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Sitting with Pelvis Support
Body Awareness, Breathing, Lumbar Support, Muscle Tension, Neck Pain, Perception, Posture Improvement, Shoulder Tension, Sitting posture, Stress Mary Bond Body Awareness, Breathing, Lumbar Support, Muscle Tension, Neck Pain, Perception, Posture Improvement, Shoulder Tension, Sitting posture, Stress Mary Bond

Sitting with Pelvis Support

When you’re feeling self-confident and assertive, there’s an automatic uplift to your chest, spine and neck—your posture automatically organizes itself for the better. But no one feels terrific all the time, right? By teaching yourself the physical sensations that correspond to a good mood, you can use your body-mind connectivity to good advantage. Body awareness helps you cultivate positive outlooks in humdrum situations…

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Computer Neck Pain: A Prescription
Muscle Tension, Neck Pain, Posture Improvement, Relaxation, Shoulder Tension, Neck / Head Mary Bond Muscle Tension, Neck Pain, Posture Improvement, Relaxation, Shoulder Tension, Neck / Head Mary Bond

Computer Neck Pain: A Prescription

You’d think, having spent the better part of 30 years teaching people about posture, that my own would have paragon status.  It’s pretty good, I’ll admit, but that doesn’t stop me from being unconscious about my body use in certain situations.  Like sitting at my computer and getting lost in a project…

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Stiff Eyes and Neck Pain
Body Awareness, Joint Pain, Muscle Tension, Neck Pain, Posture Improvement, Rolfing, Neck / Head, Greatest Hits Mary Bond Body Awareness, Joint Pain, Muscle Tension, Neck Pain, Posture Improvement, Rolfing, Neck / Head, Greatest Hits Mary Bond

Stiff Eyes and Neck Pain

This morning I happened to read an excerpt of a poem that described someone has having eyes that were “stiffened” in horror. “Stiff eyes”—what a striking description. And it got me thinking about the connection between stiff eye muscles and stiff necks.

To feel what I’m talking about, try this experiment. Lightly place your finger pads along the back of your neck, just below your hairline. Then imagine a fly buzzing around in front of your face. Follow the fly with your eyes, but without moving your head around…

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