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Gravity’s Sad Story

Body Learning Blog Posted on August 26, 2012 by Robert RickoverJanuary 27, 2013

What’s the first feeling you get when you hear or see the word gravity? For a great many people it conveys something negative, or heavy – something we need to fight against to keep our body from sagging as we … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Gravity, Moses, Posture, Stiff-necked people, Up with Gravity | Tagged Alexander Technique, Gravity, Moses, posture, stiff-necked people, Up with Gravity | Leave a reply

Technology and Us

Body Learning Blog Posted on August 8, 2012 by Robert RickoverNovember 17, 2014

“What is the best use of technology?” This question is asked more and more as the pace of technological change has accelerated. Greater speed, power, inter-connectedness etc. can produce all sorts of obvious benefits. We visit distant places quickly and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Ergonomics, F. Matthias Alexander, John Dewey, Technology | Tagged Alexander Technique, ergonomics, F. Matthias Alexander, John Dewey, technology, use | 17 Replies

Commit to Comfort

Body Learning Blog Posted on July 11, 2012 by Robert RickoverJanuary 27, 2013

I got this title from a blog by PJ Balde , a student of the Alexander Technique.  PJ also kindly allowed me to use the image at the left. PJ wrote about his teacher Michael Gillespie: In one of (his … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Comfort | Tagged Alexander Technique, comfort | 3 Replies

Dewey and Me

Body Learning Blog Posted on July 5, 2012 by Robert RickoverJune 4, 2013

Not Dewey of the TV show “Malcolm in the Middle”. Not Melvil Dewey, the originator of the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Not even Thomas E. Dewey, who ran unsuccessfully against Harry Truman in the close presidential election of 1948, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, F. Matthias Alexander, Harry Truman, John Dewey | Tagged Alexander Technique, F. Matthias Alexander, Harry Truman, John Dewey | 18 Replies

Leap of Faith

Body Learning Blog Posted on June 27, 2012 by Robert RickoverFebruary 16, 2017

When I was in Sunday School, many, many years ago, we were given a little pamphlet about – not surprisingly! – God.  More precisely, our belief in Him (always a male, back then) and it was recommended for those who … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Leap of Faith, Self-Study | Tagged Alexander Technique, leap of faith | 9 Replies

The Fork in the Road

Body Learning Blog Posted on June 6, 2012 by Robert RickoverJanuary 9, 2019

Suppose a man starts out to reach a certain destination and comes to a place where the road branches into two. Not knowing the way, he takes the wrong road of the two and gets lost. He asks the way … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Being Right, F. Matthias Alexander, Incorrect Conceptions | Tagged Alexander Technique, being right, F. Matthias Alexander, incorrect conceptions | 9 Replies

Who is the Alexander Technique For?

Body Learning Blog Posted on May 23, 2012 by Robert RickoverJanuary 27, 2013

“It’s for everybody.” says Judith Stern, PT, an Alexander Technique teacher for over 25 years. As she points out at the start of the short video below, “There isn’t anybody who won’t say to you in conversation: “My goodness, my … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Back Pain, John Dewey, Medical Research | Tagged Alexander Technique, back pain, backpain, John Dewey, Medical Research | Leave a reply

Class Struggle

Body Learning Blog Posted on May 16, 2012 by Robert RickoverJanuary 27, 2013

For many years, swimming has been my favorite sport and I usually manage to get to the pool 4 or 5 times a week. As an Alexander Technique teacher I particularly love to explore being in a different medium, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, F. Matthias Alexander, Speakers, Swimming, Teachers | Tagged F. Matthias Alexander, speakers, swimming, teachers | 13 Replies

Was God the first Alexander Technique teacher?

Body Learning Blog Posted on May 9, 2012 by Robert RickoverMay 16, 2013

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

Chairs: The Seat of Wisdom

Body Learning Blog Posted on May 2, 2012 by Robert RickoverJune 15, 2013

Is there a perfect chair? A chair that encourages an easy upright posture, a minimum amount of harmful strain, and that is comfortable to sit in throughout the day? Most Alexander Technique teachers would say “no” – that the harmful … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Chairs, F. Matthias Alexander, Sitting | Tagged Alexander Technique, chairs, F. Matthias Alexander, Galen Cranz, sitting | 18 Replies

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