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Body Learning: The Alexander TechniqueConcentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - IntroductionSend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware in which we introduce our four conversations about the two types of concentration, why it is important to distinguish one from the other, and what F. M. Alexander had to say about them in his second book, "Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual". We discuss how this topic brings out aspects of F. M. Alexander's thinking - sometimes very good, and sometimes problematical - that have huge implications for how...
2025-09-1212 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueConcentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit - Part 2Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware go into more detail F. M. Alexander's understanding why so many of us today are caught up in the harmful, narrow focus, type of concentration, and what the "solution" is in his view. Unfortunately it was next to impossible for most of his students to implement and moreover it disregarded the core principle that our body should be viewed as unified whole, not a collection of parts. It also reveals Alexander's misunderstanding of...
2025-09-1217 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueConcentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Part 3Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware discuss the fact - and the implications of that fact - that most Alexander Technique teachers believe concentration is harmful, while most of the rest of the word think it's a good thing. Imogen's website: https://ImogenRagone.com Robert's website: https://AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: https://AlexanderTechnique.com Below are the links to the Introduction and the other 3 of our video conv...
2025-09-1214 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueConcentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Part 4Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware discuss F. M. Alexander's view of the underlying cause of the narrow focus concentration that is so prevalent today - namely our poor use of ourselves compared to that of "savages and wild animals". Not an easy topic to talk about but very important if we want to understand Alexander's thought process.Imogen's website: https://ImogenRagone.comRobert's website: https://AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.comMore information about the Alexander T...
2025-09-1218 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueConcentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Part 1Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware in which we outline F. M. Alexander's understanding of the harm caused by one type of concentration, and the sequence of events he believes brought us to this sad situation: Poor Use of people today leads to Mind Wandering which then leads to Concentration. Imogen's website: https://ImogenRagone.com Robert's website: https://AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: https://AlexanderTechnique.com Below are the...
2025-09-1212 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueMetronome Therapy and the Alexander TechniqueSend us a textRobert Rickover and Imogen Ragone talk about Metronome Therapy and how it can be useful to Alexander Technique students and teachers. Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: MomementCoaching.com Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: BodyIntelligence.com Original video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQufcmCty-c More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
2025-07-0221 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique Directions, Inhibition and a new way of thinking about Body WisdomSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the implications of Inhibition, Alexander Technique directions for our understanding of our innate Body Wisdom. More information about Alexander Technique directions: bodylearningcast.com/teachers/directions Imogen's website:ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/supportOriginal video...
2025-06-2028 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn incredibly simple way to move with greater ease and less tensionSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about a simple and effective way to stand, sit and move with greater ease and less harmful tension. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/support Original video version of this conversation: https://youtu.be/K7btT2rkang
2025-06-1417 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueExercise, Diet, Health and Longevity: What we Know and how the Alexander Technique can HelpSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about studies measuring the health and longevity benefits of diet and exercise, and their implications for the Alexander Technique. A summary of those studies can be found here: nytimes.com/2021/09/29/well/move/exercise-weight-loss-longer-life.html Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/support Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.b...
2025-05-3017 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA simple Alexander Technique self-direction that can change your lifeSend us a textRobert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss a simple and powerful new Alexander Technique self-direction with far-reaching implications for all facets of your life. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in general here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions . More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com Other related videos: A Simple and Practical way to Explore and Use Alexander Technique Inhibition - youtu.be/a-XOiSmu42A A Brief History of Alexander Technique Directions (from 2015) - bodylearning...
