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Tag Archives: robert rickover
NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change
I have friends and acquaintances in this Muslim-Jewish dialogue group. I think Alexander Technique would be so helpful for people trying to do things in a new way. Let’s say you stay fixed in all of your habitual reactions to … Continue reading
What Are We Doing To Our Kids?
In an interview with Robert Rickover (son of the founder of the nuclear navy), author Richard Brennan says: “I heard this radio program. A headmaster says that when our kids come into school at the age of five, they have … Continue reading
Growing Old With Grace
Lifelong habits become more pronounced the older we are. I notice that many people I know in their 30s are already old. They’re stiff. They move awkwardly. They fall down too much. They’re locked into certain habits of thinking and … Continue reading
What’s The Role For Men In The Alexander World?
I’ve noticed that female Alexander teachers seem to outnumber males by about two to one. The organizational Alexander world seems particularly full of estrogen and tends to run along the lines that women do things (democratic decision making, trying to … Continue reading
How To Do Yoga More Easily And Pleasurably
Joan Arnold is a New York-based teacher of yoga and of Alexander Technique. Joan tells interviewer Robert Rickover: “Alexander Technique is a way to move more easily. We can use it to refine our movements in daily life and in … Continue reading
Friday Was My Graduation Day At The Alexander Training Institute Of Los Angeles
I’ve studied here for the past three years to learn how to teach Alexander Technique. During the ceremony Friday, my teacher Michael Frederick had me carry three times a brimming cup of water and throw it out to symbolize that … Continue reading
When Bad Habits Get Misdiagnosed As Syndromes
In an interview with Robert Rickover, Alexander Technique teacher Michael Ostrow says: “I started working with people with bad breathing problems. I’ve been amazed at how people with asthma can have their breathing quiet down quickly and they can get … Continue reading
Craniosacral Therapy
Until I read the following by Robert Rickover, I thought craniosacral was just some feel-good massagey thingy while as an Alexander Technique teacher, I was showing people how to take responsibility for their use. Robert writes: The truth is that … Continue reading