Marjorie Barstow
Master Teacher of the Alexander Technique
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Marjorie Barstow, from Lincoln, Nebraska was the first person to graduate from F. M. Alexander's first training course in 1933. After working as A. R. Alexander's assistant in Boston and New York in the 1930's, she returned to Lincoln.
She continued teaching until shortly before her death in 1995 at age 95. During the last 2 decades of her teaching, she attracted thousands of students to her workshops Lincoln, and around the world, with her unique approach to teaching Alexander's discoveries.
This page will be expanded to include additional information about Marj and her teaching, based on your contributions. If you would like to contribute (articles, photos, comments about Marj's teaching etc), please contact me, Robert Rickover, using this Contact Page
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Practical Marj
Aphorisms of Marjorie Barstow
Photos of Marj
a Moment, with Marj
Marjorie Barstow - Her Teaching and Training
Alexander Technique Workshops of Omaha - Teaching in the Barstow TraditonWatch Part 1 from one of Marj's last workshops
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Robert Rickover is a teacher of the Alexander Technique in Lincoln, Nebraska. He also teaches regularly in Toronto, Canada. Robert is on the faculty of the annual Nebraska Wesleyan University High School Solo Singer Workshop and Alexander Technique Workshops of Omaha. He is the Director of Alexander Technique Workshops - Bring a Workshop to Your Area and Movement Coaching by Phone and is the author of Fitness Without Stress - A Guide to the Alexander Technique. Click here to arrange a lesson or workshop with Robert
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