2025-05-1935 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueTrauma and Chronic Stress - How the Alexander Technique can HelpSend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska, talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware about her work with people suffering from trauma and chronic stress. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Alexander Technique Teachers of Greater Philadelphia website: AlexTechGreaterPhila.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.comOriginal video version: https://youtu.be/mKoLtBOJsyc
2024-09-2838 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueWhy do we need to use Alexander Technique Self-Directions to Improve our Functioning?Send us a textImogen Ragone and Robert Rickover discuss this question and provide some possible explanations. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
2024-06-1322 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA Useful Alexander Technique Constructive Rest Ad-OnSend us a textAlexander Technique Constructive Rest is a useful process that anybody can use, as it requires no special training or skill. Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss a simple ad-on that can help you improve the coordination between your legs. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
2024-06-1208 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA simple Alexander Technique self-direction that can change your lifeSend us a textRobert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss a simple and powerful new Alexander Technique self-direction with far-reaching implications for all facets of your life. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in general here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions . More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com Other related videos: A Simple and Practical way to Explore and Use Alexander Technique Inhibition - youtu.be/a-XOiSmu42A A Brief History of Alexander Technique Directions (from 2015) - bodylearning...
2024-01-2535 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA Little Bit of NothingSend us a textMarjorie Barstow would often say, at the end of one of her four week long Alexander Technique workshops: When you get home, and people ask you what you learned in Nebraska, don't tell them 'a little bit of nothing.' In this conversation, Imogen Ragone and Robert Rickover discuss the implications of this admonition from several different points of view. Imogen teaches the Alexander Technique in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about Marjorie Barstow: MarjorieBarstow...
2023-11-1014 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueNewly available documents about Alexander Technique developments from the 1940s - 1980s: Part 4Send us a textRobert Rickover continues his discussion with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about F. Mathias Alexander's use of the term "psycho-physical." An earlier conversation was about why he used that phrase, and some of the implications of the meaning he assigns to it, and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/b9NxHqCLuX8 In this video, they explore the subtle physical manifestations of simply thinking about speaking as a way of experiencing just how tightly-knit "mind" and "body" actually are.More information about Amanda: https://amandacolemezzo.com/...
2023-07-2433 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueYour Body and your Mind: More Tightly Knit than you could ever have Imagined - Part 3Send us a textRobert Rickover continues his discussion with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about F. Mathias Alexander's use of the term "psycho-physical." Our previous conversation was about why he used that phrase, and some of the implications of the meaning he assigns to it, and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/b9NxHqCLuX8 In this podcast, they discuss more implications that flow from Alexander's concept of mind/body unity - specifically how an understanding of it can help us avoid one of the major obstacles faced by students - and...
2023-02-2222 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueYour Mind and your Body - More tightly knit than you could have ever Imagined - Part 2Send us a textRobert Rickover continues his discussion with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about F. Mathias Alexander's use of the term "psycho-physical." Their previous conversation was about why he used that phrase, and some of the implications of the meaning he assigns to it and can be seen here: youtu.be/b9NxHqCLuX8 In this video, they discuss specific examples of processes and activities that illustrate those implications. (As one point I mention an Alexander Technique and Physicist in Amsterdam, but I couldn't think of his name at the...
2023-01-2437 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueYour Body and your Mind: More Tightly Knit than you could ever have Imagined - Part 1Send us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about F. Mathias Alexander's use of the term "psycho-physical" - why he used it, and the implications of the meaning he assigns to it. This is the podcast that inspired our conversation: bodylearning.buzzsprout.com/382/313810-mind-body-unity-and-the-alexander-technique Here is part of what Alexander wrote in his second book, "Constructive Conscious Control", and which is quoted in the interview: I wish to make clear the sense in which I use the word psycho-physical. The term psycho-physical is u...
2023-01-2427 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe implications of the Alexander Technique self-direction "I'm not doing" and it's variantsSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone about the effectiveness of the Alexander Technique self-direction "I'm not doing" and 2 variants: "I'm not doing anything" and "I'm not doing everything" and what what the implications are for the basic Alexander Technique principle that every aspect of us is connected to every other aspect, and that a change anywhere affects everything else. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. You can learn more about Alexander self directions here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information...
2022-11-1823 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueCan you achieve perfection with the Alexander Technique?Send us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about perfection and the Alexander Technique. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert Rickover is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Their conversation centers on the following quotes: 1. "If you get perfection today, you will be farther away from perfection that you ever were" - F M Alexander 2. "If you see a man who thinks himself wise, then there is more hope for a dullard than for him." - Proverbs 26:12 3. Every man, woman...
