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Are You an Innie or an Outie?

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

Men go forth to marvel at the heights of mountains and the huge waves of the sea, the broad flow of the rivers, the vastness of the ocean, the orbits of the stars, and yet they neglect to marvel at … Continue reading →

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Parade of “P”s – Take Your Pick

Body Learning Blog Posted on March 18, 2014 by Robert RickoverMarch 18, 2014

Are you prepared for the Alexander Technique Parade of “P”s challenge? Read on! Posture Pain Performance Potential Power Prevention Poise Presence         Pregnancy Parenting Potent Perception These are all “P” aspects, or applications, of the Alexander Technique.  … Continue reading →

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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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Be Here Now!

Body Learning Blog Posted on March 4, 2014 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

In his final novel, Island, Aldous Huxley wrote about the adventures of a shipwrecked Englishman on Pala, an imaginary island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. The society on this island had evolved to the point where there was universal economic … 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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To Outsource or to Insource, That is the Question – Part 2

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 18, 2014 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

In my previous post, To Outsource or to Insource, That is the Question – Part 1, I wrote about the moment when F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique* came to the realization that outsourcing the solution to … Continue reading →

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To Outsource or to Insource, That is the Question – Part 1

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 11, 2014 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

Outsourcing has a bad reputation these days, conjuring up images of low wages and dangerous sweatshops in distant, impoverished lands, while our own laid-off workers end up on welfare But on an individual level, we’re all outsourcers – often in … Continue reading →

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Jeeves! Whatever Has Become of My Carriage?

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 4, 2014 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

Jeeves: Why Sir, I believe it’s stored in the garage, behind your new motorcar. Sir: No, no Jeeves, my own carriage! Jeeves: But Sir, it is your carriage.  And quite a handsome one at that. I confess I sometimes miss … Continue reading →

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The Alexander Technique Prescription for Taking the Exercise Pill

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 28, 2014 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

I just read an excellent article in Slate, The Exercise Cure – How can we motivate people to take a free, safe, magic pill?.  It’s by Jordon Metzl, MD, a sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in … Continue reading →

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One Hundred and Forty Five Candles

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 19, 2014 by Robert RickoverApril 15, 2014

Frederick Mathias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique, was born on this day back in 1869.  Let’s use this occasion to celebrate his discoveries, and his achievements in making them available to us today. Alexander (often called “FM”) grew … Continue reading →

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