
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 9, 2014 • 24min
How the Alexander Technique can help Piano Students and their Teachers
Send us a textAndrea Dow of Teach Piano Today talks with Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada about ways in which the Technique can help piano students play with greater ease and less harmful tension. Rober't website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Teach Piano Today's website: TeachPianoToday.com More information about the Alexander Technique and musicians: AlexanderTechnique.com/musicians.htm 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

Sep 29, 2014 • 24min
A first Alexander Technique lesson with Sandra Bain Cushman
Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, although others may find it useful.) Sandra Bain Cushman, an Alexander Technique teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, speaks with Imogen Ragone about her approach to teaching a first lesson. Sandra's website: SandraBainCushman.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

Sep 25, 2014 • 25min
Power Poses and the Alexander Technique
Send us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about Power Poses, a powerful concept developed by social psychologist Amy Cuddy, and about how Alexander Technique principles can enhance them. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com. More information about the Up With GravitySM process: UpWithGravity.net Information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support

Sep 17, 2014 • 19min
How the Alexander Technique can help Horseback Riders
Send us a textEmily Clark, an Alexander Technique teacher in Portland, Oregon, talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which the Technique can help riders relieve pain, ease the effects of head injuries and improve their posture. Emily's website:TheSuppleRider.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska. 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 8, 2014 • 12min
Personal Account of lessons, and some of the many ways in which the Alexander Technique can be Useful
Send us a textSarah Warman, an Alexander Technique teacher in London, England talks with Catherine Lund on Living Health at East London Radio about her own early experiences with the Technique and how it can be helpful to others. Sarah's website: sarahs-Alexander-studio.com East London Radio's website: eastlondonradio.org.uk More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com

Aug 27, 2014 • 25min
How the Alexander Technique and the work of Raymond Dart can help Dancers
Send us a textEllen Stafford, an Alexander Technique teache, dancer and choreographer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which the Alexander Technique and the developmental movement work of Raymond Dart and the Dart Procedures, can help dancers perform more effectively and with less strain on their bodies. Ellen's website: pghforwardandup.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 18, 2014 • 23min
How the Alexander Technique can help Yoga Practioners and Teachers
Send us a textCecile Raynor, an Alexander Technique teacher in Boston, Massachusetts, talks with Robert Rickover about the ways in which the Technique can help your yoga practice and reduce the chance of injury. Cecile's blog: OffTheMatYogaBlog.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

Jul 23, 2014 • 23min
Ergonomics and the Alexander Technique
Send us a textLeah Zhang, an Alexander Technique teacher in Los Angeles talks with Robert Rickover about the connections between these two fields, and about her work as an Ergonomics Specialist at UCLA. Leah's website: leahteachesalexander.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about ergonomics and the Alexander Technique: ergonomics.org 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, 2014 • 25min
Tai Chi and the Alexander Technique
Send us a textRobin Simmons, an Alexander Technique teacher in Zurich and Brig, Switzerland talkswith Robert Rickover about the parallels and differences between the two systems. Robin's websote: alexander-technik-schweiz.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

Jul 11, 2014 • 31sec
30 Second Alexander Technique - 1
Send us a textMagdelena Portman, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lewes, East Susses, England provides a thirty-second audio response to the Alexander Technique Speed Dating Challenge. You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support