2022-11-1823 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueF. M. Alexander's 4 Book Titles: An interpretation of what they mean, and how they relate to each other.Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students. Zoom was acting up during this recording and there are some audio glitches in Robert's side of the conversation.) Alexander wrote 4 books: "Man's Supreme Inheritance", "Constructive Conscious Control of the Individual", "The Use of the Self', and "The Universal Constant in Living". Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the meaning of those titles, and their sequence. There is also a reference to "The Authorized Summaries of F M Alexander's Four Books" by Ron Brown. You can learn more about, and order, Brown's book...
2022-11-1023 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Alexander Technique and Power PosesSend us a text(Zoom was acting up during the recording and there some audio glitches in Robert's side of the conversation.) Power Poses, developed by Amy Cuddy and others, are postures associated with being powerful that help you feel and behave more assertively. Cuddy's TED talk, which helped popularized Power Poses: tinyurl.com/2p8ck4a3 Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss how Alexander Technique Constructive Rest can be seen as a type of Power Pose, and how an understanding of how Power Poses work can make Constructive Rest more powerful. Imogen Ragone is an Alexander...
2022-11-1018 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueCan Self Awareness be a Hindrance to effective Self Directing?Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the possibility that self awareness can, paradoxically, actually get in the way of effective self-direction. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about self-directing: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.comThe original video of this conversation: https://youtu.be/cB_lFEJoRdc
2022-08-2727 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow to Easily Enhance the Power and Longevity of Power Poses - Part 2Send us a textPower Poses, developed by Amy Cuddy and others, are postures associated with being powerful that help you feel and behave more assertively. This podcast - an extension of a previous conversation on the topic to what you can do while sitting - shows how you can modify the the basic power poses to make them far more powerful and longer lasting by using basic bio-mechanical and Alexander Technique principles. (The previous conversation can be seen here: youtu.be/zKeLRA5lEYo ) Cuddy's TED talk, which helped popularized Power Poses: tinyurl.com/2p8ck4a3...
2022-07-2316 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Value of Alexander Technique Quotations Part 2: Examining a Quote by F. Matthias AlexanderSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss this quote by F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique: You want to know if you're right. When you get further on you will be right, but you won't know it and won't want to know if you're right. Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. You can see...
2022-07-2322 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGeneral Eisenhower, D-Day, and a basic principle of the Alexander TechniqueSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an crucial event in World War 2 and how it illustrates a fundamental Alexander Technique principle. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
2022-07-2314 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn Alexander Technique Lesson in Sitting Down and Standing Up - Part 2Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an additional approach to Alexander Technique "Chair Work" that can be used for Online and In Person Teaching. (The original conversation can be seen here: youtu.be/aJRF99-kycs ) Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.comPart 1: https://bodylearning.buzzsprout.com/382/10956932-an-alexander-technique-lesson-in-sitting-down-and-standing-up
2022-07-2315 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn Alexander Technique Lesson in Sitting Down and Standing UpSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an approach to Alexander Technique "Chair Work" that can be used for Online and In Person Teaching. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You might find it useful to see the video version of this interview: youtu.be/aJRF99-kycs
2022-07-1321 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow the Alexander Technique can Help You Regulate Your Nervous SystemSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about her work with regulation of the nervous system, and how it is influenced by the principles of the Alexander Technique. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
2022-07-0622 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn Alexander Technique Lesson in Sitting Down and Standing UpSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about an approach to Alexander Technique "Chair Work" that can be used for Online and In Person Teaching. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com The original video version of this conversation can be found here: https://youtu.be/aJRF99-kycs
2022-07-0621 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Value of Alexander Technique QuotationsSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the usefulness of short, illustrated Alexander Technique Quotes. Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. You can see and download a great many of these quotes here: AlexanderTechnique.com/IlustratedQuotes More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at...
2022-06-2513 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Value of Alexander Technique Quotations Part 1: Examining a Quote by Margaret GoldieSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss this quote by Margaret Goldie, one of the first teachers trained by F. Matthias Alexander: If I ask you not to do something, there is no way you can do it right. Margaret Goldie website: AlexanderTechnique.com/MargaretGoldie Imogen is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. You can see and download a great...
