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How to Survive Flying Coach

How do I survive flying coach? A student recently asked me that question – one that applies to all of us. Every year it seems that seats in coach get narrower and have less leg room. And airplanes are almost always full. The solution comes in two parts, one a piece of postural know how, the other a handy prop.

Weightless at Any Weight

Weightless at Any Weight Just the mention of weight makes most of us ashamed in some way or another. No one can quite get it right, or so it seems. Our culture doesn’t tolerate those who weigh “too much” by its standards, but weighing too little isn’t acceptable either. But there’s a another way to look at weight, something different

Balance In the USA

Recently, I have been stunned to see examples of people in Balance in my world. For a long time that didn’t seem possible. Aplomb/Balance grew out of empirical research into the movement patterns of people who carry weight on their head — which ruled out most of the Western world. People in Balance tended to live in rural areas

Dead Butt Syndrome

Now we have “Dead Butt Syndrome.” The New York Times announced a new health concern earlier this week, called “gluteal amnesia,” or less formally, “Dead Butt Syndrome” NY Times September 6th article described as a numb feeling in your gluteal muscles caused by extended periods of sitting. As the article points out, when one of the strongest muscles in your

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 happen when you hit the

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 the world today we know

Meet Jean

I’m devoted to helping my students relieve pain and to have the freedom to live their lives again. For the past 30 years, I’ve taught thousands of students how Balance is the foundation of being healthy.