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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Dec 13, 2010 • 24min
How the Alexander Technique can help you improve your Skiing
Send us a textAdam Bailey, an Alexander Technique teacher in Cambridge and Maynard, Massachusetts and Amherst, New Hampshire, talks about how the Alexander Technique can help you become a better skier. Adam's website: alexandertechniqueboston.com Robert Teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com
Dec 1, 2010 • 36min
Guided explorations and demonstrations based on LearningMethods, an outgrowth of the Alexander Technique - Series 2
Send us a textDavid Gorman, an Alexander Technique teacher in Toronto, Canada talks with Robert Rickover and provides additional practical explorations and demonstrations designed to clarify our relationship with gravity and support, based on his LearningMethods approach. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com General Alexander Technique Information: alexandertechnique.com
Dec 1, 2010 • 31min
Guided explorations and demonstrations based on LearningMethods, an outgrowth of the Alexander Technique - Series 1
Send us a textDavid Gorman, an Alexander Technique teacher in Toronto, Canada talks with Robert Rickover and provides practical explorations and demonstrations designed to clarify our relationship with support and gravity, based on his LearningMethods approach. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com General Alexander Technique Information: alexandertechnique.com
Nov 21, 2010 • 25min
How the Alexander Technique can help Parkinson's Disease Patients
Send us a textRuth Rootberg, an Alexander Technique teacher in Amherst, Massachusetts, talks with Robert Rickover about her experience teaching the Technique to a student with Parkinson's Disease. Ruth also talks about the implications for people suffering from other chronic illnesses who want to explore the Alexander Technique. Ruth's website: alexandertechnique.com/amherst Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Nov 3, 2010 • 20min
How the Alexander Technique can help promote Psychological Growth
Send us a textAdam Bailey, an Alexander Technique teacher in Cambridge and Maynard, Massachusetts and Amherst, New Hampshire talks about ways in which the Alexander Technique can enhance Psychological Growth. Adam's website: alexandertechniqueboston.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Rober's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 28, 2010 • 19min
An Alexander Technique Student talks about his learning experiences with the Technique
Send us a textJerry Campbell, Manager of Internet Sales with the Nebraska Book Company and an Alexander Technique student of Robert Rickover, talks with Robert about his experiences studying the Technique. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 22, 2010 • 25min
Using Posture Release Imagery for Better Health
Send us a textRobert Rickover talks with John Appleton, an Alexander Technique teacher in Springfield, Missouri and the developer of Posture Release Imagery (PRI). John provides PRI exercises you can experiment with while listening to the podcast. You can read and download information about PRI, including illustrations and self-study suggestions at alexandertechnique.com/ats/posturereleaseimagery or at John's website: posturereleaseimagery.org. Robert teaches in Lincoln Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More Alexander Technique information: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 18, 2010 • 23min
A Dentist offers practical suggestions for Dentists, Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists to make their work easier, based on Alexander Technique Principles - Part 2
Send us a textDr. Martin Goldman, DDS, an Alexander Technique teacher and dentist in San Francisco, California offers additional practical suggestions for making their work easier to Dentists, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists - and anybody who has to do precision work when their body is in an unusual posture. Dr. Goldman's website: poisepointtech.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 18, 2010 • 32min
A Dentist offers practical suggestions for Dentists, Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists to make their work easier, based on Alexander Technique Principles - Part 1
Send us a textDr. Martin Goldman, DDS, an Alexander Technique teacher and dentist in San Francisco, California offers practical suggestions for making their work easier to Dentists, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists - and anybody who has to do precision work when their body is in an unusual posture. Dr. Goldman's website: poisepointtech.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
Oct 11, 2010 • 20min
How the Alexander Technique can help you think like Leonardo Da Vinci
Send us a textMichael J. Gelb, a pioneer and leading authority in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning and innovative leadership, best selling author, and certified teacher of the Alexander Technique in conversation with Robert Rickover. Michael talks about the parallels between Leonardo Da Vinci's seven steps to genius and the basic principles of the Alexander Technique. Michael's website: michaelgelb.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