2022-06-2516 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique Inhibition: An Efficient and Practical Form of OutsourcingSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talk about Alexander Technique Inhibition and how it can be thought of as "inner outsourcing." The importance of this was recognized by F. M. Alexander and many first-generation Alexander Technique teachers: BodyLearningBlog.com/not-even-a-teeny-weany-bit Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert also teach online. More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support...
2022-06-1626 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow Self-Compassion Relates to the Alexander TechniqueSend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about her thoughts on self-compassion and how it relates to, can be enhanced by, and is even integral to the Alexander Technique. Imogen's ideas on self-compassion are inspired especially by the latest book by Kristin Neff, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive". Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware and online. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert Rickover is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert te...
2022-06-1619 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow to Easily Enhance the Power and Longevity of Power PosesSend us a textPower Poses, developed by Amy Cuddy and others, are postures associated with being powerful that help you feel and behave more assertively. This podcast shows how you can modify the the basic power poses to make them far more powerful and longer lasting by using basic bio-mechanical and Alexander Technique principles. (You may find it helpful to view the original video version of this podcast: youtu.be/RE1b6WdxmUQ ) Cuddy's TED talk, which helped popularized Power Poses: tinyurl.com/2p8ck4a3 Imogen Ragone is an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. I...
2022-06-1617 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe power of the word "notice" for Alexander Technique teaching and self-directionSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, have a discussion about the unique power and usefulness of the word "notice" for Alexander Technique teachers and students. Imogen's website: https://ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: https://AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: https://AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at https://posturepage.com/supportYou can view the video version...
2022-04-0412 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique: How can we learn to inhibit? - Part 3Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, have a third follow up talk about an inhibitory self directions and how they show just how significant and complex our unconscious response to those directions. There is also a preliminary discussion of the link between inhibition and outsourcing. Imogen's website: https://ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: https://AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: https://AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to...
2022-04-0425 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Alexander Technique origin story and how it affects Alexander teachers and students TodaySend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, have a wide-ranging conversation about Alexander's discoveries, the outside influences that made them possible, and their implications for Alexander teaching today. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/supportOriginal video version of this conversation: https://youtu.b...
2022-02-2523 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique: How Can We Learn To Inhibit? Part 2Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, have a follow up talk about an inhibitory self direction that, among other advantages, addresses a major pitfall of self-directing itself. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/supportOriginal video version of this interview: https://y...
2022-02-2527 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique: How Can We Learn To Inhibit?Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, have a wide-ranging conversation about some ways we can use to help us learn how to inhibit. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at PosturePage.com/supportWatch the original video version of this talk here: https://youtu.be/5...
2022-01-3139 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique and Choice - A Simple and Powerful DemonstrationSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about a simple way of demonstrating the power of choice. More information about Alexander Technique directions: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at PosturePage.com/supportWatch the original video version of this conversation...
2022-01-3114 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueF. M. Alexander: The "Breathing Man" - and perhaps also The "Torso Man"Send us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the broader implications of F. Mathias Alexander's work with breathing. More information about Alexander Technique directions: BodyLearningcast.com/teachers/directions Information about Jeando Masoero's work: Initial-AlexanderTechnique.org Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at PosturePage.com/support...
2022-01-3106 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn incredibly simple way to move with greater ease and less tensionSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about a simple and effective way to stand, sit and move with greater ease and less harmful tension. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/support Original video version of this conversation: https://youtu.be/K7btT2rkang
2021-12-0317 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique Directions, Inhibition and a new way of thinking about Body WisdomSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers, trainees and students.) Robert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the implications of Inhibition, Alexander Technique directions for our understanding of our innate Body Wisdom. More information about Alexander Technique directions: bodylearningcast.com/teachers/directions Imogen's website:ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/supportOriginal video...
