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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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The Posture of Power – Part 2

Body Learning Blog Posted on November 17, 2015 by Robert RickoverNovember 17, 2015

In my last blog, The Posture of Power, I wrote about politicians and televangelists – two of my favorite groups to observe. I love to watch them because they generally have pretty good posture and use of their their bodies. … Continue reading →

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The Posture of Power

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 20, 2015 by Robert RickoverOctober 20, 2015

Since discovering the Alexander Technique many years ago, I’ve been fascinated by the posture and movement patterns I observe in others. When I see someone that appears to have a dysfunctional pattern, I ask myself: “How are they doing that?” … Continue reading →

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Mind and Body go to Couple’s Therapy – Part 2

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 12, 2015 by Robert RickoverOctober 12, 2015

In a previous post, Mind and Body go to Couple’s Therapy, Mind and Body talked about their issues with each other, and how they hoped the Alexander Technique would help. Arrangements were made to visit a teacher of the Technique. … Continue reading →

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F. Matthias Alexander’s lost “Fifth Book”

Body Learning Blog Posted on September 29, 2015 by Robert RickoverSeptember 29, 2015

Conscious Control in Relation to Human Evolution in Civilization by F. Matthias Alexander. I suspect this title (I’ll shorten in to CC) seems vaguely familiar to most Alexander Technique teachers and serious students because of it’s similarity to Constructive Conscious … Continue reading →

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Mind and Body go to Couple’s Therapy

Body Learning Blog Posted on September 8, 2015 by Robert RickoverSeptember 8, 2015

One day Mind and Body were having a chat about the challenges of their relationship.  Body was annoyed that Mind had wandered while they were walking down the street, causing Body to hit a lamp post. “If you hadn’t put … Continue reading →

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