Robert Rickover
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.
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May 2, 2026
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Episodes
Neuroscience and the Alexander Technique 02.05.2026 44:54
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska, interviews Tim Cacciatore, Phd, an Alexander Technique teacher and neuroscientist living in England, about what neuroscience can say about the effective use of Alexander Technique directions. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Tim's work, and online classes, can be f...
Is awareness of harmful habits necessary for Alexander Technique lessons to release them? 11.02.2026 14:36
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the question of whether you need to know what your harmful habits are in order to release them, as many Alexander Technique teachers seem to believe. They also discuss the idea that Alexander Technique lessons will lead to greater awareness of harmful habits, another common belief of Alexander teachers. Imogen is an Alexander Technique tea...
Two new Alexander Technique Self-Directions 08.02.2026 9:50
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss their experiences using 2 new Alexander Technique self-directions. Imogen is an Alexander Technique in Wilmington, Delaware and Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Imogen's website: https://imogenragone.com Robert's website: https//movementcoaching.com More information about the Alexander Technique: htt...
Can the Alexander Technique help with Sleep Apnia? 06.02.2026 18:53
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the possibility that the Alexander Technique can help people with obstructive sleep apnia. Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware and Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Imogen's website: https://imogenragone.com Robert's website: https//movementcoaching.com More information abou...
The Power of Doing Nothing - An Alexander Technique Song 26.01.2026 2:31
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Bill Conable on Alexander Technique Body Mapping and its limitations 20.01.2026 48:52
Send us Fan Mail Bill Conable, the originator of Alexander Technique Body Mapping talks about its origins. He is co-author of the book about Body Mapping: amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0962259543/alexandertechniqA Original video of this talk: youtube.com/watch?v=CCXyRfbFN9M&t=16s This video is very useful for getting a full understanding of Body Mapping More information about the Alexander Techn...
Pause Before You Move - An Alexander Technique Song 08.01.2026 2:24
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Alexander Technique Teacher Describes Typical First Few Lessons With A New Student 01.12.2025 30:10
Send us Fan Mail Alexander Technique Rena Anya Deveza interviews Robert Rickover about how he typically teaches the first few online lessons with a new student. Rena's website: AlexTechManhattan.com Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
Alexander Technique Conscious Control: Marjorie Barstow 1 Minute Clip 06.11.2025 1:00
Send us Fan Mail (Audio begins in 15 seconds) Marjorie Barstow was the first graduate of F. Matthias Alexander's first training course in 1934. This video from which this audio was taken was shot at one of her last workshops, in the winter of 1990/91, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Marj was 91 years old and the the effects of her osteoporosis were clearly evident - but her teaching was at it's fi...
Concentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Introduction 12.09.2025 12:48
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware in which we introduce our four conversations about the two types of concentration, why it is important to distinguish one from the other, and what F. M. Alexander had to say about them in his second book, "Constructive Conscious C...
Concentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit - Part 2 12.09.2025 17:53
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware go into more detail F. M. Alexander's understanding why so many of us today are caught up in the harmful, narrow focus, type of concentration, and what the "solution" is in his view. Unfortunately it was next to impossib...
Concentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Part 3 12.09.2025 14:31
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware discuss the fact - and the implications of that fact - that most Alexander Technique teachers believe concentration is harmful, while most of the rest of the word think it's a good thing. Imogen's website: https://ImogenRago...
Concentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Part 4 12.09.2025 18:02
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware discuss F. M. Alexander's view of the underlying cause of the narrow focus concentration that is so prevalent today - namely our poor use of ourselves compared to that of "savages and wild animals". Not an easy topic to...
Concentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Part 1 12.09.2025 12:23
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware in which we outline F. M. Alexander's understanding of the harm caused by one type of concentration, and the sequence of events he believes brought us to this sad situation: Poor Use of people today leads to Mind Wandering which t...
An Alexander Technique teacher talks about how the AT helps her with her ongoing long COVID recovery 08.09.2025 46:41
Send us Fan Mail Rena Deveza, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City, talks with Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska about her experiences with long COVID, and how the Alexander Technique has helped with the recovery process. Rena's website: https://alextechmanhattan.com Robert's website: https://alexandertechnique.com More information about the A...
Short Introduction to the Alexander Technique 22.08.2025 1:25
Send us Fan Mail Brief introduction to the Alexander Technique. More information: https://AlexanderTechnique.com
Metronome Therapy and the Alexander Technique 02.07.2025 21:34
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone talk about Metronome Therapy and how it can be useful to Alexander Technique students and teachers. Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: MomementCoaching.com Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: BodyIntelligence.com Original video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQuf...
Alexander Technique Directions, Inhibition and a new way of thinking about Body Wisdom 19.06.2025 28:54
Send us Fan Mail (This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the implications of Inhibition, Alexander Technique directions for our understanding of our innate Body Wisdom. More information about Alexander Technique directions: bodylearningcast.com/teache...
Breathing and the roles of the conscious and the unconscious brain 14.06.2025 12:13
Send us Fan Mail More information about the Alexander Technique: https://alexandertechnique.com Resources for Alexander Technique self study: https://alexandertechnique.com/selfstudy Alexander Technique Podcast: https://bodylearningcast.com Alexander Technique Blog: https://bodylearningblog.com All No Cost Alexander Technique Lessons: Introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrwHz4NgzSI Lesso...
An incredibly simple way to move with greater ease and less tension 14.06.2025 17:57
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about a simple and effective way to stand, sit and move with greater ease and less harmful tension. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: Ale...
Chakra Healing Therapy and the Alexander Technique 07.06.2025 28:54
Send us Fan Mail Glen Park, an Alexander Technique teacher in England talks with Robert Rickover about how Chaka Healing and the Alexander Technique can complement one another. Glen Park's latest book is: "Chakra Healing Therapy; Awaken Spiritual Energies and Heal Emotional Wounds". You can learn more about this topic at Glen's website: GlenPark.uk Robert Rickover is an Alexan...
Exercise, Diet, Health and Longevity: What we Know and how the Alexander Technique can Help 30.05.2025 17:38
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about studies measuring the health and longevity benefits of diet and exercise, and their implications for the Alexander Technique. A summary of those studies can be found here: nytimes.com/2021/09/29/well/move/exercise-weight-loss-longer-life.html Imogen's website: ImogenRagone....
Thinking like Leonardo da Vinci 22.05.2025 1:00:48
Send us Fan Mail Dr. Fred Moss, MD, creator of the Welcome to Humanity Podcast, Interviews Michael Gelb, an Alexander Technique teacher and the author of many books, including How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci . Michael explains why the principles of the Alexander Technique lie at the core of his many projects and interests. Welcome to Humanity Podcast website: WelcomeToHumanity.net Michael'...
A simple Alexander Technique self-direction that can change your life 19.05.2025 35:22
Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss a simple and powerful new Alexander Technique self-direction with far-reaching implications for all facets of your life. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in genera...
An Alexander Technique Student's Experience with Constructive Rest 02.05.2025 0:45
Send us Fan Mail Celese Ditter, an Alexander Technique student and middle school music teacher in Columbus, Nebraska talks with Robert Rickover about the ways in which Constructive has helped her and her students Celeste is also the star of the No Cost Alexander Technique Lesson Project: AlexanderTechnique.com/free Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Con...
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