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You’re a Nice Place to Visit, but Would You Want to Live There?

Body Learning Blog Posted on August 24, 2016 by Robert RickoverJanuary 17, 2021

The most important question you can ever ask is: ‘Is the universe is a friendly place?’ – Albert Einstein He added: … if we decide that the universe is a friendly place, then we will use our technology, our scientific … Continue reading →

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How the Alexander Technique helped me Overcome Terrible Customer Service and Useless Tech Support

Body Learning Blog Posted on July 18, 2016 by Robert RickoverJuly 18, 2016

This past week, I had to deal with two companies which, under the right circumstances, provide an excellent product but which have truly awful phone support systems. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about: Long hold times during which … Continue reading →

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Striding Towards Freedom

Body Learning Blog Posted on April 17, 2016 by Robert RickoverApril 17, 2016

I have always walked a lot. As a child, my parents were just about the only people in the neighborhood without a car so if I wanted to go somewhere, I had to walk or take the bus. It was … Continue reading →

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The Plot Thickens: The Alexander Technique

Body Learning Blog Posted on April 13, 2016 by Robert RickoverFebruary 26, 2019

The Alexander Technique has been around for over 125 years and so it’s not surprising that references to it, and to it’s founder F. Matthias Alexander, have appeared in works for fiction a number of times. Some of those references … Continue reading →

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Studies in Public Posture: Bernie Sanders

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 9, 2016 by Robert RickoverFebruary 9, 2016

In two earlier blogs, The Power of Posture and The Power of Posture – Part 2, I wrote about the posture and coordination of politicians and American televangelists.  In general the ones who are successful use their bodies more effectively … Continue reading →

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How Bad Is The “P” Word?

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 4, 2016 by Robert RickoverFebruary 4, 2016

“P” – as in Posture. In a previous blog, What Is The Alexander Technique?,  I wrote about the curious reluctance of many of us Alexander Technique teachers to actually say what the Technique is.  Another odd feature of our profession … Continue reading →

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Stuck In The Middle With You: Your Neck

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 31, 2016 by Robert RickoverJune 24, 2020

When our children were in middle school, my wife and I would attend “Classroom Visit Night” at the start of each term. This involved going to all their classes in the same order they did during the school day, and … Continue reading →

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What Is The Alexander Technique?

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 18, 2016 by Robert RickoverJanuary 18, 2016

It’s a question that Alexander Technique teachers get all the time and, oddly, it’s frequently met with a hesitant response that suggests the teacher isn’t totally comfortable providing an answer. Why is this? There are probably several reasons, but I … Continue reading →

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Change Your Tune

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 4, 2016 by Robert RickoverJanuary 4, 2016

I once assisted the late Marjorie Barstow on a teaching trip to a large mid-western university where she gave classes in the Alexander Technique to Music Department faculty and students. In one class, a professor asked for help playing the … Continue reading →

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What is Our Supreme Inheritance?

Body Learning Blog Posted on December 14, 2015 by Robert RickoverDecember 14, 2015

Answer #1: It’s the title – almost! – of F. Matthias Alexander’s first book, Man’s Supreme Inheritance – originally published in 1910 and republished in an expanded version in 1918 with an added sub-title, Conscious Guidance and Control in Relation … Continue reading →

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