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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

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 in 1994, 95, and 96,

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 well believe that slumped, weak

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 chair so good: the chair

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 a stack of pillows under

“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 pressure within the eyeball, and

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.