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What are you saying when you don’t say anything at all?

Body Learning Blog Posted on June 18, 2020 by Robert RickoverJune 18, 2020

What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and poet We humans do a lot of things while upright. This video provides a unique and clear view of a … Continue reading →

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The Burden of Shame

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 10, 2020 by Robert RickoverFebruary 10, 2020

I’m thinking about how, sometimes, when we look at our history, we have a visceral response of shame. It’s no wonder we don’t want to look at it. Shame begins in the body. Shame’s first language is the body, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique | Tagged Alexander Technique, movement, posture, shame | 2 Replies

A Simple Hack That Brings A New Ease Into Your Walking

Body Learning Blog Posted on December 8, 2019 by Robert RickoverDecember 8, 2019

The late Alexander Technique teacher Marjorie Barstow would sometimes say to a student who was about to walk: “Your legs are just tagging along.” She also had figured out a very simple and effective way to use her hands to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique | Tagged Alexander Technique, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Barstow, posture, Self-Study, Walking | Leave a reply

Apples to Apples: You’re not a Cat, a Dog, or a Child

Body Learning Blog Posted on February 11, 2019 by Robert RickoverFebruary 14, 2019

British Alexander Technique teacher Marcus Sly recently published a blog titled Is Good Use Innate? in which he writes about the tendency of Alexander teachers to use examples from the animal kingdom to illustrate the kind of graceful co-ordination we … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique Directions | Tagged Alexander Technique, Animals, Children, Gravity, posture, use | 3 Replies

Listen Up! Your Ears Have Something To Tell You

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 30, 2019 by Robert RickoverJanuary 30, 2019

  In the beginning was the word – The Bible The ear is the avenue to the heart – Voltaire The ear builds, organizes and nourishes the nervous system – Dr. Alfred Tomatis Tone, pitch, rhythm, harmony – these are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique | Tagged Alexander Technique, neuroscience, posture, Tomatis, Tomatis Method | Leave a reply

Finding the Body

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 25, 2019 by Robert RickoverJanuary 17, 2021

Where are you? How would you answer that question? You might say something like: “I’m in a pretty good place at the moment.” Or “I’m living in wonderful community.” Or even: “I’m in love!” But perhaps, especially if you’re a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique, Self-Study | Tagged Alexander Technique, body Mapping, neuroscience, posture, Self-Study | Leave a reply

Base Thoughts

Body Learning Blog Posted on January 23, 2018 by Robert RickoverJanuary 17, 2021

In my experience as a teacher of the Alexander Technique, learning how to sit well is one of the greatest challenges for new students. And one of the most important.  Most of the people who come to me for lessons … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alexander Technique Directions, Self-Study | Tagged Alexander Technique, posture, Self-Study, sit bones, sitting | 10 Replies

Lay Your Burden Down

Body Learning Blog Posted on October 6, 2016 by Robert RickoverOctober 6, 2016

The other day I was working with one of my Alexander Technique students, showing her how she could stand with ease.  Like a great many people, she had a habit of pushing her upper torso back and her pelvis forward … Continue reading →

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The Leanings of Clinton and Trump – and the Future of the World

Body Learning Blog Posted on September 26, 2016 by Robert RickoverSeptember 26, 2016

Recently I’ve been thinking about the concept of Leaning In, a phrase popularized by Sheryl Sandberg, the CEO of Facebook in her bestselling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead For her, the phrase is a metaphor … 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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