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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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X-Rated Alexander Technique

Body Learning Blog Posted on June 19, 2018 by Robert RickoverJanuary 17, 2021

Back in the day, movies and books in America would sometimes be banned by church or state authorities.*  Perhaps because of their scandalous content, or unacceptable political implications. A banned movie or book was often one that everyone wanted to … Continue reading →

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The F. Matthias Alexander Story – It Ain’t Necessarily So: Part 3

Body Learning Blog Posted on June 6, 2018 by Robert RickoverFebruary 1, 2022

The legacy of F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique, has come under a good deal of new scrutiny in recent years as we learn more about his early life. (See Part 1 and Part 2 of this … Continue reading →

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Does Sitting Have To Be A Grave Mistake?

Body Learning Blog Posted on December 28, 2017 by Robert RickoverDecember 28, 2017

We’ve all heard the phrase “Sitting is the new smoking”.  The dangers of our sedentary life style have been well established at this point, and pretty much everybody now knows that sitting for long periods of time can pose serious … Continue reading →

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Body Learning Blog Posted on November 22, 2017 by Robert RickoverNovember 22, 2017

I’m fortunate that I don’t have to do a lot of driving, and most of my trips are only 15-20 minutes or so.  But they do provide nice opportunities to put my Alexander Technique training into practice and I’ve come … Continue reading →

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Kami and Marj

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 25, 2017 by Robert RickoverOctober 25, 2017

Marjorie Barstow (Marj) did some of her very best Alexander Technique teaching during the last 25 years of her life.  Starting at around 70 years of age, she became quite well known in Alexander circles and for over 20 years … Continue reading →

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Not Even a Teeny Weeny Bit

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 22, 2017 by Robert RickoverJuly 16, 2022

Marjory Barlow was F. Matthias Alexander’s niece, and a well-known teacher of the Alexander Technique for many years. In her book, An Examined Life she quotes Alexander on the topic of giving directions: “This is an exercise and finding out … Continue reading →

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Epiphany at 30,000 Feet

Body Learning Blog Posted on August 18, 2017 by Robert RickoverAugust 18, 2017

I was flying from Chicago to Lincoln, the second leg of a trip back from a teaching trip to Toronto.  Still a bit tired from getting up at 3 AM to catch my first flight, I dozed off for awhile.  … Continue reading →

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Looking for Ease in all the Wrong Places

Body Learning Blog Posted on May 23, 2017 by Robert RickoverAugust 18, 2017

A few weeks ago, an Alexander Technique student emailed me the day after his first lesson.  Here’s part of what he wrote: On my way home from yesterday’s lesson, I continued to experiment with the Alexander Technique direction you showed … Continue reading →

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The F. Matthias Alexander Story – It Ain’t Necessarily So: Part 2

Body Learning Blog Posted on April 13, 2017 by Robert RickoverApril 13, 2017

In my last blog, The F. Mathias Alexander Story – It Ain’t Necessarily So, I wrote that I consider F. Matthias Alexander to have been a genius – but  a very different kind of genius that we have been led … Continue reading →

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