No More Trips
I keep getting older. Thank goodness for that. However, I have noticed that I am now more likely to trip. The surprising thing is that I can trip on flat surfaces: walking through airports, crossing the street, walking down a corridor. Not only is this embarrassing, but as everyone knows, it’s extremely dangerous. Anything can […]
We Need to Make Balanced Posture Cool Again!
We need to make it cool that people of all ages sit and stand upright, in Balance. A museum’s security guard took this image. Many topics can spin off of this photo. Our concern is postural, the deterioration of the alignment of the human skeleton. From studying young children, our ancestors, and native populations around […]
One Quick Solution to Back Pain
You would think, wouldn’t you, that something as simple as leaning against a wall couldn’t be screwed up? But once again, a few photos tell the story. The last time Mike and I were in Portugal, in 2014, I saw these two gentlemen at a local cafe. I was thrilled. When I was in Portugal […]
No Posture Regrets
A student sent this image, part of a thread she saw on social media. She wondered if one of this gentleman’s regrets might be not taking better care of his posture. My guess is that he very likely doesn’t regret not improving his posture, because he doesn’t know he could have changed it. He might […]
A Computer Chair Hack
Hi, dear fabulous friends of Balance, Lately, I have been hearing students bemoan the computer chairs they sit on hours a day, a month, a year. If you can figure out how to be comfortable sitting at your computer chair, you will benefit enormously. Here’s a chair I recommend: https://www.amazon.com/Yaheetech-Adjustable-Leather-Ribbed- Armless/dp/B07L1GBLHT/ref=pd_cart_vw_crc_sccl_1_1/135-728542 Here’s what makes this […]
As Promised — Guidelines for Lying on Your Back
Guidelines for Lying on your Back Last week I said I would give guidelines for lying on your back. I’ve thought about this a lot. My goal is to help you get more comfortable and to keep it simple. If you sit at a desk with your head forward, as pictured here, you will need […]
“I Can See Better!”
One of the last people I taught before I moved to San Francisco in July was a woman in her mid- fifties. I taught her a total of five private classes. Sometime during those classes, she mentioned that she had glaucoma. All I know about glaucoma is that it’s serious, that it’s caused by increased […]
What does it take to change?
What does it take for someone to change their habits in order to live in Balance? In my experience, it’s a changed circumstance, usually pain. But pain isn’t always the reason someone finds their way into Balance. Recently I heard from a man who is recovering from cochlear implant surgery. He wrote: “Saw your blog […]
A Different Kind of Pain
This is another kind of story about pain. It didn’t hurt me physically but mentally it sent me over the moon. As you recall last week I recounted the time I fell in Paris and shattered my left humerus. When I finally returned to the USA and got to the surgeon, surgery was scheduled for […]
No More Plopping
No More Plopping! Last Tuesday I went to the health center for a vaccination. When I arrived for my 10:30 appointment, I was shown to a double chair that had a soft cushion. A moment or two later a gentleman was directed to sit next to me. He sat with such a plop that my […]