2021-12-0328 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueExercise, Diet, Health and Longevity: What we Know and how the Alexander Technique can HelpSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about studies measuring the health and longevity benefits of diet and exercise, and their implications for the Alexander Technique. A summary of those studies can be found here: nytimes.com/2021/09/29/well/move/exercise-weight-loss-longer-life.html Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Omaha, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/support Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.b...
2021-12-0317 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA Simple and Practical way to Explore and Use Alexander Technique InhibitionSend us a textImogen Ragone explores with Robert Rickover Margaret Goldie's approach to Inhibition using a simple Alexander Technique direction. More about Margaret Goldie: AlexanderTechnique.com/MargaretGoldie Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in general here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at posturepage.com/support Original video version of this conversation: https://youtu.be/a-XOiSmu42A A series o...
2021-12-0328 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Power of Paradoxical Alexander Technique DirectionsSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the effectiveness of Paradoxical Directions, and what that effectiveness says about the nature of our design. (This podcast is the audio portion of a video - youtu.be/1-icCAJzxwg - and you might find it useful to view it as well.) Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in general here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com...
2021-02-2222 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Alexander Technique Approach to Efficient BreathingSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the the Alexander Technique approach to achieving efficient breathing, and how it differs from many other approaches. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More about Jessica Wolf's approach to breathing: jessicawolfartofbreathing.com More about Paradoxical Directions here: youtu.be/1-icCAJzxwg You can learn more about Alexander Technique directions in general here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this...
2021-02-1623 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn Eye/Head Movement Mystery in Search of an ExplanationSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about a puzzling relation between eye and head movements. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Alexander Technique Distance Learning Groups on Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/AlexTechDistanceLearning Alexander Technique Forum on Facebook: https://Facebook.com/groups/AlexanderTechniqueForum More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com
2021-02-0706 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueCovid Economics for Alexander Technique TeachersSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the dramatic increase in Alexander Technique distance teaching, what it means for Alexander teachers, and for the future of the profession. Imogen’s website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Alexander Technique Distance Learning Group on Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/AlexanderTechniqueForum. Alexander Technique Forum on Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/AlexanderTechniqueForum You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at alexandertechnque.com/support
2020-10-2531 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Explosion in Online Alexander Technique Teaching during the Covid-19 CrisisSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the dramatic increase in Alexander Technique distance teaching, what it means for Alexander teachers, and for the future of the profession. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Alexander Technique Distance Learning Group on Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/AlexTechDistanceLearning Alexander Technique Forum on Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/AlexanderTechniqueForum You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2020-04-0521 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueEase up in Tough Times: A way through QuarantineSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the special benefits of learning the Alexander Technique during the Covid-19 crisis. The Alexander Technique is an established method of learning how to release harmful stress and improve your posture and coordination. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Information about Alexander Technique Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest Alexander Technique Distance Learning Group on Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/AlexTechDistanceLearning More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how...
2020-04-0317 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow the Alexander Technique can help CaregiversSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about the ways in which the Technique can help bring ease into the lives of caregivers. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Care Givers Central: CareGiversCentral.net Gereral information about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2019-09-0726 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueTasmanian Devil? The Amazing Life of F. Matthias AlexanderSend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about how Alexander rose from obscurity in what was essentially a distant British penal colony, to become the founder of what is now known as the Alexander Technique. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More general informaion about the Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2019-06-1529 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow the Alexander Technique can help you deal with StressSend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about the usefulness of the Technique in dealing with stress. Imogen draws from her own recent experiences looking after her aging parents in England. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Imogen also has a website for caregivers: CareGiversCentral.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Information about Alexander Technique Constructive Rest, a useful self care process useful for anyone: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstructiveRest More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to...
2018-11-1423 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueMarjorie Barstow's Teaching - 11Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about his experiences with the late Marjorie Barstow. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Marjorie's website: MarjorieBarstow.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2018-09-291h 01Body Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique and the Scientific Method - Part 2Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about the extent to which the scientific method is used by Alexander Technique teachers and students today, and about whether the Technique's effectiveness has been borne out by that scientific method. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about scientific research studies about the Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com/research.htm More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites...
