531 episodes
Body Learning: The Alexander Technique Robert Rickover
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4.4 • 38 Ratings
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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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Guided Constructive Rest with Heather Gardner
This talk was given live during a session at the third annual ATTGP online Alexander Technique Summit in October 2022, and is designed to be listened to while lying down in Constructive Rest. Heather is an Alexander Technique teacher in Philadelphia, PA. ATTGP (Alexander Technique Teachers of Greater Philadelphia) website: alextechgreaterphila.com. Heather’s website: heathergardnerstudio.com. More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
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The implications of the Alexander Technique self-direction "I'm not doing" and it's variants
Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone about the effectiveness of the Alexander Technique self-direction "I'm not doing" and 2 variants: "I'm not doing anything" and "I'm not doing everything" and what what the implications are for the basic Alexander Technique principle that every aspect of us is connected to every other aspect, and that a change anywhere affects everything else. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. You can learn more about Alexander self directions here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
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Can you achieve perfection with the Alexander Technique?
Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about perfection and the Alexander Technique. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert Rickover is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com
Their conversation centers on the following quotes:
1. "If you get perfection today, you will be farther away from perfection that you ever were" - F M Alexander
2. "If you see a man who thinks himself wise, then there is more hope for a dullard than for him." - Proverbs 26:12
3. Every man, woman and child holds the possibility of physical perfection. It rests with each of us to attain it by personal understanding and effort." - F M Alexander
More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
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F. M. Alexander's 4 Book Titles: An interpretation of what they mean, and how they relate to each other.
(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students. Zoom was acting up during this recording and there are some audio glitches in Robert's side of the conversation.) Alexander wrote 4 books: "Man's Supreme Inheritance", "Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual", "The Use of the Self', and "The Universal Constant in Living". Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the meaning of those titles, and their sequence. There is also a reference to "The Authorized Summaries of F M Alexander's Four Books" by Ron Brown. You can learn more about, and order, Brown's book, here: mouritz.org/library/database/item/authorised-summaries-of-f-m-alexanders-four-books Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTehniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
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The Alexander Technique and Power Poses
(Zoom was acting up during the recording and there some audio glitches in Robert's side of the conversation.) Power Poses, developed by Amy Cuddy and others, are postures associated with being powerful that help you feel and behave more assertively. Cuddy's TED talk, which helped popularized Power Poses: tinyurl.com/2p8ck4a3 Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss how Alexander Technique Constructive Rest can be seen as a type of Power Pose, and how an understanding of how Power Poses work can make Constructive Rest more powerful. Imogen Ragone is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert Rickover is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstuctiveRest More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
How to easily and quickly enhance the effectiveness of Power Poses: youtu.be/zKeLRA5lEYo
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Guided Constructive Rest with Anne Johnson
This talk was given live during a session at the third annual ATTGP online Alexander Technique Summit in October 2022, and is designed to be listened to while lying down in Constructive Rest. Anne is an Alexander Technique teacher in Mt Airy, Philadelphia, PA. ATTGP (Alexander Technique Teachers of Greater Philadelphia) website: alextechgreaterphila.com. Anne’s website: alexandertechphiladelphia.com. More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
Customer Reviews
Most informative podcast on AT
I do like this podcast a lot. Occasionally Robert will re-broadcast an Alexander technique related interview that he didn’t conduct because he found it would benefit the listener.
I do desperately wish for one thing though. The recording equipment used is subpar because compared to other top 50 podcasts I listen to, I hear a buzz from the microphone Robert uses to record in on pretty much every episode.
Also, for the sake of exposing Alexander technique a bit more to a wider audience, getting the word out on others’ AT workshops, whether residential or one day long, would be great. I attended a fantastic one in Malibu in late December. I think this would have been a perfect opportunity for Robert to interview one or many of those teachers.
AT Student for almost a yr
These podcasts have lifted me up several levels -- literally!
A fabulous addition Robert!
Body Learning
These podcasts are wonderful! It's SO refreshing to hear intelligent discussions about the Alexander Technique. I think they are must listening for Alexander teachers and students - and they are a great way for others to learn about this amazing method. I can't wait till the next episode - thanks for doing this Robert!