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The Alexander Technique: What Shelf Does It Go On?

Body Learning Blog Posted on December 3, 2018 by Robert RickoverDecember 3, 2018

  Years ago I had a good friend who whose job it was to visit bookstores on behalf of a major publisher and convince the owners to stock the publisher’s new books on their shelves.  This was in the 1980s … Continue reading →

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When You’re Your Own Worst Enemy

Body Learning Blog Posted on November 27, 2018 by Robert RickoverDecember 2, 2018

Emmet Fox was was a New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century and is well known for the insightful stories he told to illustrate important spiritual concepts. Here’s one that resonates nicely with basic Alexander Technique principles: A … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Self-Study | Tagged Alexander Technique, Alexander Technique Directions, Emmet Fox, F. Matthias Alexander, Self-Study | 1 Reply

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 15, 2018 by Robert RickoverOctober 15, 2018

My friend and colleague, John Macy, has thought a lot about the two functions of muscles: movement and stabilization. John is an Alexander Technique teacher, a physical therapist and the owner of a Pilates Studio in Omaha, Nebraska. These are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Pilates | Tagged Alexander Technique, mobility, Pilates, stability | Leave a reply

Tuning Into FM: Have You Read Your Alexander Lately?

Body Learning Blog Posted on September 10, 2018 by Robert RickoverSeptember 10, 2018

My friend and colleague, John Macy, attended the recent Alexander Technique Congress and chose that venue to do a little research about which of F. M. Alexander’s books teachers had read, when when they read them.  In addition to being … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, F. Matthias Alexander | Tagged Alexander Technique, Alexander's books, F. Matthias Alexander | 8 Replies

The Alexander Antidote to Terror

Body Learning Blog Posted on September 4, 2018 by Robert RickoverSeptember 4, 2018

I was having an Alexander Technique lesson with the late Walter Carrington, a well-known and highly respected teacher in London in the early 1980s and somehow the subject of the civil war then raging in Lebanon came up. I had … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique | Tagged Alexander Technique, Alexander Technique Directions, danger, stress | 6 Replies

Am I Dreaming, or is this Constructive Rest?

Body Learning Blog Posted on August 28, 2018 by Robert RickoverJanuary 17, 2021

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a napper.  In college, I’d break up my studies to rest my head on the desk and doze off for a few minutes once or twice a day. Occasionally I’d nod … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Self-Study | Tagged Alexander Technique, Constructive Rest, naps | 4 Replies

Slippery as an Eel: Just what is the Alexander Technique?

Body Learning Blog Posted on August 20, 2018 by Robert RickoverAugust 29, 2018

Years ago, I was quite intrigued with Neuro Linguistic Programing (NLP) and at one point was even certified as a “Master Practitioner” although I certainly didn’t think of myself as such and never actually had any NLP clients. I did … Continue reading →

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Why Study and Teach the Alexander Technique?

Body Learning Blog Posted on August 13, 2018 by Robert RickoverAugust 13, 2018

My friend and colleague, John Macy, attended the recent Alexander Technique Congress and chose that venue to do a little research about what what motivates Alexander teachers today.  In addition to being an Alexander Technique teacher himself, John is a … Continue reading →

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Why is the Alexander Technique so Poorly Represented on the Web?

Body Learning Blog Posted on July 20, 2018 by Robert RickoverDecember 10, 2020

A few months ago I was asked to take part in a panel discussion about marketing the Alexander Technique at the 2018 Congress in Chicago. I agreed to join the panel and make a few remarks about the Technique’s internet … Continue reading →

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Moses and Alexander – Between a Rock and a Soft Place

Body Learning Blog Posted on June 25, 2018 by Robert RickoverApril 3, 2022

In Numbers 20, verses 2-12, The people are thirsty and Moses asks God to help.  God gives Moses a staff and tells him to command a rock to supply the water. The pattern established over many years was Moses conveying … Continue reading →

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