Last week, in a Greek paradise, a friend made me step out of my conventional habits by suggesting that I take my shoes off and walk barefoot in the forest with her. Like many I enjoy walking barefoot at home or on a fine sandy beach. Walking barefoot in the forest turned out to be […]
The Six Million Dollar Man
‘Steve Austin, astronaut: a man barely alive… Gentlemen we can rebuild him. We have the technology, we have the capability to make the worlds first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.’ Do you remember these lines? This was the introduction of my favourite TV show in the […]
Bobbing on the Feet!
A Fun short practice for keeping your feet healthy and fully functional. Human feet have been described as the Swiss army knife of the body. Like the notorious multi-tool they are beautifully designed, compact, yet multifunctional. The feet perform essential functions. They sense and adapt to the ground, give orientation, balance, support, lift, rotate and […]
White Nights, Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gregory Hines
Balance and orientation. Here’s a video that I enjoy watching. We see two great dancers dancing together, Michael Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. Although they are performing the same moves, we can see differences in their postures and orientations? Who do you think is orienting himself more to the ground and who is more balanced between ground […]
Improve Posture with Rolfing
Improving posture with Rolfing Structural Integration. This client is in her early sixties. She had her neck forward, a rounded upper back and hyper-extending knees, which caused knee strain and discomfort. The ‘After’ photo was taken after seven Rolfing® sessions. We can see postural improvements, her neck is less forward, her upper back less rounded […]
Release Tension in your Feet and Legs
Rolfing for Legs and Feet. With 33 joints, the human foot is a multitask wonder. Fully functional feet adapt to the ground, receive weight, balance, lift and push. Quite an extraordinary feat for a relatively small body part. Whether you have rigid high-arched feet or collapsing feet, a Rolfer® assesses your feet then uses specific techniques […]
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly dancing together. I find this classic movie both entertaining and educational. One dancer’s light body is flying in the air, while the other dancer’s athletic body moves fluidly. What is your preferred style, do you know your own body type? Enjoy the video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKapFZt-sO0&t=235s BLOG