09/28/2023
https://alexandertechniquescience.com/general/modern-pain-science-and-alexander-technique-how-might-alexander-technique-reduce-pain/
Modern Pain Science and Alexander Technique: How Might Alexander Technique Reduce Pain? - Alexander Technique Science
By Mari Hodges and Tim Cacciatore Studies show that the Alexander Technique (AT) helps with various kinds of pain,1-5 and many people come to the AT to resolve a pain condition. Two major clinical trials have shown reductions in long term back and neck pain after a course of lessons, and one smaller...
04/11/2023
https://www.postureunderground.org/posts/mind-the-gap-missing-science?fbclid=IwAR0lr2LSYq92rkpeiPhfs_n8XqMBVaXFsCAloHLRn0lRwCce4k7yHRPxKUA
Mind the Gap: The Missing Science of Posture — Posture Underground
Something is missing from the discourse on posture. When most people talk about posture, they are talking about position: the “correct” way to sit or stand. Many people assume that common positions, such as slouching, can cause health problems like chronic back or neck pain. Posture is considere...
02/19/2023
https://activestillness.com/2023/02/the-essential-pause-wait-to-worry/
The essential pause: wait to worry « Active Stillness
Our current times include concerns on a scale from personal to global and back again. Since life brings unexpected challenges and ongoing demands, there are ample opportunities to form a worry habit. Like any habit, the more we react to stimuli in a contracted manner, the more the habitual reaction....
02/17/2023
Challenging the Posture Narrative — Posture Underground
Until the last decade, if you saw an article about posture, went to a physical therapist, or took a fitness class, you were pretty much guaranteed to be told the same thing about posture: Poor posture is a problem. Bad posture can damage your spine and cause chronic pain. Sit up straight.
02/09/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXp9yHr66Zs
Su con il bastone
Il movimento del tuo corpo verso l'alto può essere aiutato da una leggera pressione delle mani verso il basso. In questo video ti illustro come fare con l'ai...
10/21/2021
Alexander Technique helps new mothers
Women's experiences of using the Alexander Technique in the postpartum: ‘…in a way, it's just as beneficial as sleep’
The postpartum is a transitional period and potentially challenging time of heightened vulnerability for women where self-care is compromised. Mothers…
07/14/2021
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"Much more of the brain is devoted to movement than to language. Language is only a little thing sitting on top of this huge ocean of movement.” -Oliver Sacks, Writer and Neurologist
06/25/2021
The Here and Now, not the Then and There
The Here and Now, not the Then and There March 14, 2014 By Carolyn Nicholls The Here and Now, not the Then and There Most of us find it almost impossible to be ‘here and now’, we ni**le at past problems and grievances, we anticipate future problems before they arrive. We fall into the habit-patt...
06/19/2021
Learning as continuum
Active Stillness Blog « Active Stillness
The use of the self includes far more than posture, shape, movement quality and coordination. Use is an entire expression and response to the changes, shifts, demands and delights of life.
04/05/2021
Details on intervertebral discs
Intervertebral disc (anatomy)
It's in the title. Anatomy of the intervertebral disk. Nuff said.Daily Anatomy App:For a random human anatomy question every day on your phone you can get my...