After hearing so much hype about what the media call ‘Artificial Intelligence’, I was curious and downloaded ChatGPT on my phone. Being a Rolfer and Yoga teacher, my first question was: ‘What is good posture?’ The answer was detailed and included the words balance, upright position, natural curves of the spine and distributing weight evenly. […]
Relation between Coccyx – Spinal and Hip Extensions
I always enjoy watching videos of sprinting Cheetahs. They are so powerful, yet slender and graceful as their body undulates with ease for maximum efficiency and speed. Notice when the spine is in extension the base of the tail points upwards, not downwards. The area between the base of the tail and the rear legs […]
Somatic Meditation on Support from Friends
Body Mind connection – A Somatic Meditation on Support from Friends Let’s start by sitting comfortably, we may close the eyes. Now let’s bring to mind a recent or distant memory when a dear friend was present for us as we needed support. This friend offered help, we remember his presence and kindness. It’s easy […]
Discover the Full Potential of your Feet
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 […]
Easing Shoulder Tensions
Shoulders Back! vs Shoulder Mobility. I see many clients including yoga practitioners with tight shoulders. Sometimes their shoulders are hiked up due to the stresses of life. Sometimes tensions are caused by a strong belief, perhaps due to military influence, that good posture is achieved by drawing the shoulders back. One can even see these […]
Tennis Ready Position: Support versus Compression
In the men’s Wimbledon tennis final today one could notice two champions with two very different ‘ready positions’. Novak Djokovic was flexing at the knee and hip joints keeping his spine neutral while Nick Kyrgios was flexing his spine. Who do you think gets more structural support from his spine and more support from the ground? Who […]
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 […]
Somatic Meditation on Friendship (Kindness)
A Somatic Meditation on Friendship (Kindness). “We enjoy meeting with good friends, being with them makes us feeling good and happy. It’s easy to notice the feeling of happiness, but how about noticing the body sensations associated with the feeling? Our feelings are seeded within our bodies, so how does it feel in the body […]
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 […]
Rolfing for Scoliosis
Rolfing for scoliosis: Scoliosis is a condition in which a person’s spine has sideways curves; The symptoms can include feeling unbalanced and stiffness or tightness in the back; This client who is in her fifties had scoliosis since childhood; In one Rolfing session I used gentle Rolfing manipulation techniques to ease tensions in the connective […]