Robert Rickover

Body Learning: The Alexander Technique

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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.

Author

Robert Rickover

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Health

Podcast website

BodyLearningCast.com

Latest episode

May 2, 2026

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Episodes

F. Matthias Alexander's lost "Fifth Book" 29.09.2015

Send us Fan Mail Richard Brennan, an Alexander Technique teacher and author in Galway, Ireland talks with Robert Rickover about "Conscious Control in Relation to Human Evolution in Civilization", published by Alexander in 1912 and although rarely seen since, is well worth reading. Richard has recently re-published the book in a paperback edition. The book is available through Richard&apo...

An Alexander Technique student talks about his experiences with Skype Posture and Movement Coaching 25.09.2015

Send us Fan Mail Frank McNellis, a school counselor and Open Focus Trainer in Sarasota, Florida, talks about his Skype Posture and Movement Coaching sessions - which include the use of Alexander Technique Directions as well as Up With Gravity SM principles - with Robert Rickover. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More about Up With Gravity SM : Up With Gravity SM More informati...

Is the Alexander Technique Really Good for Everything? - Part 2 14.09.2015

Send us Fan Mail (This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Jo Ann Widner, an Alexander Technique teacher and nurse living near Richmond Virginia, talks with Robert Rickover about this question, how it relates to the credibility of the Technique, and the implications for how best to describe the Technique. Jo Ann's website: jowidner.com Robert teaches in Lincol...

Is the Alexander Technique Really Good for Everything? 10.09.2015

Send us Fan Mail Jo Ann Widner, an Alexander Technique teacher and nurse living near Richmond Virginia, talks with Robert Rickover about this question, and how it relates to the credibility of the Technique. Jo Ann's website: jowidner.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTec...

An Alexander Technique teacher talks about his learning experiences as a student of the Technique 18.08.2015

Send us Fan Mail Andrew McCaan, an Alexander Technique teacher in Chicago, Illinois, talks about his experiences taking lessons in the Technique. Andrew's website: AlexanderAnd.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...

How the Alexander Technique helped with severe Scoliosis 27.07.2015

Send us Fan Mail Galen Cranz, a retired Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley talks about how her lessons in the Technique greatly alleviated her scoliosis. Galen later went on to become a teacher of the Alexander Technique. This podcast is the audio version of a 4-part video series, My Personal Journey with Scoliosis, produced by Michael Avery. See all 4 videos here:...

Why do some students take one or two lessons and then quit even though they - and others - have noticed major benefits? 21.07.2015

Send us Fan Mail (This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, talks with Mark Josefsberg about this phenomenom. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Mark teaches in New York City. Mark's website: markjosefsberg.com Gereral information about the Technique: Al...

An Alexander Technique Student talks About his Experiences 16.07.2015

Send us Fan Mail Bryan Todd, President of the marketing firm Perry S. Marshall & Associates, talks about his lessons with Robert Rickover, an Alexander teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska. Perry Marshal website: PerryMarshall.com Robert's website: Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to supp...

Gravity, Support and Freedom and the Alexander Technique - 5 07.07.2015

Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about ways we can effectively utilize the external forces of nature that operate on our head, our jaw, our eyes and more - gravity, support, and light - using Alexander Technique directions. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmin...

The Art of Freedom for Musicians 26.06.2015

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Roig-Francoli, an Alexander Technique teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio, talks with Robert Rickover about her new educational program, The Art of Freedom for Musicians . Jennifer's website: ArtOfFreedom.me Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique and musicians: AlexanderT...

Applying Alexander Technique Principles for Recovery and Prevention of Chronic Pain in the Dental Profession 27.05.2015

Send us Fan Mail Dr Anikó Ball, BDSc, a dentist and Alexander Technique teacher trainee in Melbourne, Australia talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which the Technique can help Dentists and Hygienists do their work with greater ease and comfort. Anikó's website: Optimum Dental Posture Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: Al...

How the Alexander Technique can help you Improve your Health and Fitness 18.05.2015

Send us Fan Mail Maria Furriol, an Alexander Technique teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina, talks with Robert Rickover about ways in which The Alexander Technique can help you exercise more effectively and improve your general health. Maria's website: MariaFurriol.com Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com Yo...

A Brief History of Alexander Technique Directions 11.05.2015

Send us Fan Mail (Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about the evolution of Alexander Technique directions over the years. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada....

Living with Ease at the Center of the Universe 30.04.2015

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Roig-Francoli, an Alexander Technique teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio talks with Robert Rickover about a process that she has been using - "Center of the Universe" - that has helped her students in very simple and practical ways and which anyone can use. Jennifer's website: ArtOfFreedom.me Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com . More information...

Different Styles of Alexander Technique Teaching 03.04.2015

Send us Fan Mail (This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, talks with Mark Josefsberg about the different approaches to Alexander Technique teaching that a student might experience. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Mark teaches in New York City. Mark'...

Lean In to the Alexander Technique 26.03.2015

Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead and how the Alexander Technique can help women (and men) overcome self confidence issues. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen's website: ImogenRagon...

Gravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 4 19.03.2015

Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about ways we can effectively utilize the external forces of nature that operate on us - gravity, support, and atmospheric pressure - using Alexander Technique directions. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Web...

Gravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 3 18.03.2015

Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the way we are supported by whatever surface we are on at the moment - and about the upward force exerted by the surface which operates on us with the exact strength of the gravitational pull, but in the opposite direction. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniq...

Gravity, Support and Freedom and the Alexander Technique - 2 17.03.2015

Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the ways the gravitational force affects our posture, our movement, and our breathing, and how an understanding of those effects relates to some basic Alexander Technique ideas. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, D...

Gravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 1 16.03.2015

Send us Fan Mail Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the history of gravity, and about what we know, and do not know about it, and how it compares with the other fundamental forces of nature. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com More...

A Student talks about her Experiences with Skype Posture and Movement Coaching 10.03.2015

Send us Fan Mail Mavis Curry, a retiree and volunteer teacher in Des Moines, Iowa, talks about her Skype Posture and Movement Coaching sessions - which include the use of Alexander Technique Directions as well as Up With Gravity SM principles - with Robert Rickover. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More about Up With Gravity SM : Up With Gravity SM More information about the A...

The Alexander Technique, Chakra's and Chakra Therapy 04.03.2015

Send us Fan Mail Emily Jeffers, an Alexander Technique teacher and Chakra Therapist in London, England, talks with Robert Rickover about the ways in which these two methods can complement each other. Emily's website: EmilyJeffers.com  Robert teahes in Lincoln, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com For more information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can l...

A first Alexander Technique lesson with Ariel Weiss 25.02.2015

Send us Fan Mail (This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, although others may find it useful.) Ariel Weiss, an Alexander Technique teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, speaks with Imogen Ragone about her approach to teaching a first lesson. Ariel's website: AlexanderTechniquePhiladelphia.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware.  Imogen's website:  Im...

How the Alexander Technique can help you Stretch more Effectively 18.02.2015

Send us Fan Mail Rachel Bernsen, an Alexander Technique teacher in New Haven, Connecticut and Rye, New York, talks with Robert Rickover about how Technique can help you get the benefits of stretching without working against yourself by creating excess tension in other parts of your body. Rachel's website: RachelBernsenAT.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: Al...

Finding the Floor - A Constructive Rest Talk-Through 09.02.2015

Send us Fan Mail Mastaneh Nazarian, an Alexander Technique teacher in Melbourne, Australia provides a guided talk-through of this useful process. Mastaneh's website: rediscoverease.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

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