The Yoke Experience
The Yoke Experience Kay Hackney photo Above is Noelle Perez, 2008, explaining how Balanced people in our recent past carried heavy loads with a yoke. Demonstrating next to her is her husband, Miguel. His spine lengthens upward to carry weights efficiently, safely. An archival photo of a woman using a yoke. Her spine stretches up […]
Ginette Guedu Aplomb Teacher Extrodinaire 12/2/1920 – 5/18/2025
Ginette Guedu Aplomb Teacher Extrodinaire 12/2/1920 – 5/18/2025 Photo by K Hackney It is with a full heart that I announce the passing of Ginette Guedu, Sunday, May 18th in France. She is pictured here on the right. Ginette was one of the senior teachers very close to Noelle. I first met her in 2008 […]
Perceiving the Difference Between Tension and Relaxation
Perceiving the Difference Between Tension and Relaxation Tom Sawyer photo Bath tub stretch Here Thea Sawyer and her/our esteemed teacher Ginette Guedu, practice the “bathtub stretch”. It looks like they are sitting in the air. In fact, a thoracic vertebra is pressed against the edge of a bathtub, or here, a wooden railing. (Don’t […]
Painful Walking
Painful Walking Bush Street Walker (click on link first) It’s hard being me. Once my family gave me a tee shirt that said: We know you are secretly judging our posture. Pretty funny, right? But once you know what healthy alignment looks like, it’s hard not to see how people are unconsciously injuring themselves. I […]