2018-06-2929 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAlexander Technique and the Scientific Method - Part 1Send us a textImogen Ragone,an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about whether the scientific method played a role in the discoveries of F. Matthias Alexander, and the development of the Alexander Technique. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More general information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2018-06-2118 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueIs there any Future for Alexander Technique Teachers?Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher and web designer in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about F. Matthias Alexander's 1910 dream of a world without Alexander teachers. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com Learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2017-09-1623 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA Danger of effectve Alexander Technique DirectingSend us a text(Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Deleware, talks with Robert Rickover about a challenge that can arise when a student or teacher makes a positive change using Alexander Technique directions. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2017-09-0623 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueFree and Easy Alexander Technique DirectionsSend us a text(Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Deleware, talks with Robert Rickover about the power of "Free and Easy" directions that combine Freedom Directions with Mio Morales' "noticing ease" process. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the history of Alexander Directions, how to direct, and new developments in self-directing can be found here: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com...
2017-05-2029 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 8Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the extraordinary weakness - and imporance - of gravity - compared with the other fundamental forces of the universe - and how that may explain the power of Alexander Technique directions. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Up With Gravity information: UpWithGravity.net The complete podcast series: BodyLearningCast.com/gravitysupportfreedom More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites...
2017-01-2226 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow the Alexander Technique can help Women in BusinessSend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help women in business. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen's website: BodyIntelligence.me More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2016-12-1821 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueDo You Have Strange Leanings?Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the physical aspects of "Leaning In" - a concept popularized by Sheryl Sandberg in her best-selling book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen's Alexander Technique website: ImogenRagone.com Imogen's website about empowering women in the workplace: BodyIntelligence.me More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2016-09-2525 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 7Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about atmospheric pressure, which is applied to the surface of our bodies, and which is a great deal stronger than most of us realize. That understanding has huge implications for our breathing. And it helps explain the power of the "Everything Else" method of self-directing. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Up With GravitySM information: UpWithGravity.net The complete podcast series: BodyLearningCast.com/gravitysupportfreedom More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique...
2016-09-1330 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 6Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about some new developmens in using the external forces of nature to our benefit - specifically an "Everything Else" method of self-directing and a constructive use of "Alexander Technique Question Directions". There is also a short discussion of Newton's Third Law of motion. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Up With GravitySM information: UpWithGravity.net The complete podcast series: BodyLearningCast.com/gravitysupportfreedom More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You...
2015-12-1728 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom and the Alexander Technique - 5Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about ways we can effectively utilize the external forces of nature that operate on our head, our jaw, our eyes and more - gravity, support, and light - using Alexander Technique directions. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Up With GravitySM information: UpWithGravity.net More podcasts in this series: BodyLearningCast.com/GravitySupportFreedom More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique...
2015-07-0729 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA Brief History of Alexander Technique DirectionsSend us a text(Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about the evolution of Alexander Technique directions over the years. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2015-05-1129 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueLean In to the Alexander TechniqueSend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead and how the Alexander Technique can help women (and men) overcome self confidence issues. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Imogen's blog on the topic: ImogenRagone.com/feeling-like-a-fraud More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2015-03-2623 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 4Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about ways we can effectively utilize the external forces of nature that operate on us - gravity, support, and atmospheric pressure - using Alexander Technique directions. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Up With GravitySM information: UpWithGravity.net More podcasts in this series: BodyLearningCast.com/GravitySupportFreedom More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2015-03-1923 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 3Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the way we are supported by whatever surface we are on at the moment - and about the upward force exerted by the surface which operates on us with the exact strength of the gravitational pull, but in the opposite direction. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Robert's blog on this topic: BodyLearningBlog.com/life-on-earth-where-powerful-forces-collide Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Up With GravitySM information: UpWithGravity.net More podcasts in this series: BodyLearningCast.com/GravitySupportFreedom More...
2015-03-1822 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom and the Alexander Technique - 2Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the ways the gravitational force affects our posture, our movement, and our breathing, and how an understanding of those effects relates to some basic Alexander Technique ideas. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Up With GravitySM information: UpWithGravity.net More podcasts in this series: BodyLearningCast.com/GravitySupportFreedom More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com...
