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Marjorie Barstow was the first graduate of F. Matthias Alexander's first training course in 1934. This video from which this audio was taken was shot at one of her last workshops, in the winter of 1990/91, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Marj was 91 years old and the the effects of her osteoporosis were clearly evident - but her teaching was at it's finest.

For more information about the Alexander Technique, visit alexandertechnique.com

For more about Marj, including links to other videos of her, go to marjoriebarstow.com

Longer version of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDCQEoyEf9c

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Robert 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 links to the series Introduction and the other three video conversations:

Introduction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdJfYYzJmg4

Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-kO3UA6s7s

Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1Ed4F3N1E

Part 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5kZtkvZFp0

Below are the audio podcast versions of our conversation:

Introduction: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833486-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-introduction

Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17834255-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-1

Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833661-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-2

Part 3: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833713-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-3

Part 4: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833731-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-4

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Robert 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.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 conversations:

Introduction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdJfYYzJmg4

Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1loMyHGPU-w

Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-kO3UA6s7s

Part 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1Ed4F3N1E

Below are the audio podcast versions of our conversation:

Introduction: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833486-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-introduction

Part 1: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17834255-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-1

Part 2: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833661-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-2

Part 3: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833713-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-3

Part 4: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/382/episodes/17833731-concentration-powerful-skill-or-harmful-habit-part-4