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
Dec 8, 2014 • 20min
The Harmful Effects of Backward Sloping Chairs in School Classrooms
Send us a textRichard Brennan, an Alexander Technique teacher in Galway, Ireland, and a driving force behind the School Chair's Campaign in Europe, talks with Robert Rickover about the reasons commonly-used backward sloping chairs are so harmufl to school children and what concerned parents can do about this problem. Richard's website: Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexander.ie 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
Dec 6, 2014 • 7min
Crawling for grown-ups
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique students and teachers.) Carolyn Nicholls, an Alexander Technique teacher in Brighton, England recorded this short talk to accompany Chapter 10 of the Second Edition of her book Body, Breath and Being. Carolyn's website: alexander-technique-college.com Carolyn's book can be ordered at alextechexpress.com/books/#intro More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
Dec 3, 2014 • 6min
Cross-legged Sitting
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique students and teachers.) Carolyn Nicholls, an Alexander Technique teacher in Brighton, England recorded this short talk to accompany Chapter 9 of the Second Edition of her book Body, Breath and Being. Carolyn's website: alexander-technique-college.com Carolyn's book can be ordered at alextechexpress.com/books/#intro More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
Dec 1, 2014 • 25min
Mind, Movement and Music: Sitting and Standing as the Musician's First Technique
Send us a textEvangeline Benedetti, a longtime cellist
with the New York Philharmonic and teacher of the Alexander Technique in New York City, talks with Robert Rickover about the importance for musicians of learning how to sit and stand well. She also includes a simple and practical exercise to help musicians develop this skill. Evangeline's website: evangelinebenedetti.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
Nov 28, 2014 • 4min
Six sided shape: Directing your arms and fingers
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique students and teachers.) Carolyn Nicholls, an Alexander Technique teacher in Brighton, England recorded this short talk to accompany Chapter 8 of the Second Edition of her book Body, Breath and Being. Carolyn's website: alexander-technique-college.com Carolyn's book can be ordered at alextechexpress.com/books/#intro More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
Nov 24, 2014 • 7min
Flexion without tears: Monkey with your hands on the wall
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique students and teachers.) Carolyn Nicholls, an Alexander Technique teacher in Brighton, England recorded this short talk to accompany Chapter 3 of the Second Edition of her book Body, Breath and Being. Carolyn's website: alexander-technique-college.com Carolyn's book can be ordered at alextechexpress.com/books/#intro More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
Nov 21, 2014 • 12min
Alexander Technique Constructive Rest Talk-Through
Send us a textCarolyn Nicholls, an Alexander Technique teacher in Brighton, England recorded this to accompany Chapter 1 of the Second Edition of her book Body, Breath and Being. Carolyn's website: alexander-technique-college.com Carolyn's book can be ordered at alextechexpress.com/books/#intro 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 28, 2014 • 7min
Support for Robert Rickover's Alexander Technique Websites
Send us a textMark Josefsberg, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, on the general topic of financial support for his websites. Mark's website: markjosefsberg.com
The Complete Guide website: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
Oct 25, 2014 • 44min
A first Alexander Technique lesson with John Nicholls
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, although others may find it useful.) John Nicholls, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, NY, speaks with Imogen Ragone about his approach to teaching a first lesson. John's website: JohnNichollsAT.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com For more information about the Alexander Tecnique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
Oct 23, 2014 • 20min
Combining Alexander Technique Freedom Directions and Up With Gravity
Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the ways he uses Freedom Directions in combination with the Up With GravitySM process. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com More information about Up With GravitySM: UpWithGravity.net More information about Freedom Directions: ArtOfFreedom.me Additional podcasts about Freedom Directions: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