2015-03-1721 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueGravity, Support and Freedom - and the Alexander Technique - 1Send us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the history of gravity, and about what we know, and do not know about it, and how it compares with the other fundamental forces of nature. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com More podcasts in this series: BodyLearningCast.com/GravitySupportFreedom More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2015-03-1614 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe Power of Doing (Almost) NothingSend us a text(Although primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, this podcast can potentially be useful for anyone.) Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Deleware, talks with Robert Rickover about the importance of employing as little effort as possible when using Alexander Technique directions. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2015-02-0219 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow to imrove your overall coordination by using your arms and hands more efficientlySend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about a simple way you can use your arms and hands in a manner that promotes an overal improvement in your coordination.
Rober't website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Deleware. Website: ImogenRagone.com Ellen Stafford's blog, discussed in this interview: pghforwardandup.com/?p=369 More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2015-01-2019 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueUsing Skype to help to help people with little or no in-person access to an Alexander Technique teacherSend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about how he uses Skype for posture and movement coaching. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniquenebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Deleware. Website: ImogenRagone.com A list of Alexander Technique teacheres who use Skype can be found here: AlexanderTechnique.com/teacher/distancelearning More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2014-12-1527 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueCombining Alexander Technique Freedom Directions and Up With GravitySend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about the ways he uses Freedom Directions in combination with the Up With GravitySM process. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com More information about Up With GravitySM: UpWithGravity.net More information about Freedom Directions: ArtOfFreedom.me Additional podcasts about Freedom Directions: BodyLearningCast.com/teachers/directions More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2014-10-2320 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniquePower Poses and the Alexander TechniqueSend us a textRobert Rickover talks with Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, about Power Poses, a powerful concept developed by social psychologist Amy Cuddy, and about how Alexander Technique principles can enhance them. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com. More information about the Up With GravitySM process: UpWithGravity.net Information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2014-09-2525 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueUsing Up With Gravity while WalkingSend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware talks with Robert Rickover about her experience, and those of her students in using Up With GravitySM for walking. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2014-04-0215 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueA first Alexander Technique lesson with Robert RickoverSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students, although others may find it useful.) Robert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, speaks with Imogen Ragone about his approach to teaching a first lesson. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com For more information about the Alexander Tecnique: AlexanderTechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2013-10-2339 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe power of Alexander Technique Freedom DirectionsSend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Robert Rickover about the usefulness of Alexander Technique freedom directions for teachers and students. Freedom Directions were developed by Jennifer Roig Francoli. Jennifer's website: ArtofFreedom.me Imogen's website: imogenragone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2013-10-0723 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueKey ways to Increase the audience for your Alexander Technique BlogSend us a textAlexander Technique teachers Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss ways to make your blog posts effective in reaching your target audience - including being usefully listed at AlexanderTechniqueBlogs.com. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: AlexanderTechniqueWebsites.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2013-03-3129 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueReview of The Posture Workbook by Alexander Technique teacher Carolyn NichollsSend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about The Posture Workbook, and the Alexander Technique approach to achieving good posture. Imogen's website: imogenragone.net Carolyn's website: alexandertechniquebrighton.co.uk Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2013-03-1816 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe growing importance of having a mobile version of your Alexander Technique websiteSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers - but is of interest also to anyone with a website) Alexander Technique teachers Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the options for creating a smart phone version of your website using WordPress or DudaMobile.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: AlexanderTechniqueWebsites.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2013-03-1120 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow to use the Alexander Technique Constructive Rest position as a laboratory for experimenting with ways to improve your functioning - Part 2Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about how the constructive rest position an be used as a platform for experimenting with the Up With GravitySM process. