Who’s the Better Athlete?
The athlete on the right is Brock Purdy, the star quarterback on the San Francisco 49ers (currently injured). I don’t know the other player, but I assume he is the backup quarterback. Both are incredible athletes, or they would never have gotten to pro status. But to my eye, Brock Purdy stands out in this […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 another way to look […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]