In my last post, we looked at how we can use body awareness and imagery when we are sitting to activate the body’s natural ability and desire for healthy, dynamic alignment. I described how the body functions best when we allow the spine to lengthen and move upward out of the flowerpot of the pelvis, [...]
'Osteoporosis Wellness' entries
Safe Body Mechanics 3: Dinosaur Tail, Hummingbird Tail, Tiger Tail
July 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Osteoporosis Wellness · Safe Body Mechanics · The Sensation of Living in a Body
Safe Body Mechanics 2: Your Spine is a Flower and Your Pelvis a Flower Pot – Maintaining Neutral Spine in Sitting
June 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
As you sit in your chair right now, place your feet on the floor as wide as possible and still feel relaxed. Now feel your sits bones on the surface of the chair. Wiggle around on your sits bones until you feel them balanced beneath you, holding up the bowl of your pelvis like two [...]
Tags: Osteoporosis Wellness · Safe Body Mechanics · The Sensation of Living in a Body
Safe Body Mechanics 1: Why
May 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The body is elegant in its function and design. In anatomy function follows form. So, we can look at the structure of the body and it will tell us how the body functions best.
When we look at the spine from the side, we see several curves which alternate forward and back from head [...]