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'Osteoporosis Wellness' entries

Safe Body Mechanics 3: Dinosaur Tail, Hummingbird Tail, Tiger Tail

July 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Tags: Osteoporosis Wellness · Safe Body Mechanics