The New Rules of Posture

Foreword by Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O.

Preface

Introduction: What Are the New Rules of Posture?

PART ONE: AWARENESS

1. Your Conscious Body
2. Your Body's Internet

PART TWO: STABILITY

3. The Root of Posture
4. Healthy Breathing
5. Core Connections

PART THREE: ORIENTATION

6. Your Heart's Messengers
7. Footprints
8. Facing the World

PART FOUR: MOTION

9. Healthy Walking
10. Articulate Living

Afterword: Explore the New Rules of Posture, Together

Appendix: Therapeutic Resources for Healthy Posture

Bibliography

Index

EXPLORATIONS AND PRACTICES

1. YOUR CONSCIOUS BODY

Your Neutral Breath
A Stressful Moment
Simple Pleasure
Walking Inventory
Your Best Foot
Heel Strike
Pelvic Mobility
Arm Swing
Spinal Mobility
Head and Neck
Stabilizing Actions

2. YOUR BODY'S INTERNET

Postural Sway
Fascial Continuity
Sacroiliac Rocking
Holistic Impact
Counterrotation of Pelvis and Chest
Curling and Arching

3. THE ROOT OF POSTURE

Pelvis Palpation
The Pelvic Floor Diamond
The Anal Triangle
Slouching
Supported Sitting
Bending Over
Perceptual Fine Tuning
Smart Reclining

4. HEALTHY BREATHING

Quiet Breathing
Active Breathing
Global Breathing Awareness
Breathing in Your Back
Inhaling Beauty
Exhaling Surrender
The Spaciousness and Weight of Breathing
Breathing in Gravity
Slowing Your Breath with Sound
Healthy Breathing, Healthy Posture

5. CORE CONNECTIONS

Activating Your TA through the Pelvic Floor
Activating Your TA from a Table Position
Activating Your TA Lying Down
A Shortcut to the Inner Corset
Flying Table
Bending Forward and Bending Down
Posture as Relationship

6. YOUR HEART'S MESSENGERS

A Tour of Your Shoulders
Closing Your Shoulders
Shoulder Expression
Leverage
Shoulder Blade Pulses
Handprints on the Wall
Serratus Shortcut
Seated Sphinx
Reaching
Wall Traction
First Aid for Your "Mouse Arm"
Sacred Touch, Living Touch
Two-way Touching
Lifting Something Heavy

7. FOOTPRINTS

Self-assessment of Your Feet
Your Foot's Dimple
Relaxing Your Arches
Footprints on the Wall
Opening Your Feet
Alternating Pressure between Forefoot and Heel
Rocking from Stance Foot to Walking Foot
Stepping into Your Whole Heel
Help for Bunions
Aligning Your Legs
Shifting Sands
Sitting to Standing
Pushing the Floor
Sacred Ground

8. FACING THE WORLD

Jaw and Tongue Tensions
Nose and Palate Tension
Jaw and Inner Ear
Distinguishing Cranium and Face
Narrow Focus and Open Focus
Releasing Eye Tension
Receptive Eyes
Welcoming the World

9. HEALTHY WALKING

Stop and Go
Wall Traction Enhanced
Flying Table Enhanced
Hip Rotation
Counterrotation
Pelvic Gyroscope
Seated Spine Spirals
Initiating a Step
One Step
One Step with Rotation
Forget About It

10. ARTICULATE LIVING

Body Parts Art
Acceleration
Your Best Walk
Your Worst Walk
Walking Your Way out of a Funk