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It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Easy

Body Learning Blog Posted on March 11, 2014 by Robert RickoverDecember 20, 2020

It’s more than just the catchy, somewhat risque, title of the 1982 country music hit by Janie Fricke.  (And, yes, I’ve embedded a video of the song at the bottom of the page even though it’s a bit too crossover … Continue reading →

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To Outsource or to Insource, That is the Question – Part 3

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 25, 2014 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

In my previous blog, To Outsource or to Insource, That is the Question – Part 2, I wrote about the unique self-investigation process F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique, went through to solve his voice problem.  Outsourcing … Continue reading →

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Freeing Alexander’s Dream from the Cage of his Technique

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 22, 2013 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

In my previous blog, Alexander’s Dream, I wrote that while F. M. Alexander began his career with huge hopes about the future of his work, things were looking bleak at the time of his death in 1955. Since then, however, … Continue reading →

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Alexander’s Dream

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 20, 2013 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

In my previous blog, Mr. Alexander in his Own Write: On Reading his Four Books, I wrote about the valuable legacy of Alexander’s writings.  Although deeply flawed in many ways, they are filled with useful information, and insights into the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Alexander Technique Directions, F. Matthias Alexander, John Dewey | Tagged Alexander Technique, Alexander Technique Directions, Alexander's Dream, F. Matthias Alexander, John Dewey | 11 Replies

Was God the first Alexander Technique teacher?

Body Learning Blog Posted on May 9, 2012 by Robert RickoverJuly 15, 2022

He doesn’t appear on any of the official teachers’ lists – but then neither does F. Matthias Alexander, developer of the Alexander Technique. Like Alexander, and teachers of his method today, God had a great interest in the condition of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Alexander Technique Directions, F. Matthias Alexander, God, Golden Calf, Moses | Tagged Alexander Technique, Alexander Technique Directions, F. Matthias Alexander, God, Golden Calf, Moses | 15 Replies

The Power of Negative Thinking

Body Learning Blog Posted on March 7, 2012 by Robert RickoverFebruary 16, 2017

Just say no. You’ve all heard this. Popularized by Nancy Regan in the 1980s as part of the “war on drugs” it later morphed into campaigns against violence and pre-marital sex. The phrase gained a lot of attention at the … Continue reading →

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