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The Alexander Technique and Power Poses

Body Learning: The Alexander Technique

English - November 10, 2022 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB - ★★★★ - 41 ratings
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(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 Technique teacher in Wilmington, Delaware. Imogen's website: ImogenRagone.com Robert Rickover is an Alexander Technique teacher in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert's website: AlexanderTechniqueNebraska.com Both Imogen and Robert teach primarily online. More information about Constructive Rest: AlexanderTechnique.com/ConstuctiveRest More information about the Alexander Technique: AlexanderTechnique.com

How to easily and quickly enhance the effectiveness of Power Poses: youtu.be/zKeLRA5lEYo

The video version of this podcast can be found here:  https://youtu.be/8aKdmg9ZuAA