Class Struggle
For many years, swimming has been my favorite sport and I usually manage to get to the pool 4 or 5 times a week. As an Alexander Technique teacher I particularly love to explore being in a different medium, and … Continue reading →
Robert Rickover
Robert Rickover is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. He also teaches regularly in Toronto, Canada and offers online Zoom sessions. Websites: https://AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com and https://MovementCoaching.com
Was God the first Alexander Technique teacher?
He doesn’t appear on any of the official teachers’ lists – but then neither does F. Matthias Alexander, developer of the Alexander Technique. Like Alexander, and teachers of his method today, God had a great interest in the condition of … Continue reading →
Chairs: The Seat of Wisdom
Is there a perfect chair? A chair that encourages an easy upright posture, a minimum amount of harmful strain, and that is comfortable to sit in throughout the day? Most Alexander Technique teachers would say “no” – that the harmful … Continue reading →
Alexander joins the NeuroZone
Marjorie Barstow, a well-known teacher of the Alexander Technique used to say “Someday there will be a science of human movement that incorporates Alexander’s discoveries.” (Alexander is F. Matthias Alexander, the developer of the Alexander Technique.) I was always a … Continue reading →
Alexander Technique tip from a Card Shark
To paraphrase a verse in The Gambler by Kenny Rogers, it’s not a good idea to count your poker winnings while you’re still at the table. The time to do so after the game is over. (Because of copyright restrictions … Continue reading →
“Take a gambling chance”
That’s a phrase the late Marjorie Barstow used a lot. When she was 90 years old, someone she had never met called and asked if she’d fly – by herself – across the country, to a city where she’d never … Continue reading →
Alexander Attitude
I recently watched a short PBS News Hour piece about the American hero John Glenn. Fifty years ago, Glenn became the first person to orbit the earth and he was being interviewed about that historic – and extremely dangerous – … Continue reading →
Pity Poor Posture…So Terribly Misunderstood
I recently tried to do an interview with Posture for the Alexander Technique podcast, but he’d moved so far from civilization – and good internet connections – that the audio quality was terrible. But he has an important point he … Continue reading →
The Power of Negative Thinking
Just say no. You’ve all heard this. Popularized by Nancy Regan in the 1980s as part of the “war on drugs” it later morphed into campaigns against violence and pre-marital sex. The phrase gained a lot of attention at the … Continue reading →
“A Little bit of Nothing”
That’s how Alexander Technique teacher Marjorie Barstow often described her work. Sometimes, towards the end of her four-week summer workshops she’d say to the group: “Now when you get home, and people ask you what you learned in Nebraska, you … Continue reading →