Sep 9, 2017 • 19min
How the Alexander Technique can help with Stage Fright
Send us a textAlicia Briceland, a singer, voice teacher and Alexander Technique teacher in New York City and Northern New Jersey, talks with Robert Rickover about how awarenes, and the Alexander concepts of inhibition and direction, can help singers cope with and alleviate stage fright. Alicia's website: TheBricelandStudio.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 AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 6, 2017 • 23min
A Danger of effectve Alexander Technique Directing
Send us a text(Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Deleware, talks with Robert Rickover about a challenge that can arise when a student or teacher makes a positive change using Alexander Technique directions. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. 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

Aug 26, 2017 • 41min
The Poise Project - Bringing the principles of Alexander Technique to new populations
Send us a textRobert Rickover talks with Monika Gross, an Alexander Technique teacher and Executive Director of the Poise Project, about the project and it's first Initiative: "Alexander Technique and Parkinson's." The Poise Project website: ThePoiseProject.org Monika teaches in Asheville and Charlotte North Carolina. Monika's website: FormFitnessFunction.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 AlexTechExpress.com/support

Aug 16, 2017 • 35min
Tips for Presenting the Alexander Technique to Medical Professionals
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily intended for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Robert Rickover talks with Dr Anikó Ball, an Alexander Technique teacher and dentist in Melbourne, Australia, about her suggestions for what to do - and not do - when describing the Alexander Technique to doctors, dentists and other medical professionals. Anikó's website: OptimumDentalPosture.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about medical and scientific research on the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com/research.htm Learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Aug 10, 2017 • 21min
The Alexander Technique and Fitness
Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, talks with Mary Derbyshire, and Alexander Technique teacher in Little Compton, Rhode Island about how she applies Alexander Technique principles to her fitness classes, which are geared primarily to seniors. Mary's website: mderbyshire.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

Jul 15, 2017 • 30min
Osteopathy and the Alexander Technique: Similarities and Differences
Send us a textDr Robert Stalbow, DO, an Osteopath and Alexander Technique teacher in Sydney, Australia, talks with Robert Rickover about these these two modalities and how he uses them in his practice. Dr. Stalbow's website: IntegratedOsteopathy.com.au Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Jun 28, 2017 • 25min
Inhibition: A Crucial Tool for Singers
Send us a textAlicia Briceland, a singer, voice teacher and Alexander Technique teacher in New York City and Northern New Jersey, talks with Robert Rickover about the Alexander concept of Inhibition and its special importance for singers. Alicia's website: TheBricelandStudio.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 AlexTechExpress.com/support