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2013-03-0423 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueHow to use the Alexander Technique Constructive Rest position as a laboratory for experimenting with ways to improve your functioning - Part 1Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about how the constructive rest position an be used as a platform for experimenting with Alexander Technique negative Alexander Technique directions Parts 2 and 3 will include a disscussion about using the Up With GravitySM process during constructive rest. Imogen's website: imogenragone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com More information about Constructive Rest: alexandertechnique.com/constructiverest More information about Up With GravitySM can be found here: UpWithGravity.net More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2013-02-2522 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn Alexander Technique teacher talks about her experience using With Gravity while walking on a windy daySend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about her experince using Up With GravitySM while walking on a windy day. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.comMore information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2013-02-0205 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueCombining Up With Gravity with Alexander Technique Negative DirectionsSend us a textRobert Rickover, an Alexander Technique teacher in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada, talks with Imogen Ragone about two ways to incorporate Alexander Technique Negative Directions into Parts 1 and 2 of the Up With GravitySM process. Robert's website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com Imogen teaches in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.net More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2013-02-0230 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn Alexander Technique teacher talks about her experiences with Up With Gravity - Part 2Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about her experiences with the second phase of Up With GravitySM Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2012-09-2425 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueSome thoughts about GravitySend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, interviews Robert Rickover about his thoughts on gravity, developed during the creation of the Up With GravitySM program. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-09-1211 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueSome thoughts about F. Matthias Alexander and GravitySend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, interviews Robert Rickover about F. Matthias Alexander's ideas about gravity, and how Up With GravitySM fits in with some of Alexander's thoughts on the subject. (F. Matthias Alexander was the devolper of the Alexander Technique.) Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-09-1211 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueAn Alexander Technique teacher talks about her experiences with Up With Gravity - Part 1Send us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Rickover about her experiences with the first phase of Up With GravitySM - a method of harnesing the power of gravity to release tension and lighten up. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.net Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: You can learn how to support this and other Alexander Technique websites at AlexTechExpress.com/support
2012-09-0419 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe extreme interconnectivity of the web and how it can help Alexander Technique teachersSend us a text(This podcast is mainly for Alexander Technique teachers) Alexander Technique teachers Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the extreme inter-connectiveness of today's web and how it can help teachers who have a web presence. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Imogen teachers in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-03-0918 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueUsing Negative Alexander Technique DirectionsSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique students and teachers) Imogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, talks with Robert Robert Rickover about the usefulness of negative directions for teachers and students of the Technique. Imogen's website: imogenragone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-02-2721 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe usefulness of Alexander Technique Constructive Rest as a self-help toolSend us a textImogen Ragone, an Alexander Technique teacher in Wilmington, Deleware, talks with Robert Rickover about the constructive rest process and it's usefulness for anyone who wants to release harmful tension and function more effectively. Imogen's website: imogenragone.com Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. More information about Constructive Rest: alexandertechnique.com/constructiverest More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-02-2020 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe role of Alexander Technique organizations in promoting the Technique on the webSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and students.)Alexander Technique teachers Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the role of Alexander Technique organizations in promoting the Technique on the web. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Imogen teachers in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-02-1630 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueThe use of blogs, audio and video, email marketing and eBooks to enhance your Alexander Technique siteSend us a text(This Podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers.)Alexander Technique teachers Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the use of the use of blogs, audio and video, email marketing and eBooks to enhance the effectiveness of your website. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Imogen teachers in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-02-1334 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueUsing social media to enhance the effectiveness of your Alexander Technique websiteSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and teacher-trainees) Alexander Technique teachers Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss the use of social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to enhance the effectiveness of your website. Robert teaches in Lincoln, Nebraska and Toronto, Canada. Website: alexandertechniquenebraska.com. Imogen teachers in Wilmington, Delaware. Website: ImogenRagone.com More information about the Alexander Technique: alexandertechnique.com
2012-01-2727 minBody Learning: The Alexander TechniqueImportant design considerations for an Alexander Technique websiteSend us a text(This podcast is primarily for Alexander Technique teachers and teacher-trainees) Robert Rickover and Imogen Ragone discuss why a website is so crucial for Alexander Technique teachers and ways to make your Alexander Technique website an effective resource for attracting new students. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com More information about Alexander Technique websites: alexandertechnique.com/ats/internet General Alexander Technique information: AlexanderTechnique.com
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