Know Your Hips!

Know Your Hips!

This started out to be a video blog about the way short, tight hamstrings impact your posture. But in order to stretch your hamstrings effectively,  you’ll need some information about your hips joints. So, first things first…

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Spatial Support for Your Posture

Spatial Support for Your Posture

Sandra Blakeslee’s book, The Body Has A Mind of Its Own, explains the neuroscience of brain mapping—the way your brain is organized to run your body. Brain maps for sensation and movement, interwoven like figures in an intricate mandala, make is possible for you to scratch your nose when it itches instead of poking yourself in the eye…

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Relaxation: What IS it?

Relaxation:  What IS it?

Most of us rely on something outside of ourselves to achieve a state of relaxation:  a long walk, a hard workout, a massage, a substance, a person, a meditative practice, a TV show. But, by understanding what that state consists of, we empower ourselves to achieve it without a crutch, and to incorporate it into our daily living.  

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Your Feet Begin Below Your Knees

Your Feet Begin Below Your Knees

For all the attention being given to footwear of late – Vibram 5 Fingers, Sketchers, etc. – our feet themselves get precious little attention.  Although our ancestors’ bare feet negotiated uneven terrain littered with rocks, grit and twigs all day long without complaint, our feet pad the flat concrete in search of new foot coverings to stop them from hurting…

 

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A Message from Mary

A Message from Mary

It is my great pleasure to share my first full-length DVD with readers and fans of The New Rules of Posture.  HEAL YOUR POSTURE–A 7-Week Workshop has been my labor of love for the past 20 months, and now, finally, I can turn it over to your hands and bodies.

The workshop format encourages you to explore the content over several weeks.  The extensive menu allows you to focus on the sections that most suit your needs and interests…

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