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Sep 12, 2025 18 min

Concentration: Powerful Skill or Harmful Habit? - Part 4

from Body Learning: The Alexander Technique Hosted by Robert Rickover

Send us Fan Mail 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

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Send us Fan Mail 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: http...

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