Resources Online and Elsewhere
Books & Articles
Bodywork & Movement Therapy
Products for Healthy Posture
BOOKS
The New Rules of Posture -- How to Sit, Stand and Move in the Modern World, by Mary Bond. Information, stories and tools for learning how to stand and move with ease and elegance.
 
Balancing Your Body -- A Self-help Approach to Rolfing Movement, by Mary Bond.
Mary's first book introduces classical exercises taught by Ida Rolf and discusses Rolf movement education principles.
Rolfing in Motion, by Mary Bond.
This audio recording leads you through the exercises presented in Balancing Your Body.
Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Books for body, mind and spirit from the publisher of The New Rules of Posture
Anatomy Trains by Thomas Myers
A fine presentation of the body's myofascial continuity.
ARTICLES by Mary Bond
Posture and the Perineum (PDF)
The Pelvic Lift (PDF)
Posture, Perception and Breath
BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPY
Below is contact information for institutes of structural bodywork, alternative healing, movement therapy, and body-mind approaches for overcoming the effects of trauma.
Aston Patterning
Gentle bodywork, movement education, and ergonomic considerations combine to help clients find integration of body, mind, spirit, and environment.
Body-Mind Centering
Transformative experience through movement education and hands-on repatterning.
Experiential study of anatomical, psychophysical, and developmental principles leads to understanding of how the mind is expressed through the body and the body through the mind.
Bodynamic Analysis
This body-oriented psychotherapy focuses on removing mental and physical blocks to healthy human connections by working with the interactions between tone in specific muscles and their corresponding psychological functions.
The Buteyko Method
This method of breathing education works to control the symptoms of asthma by normalizing breathing.
Continuum
Private and group sessions provide a context in which students develop sensitivity to the subtle movements of life, from breath and the fluid movement of tissue to patterns of interactions with other people.
CranioSacral Therapy
This gentle hands-on method for enhancing the functioning of the central nervous system is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction. See also this site.
Dance Meditation
An integrated movement meditation system for self-regulation and self-healing. The process enhances body-mind integration through explorations of self with self, self with others, and self with the Divine.
Guild for Structural Integration
Structural bodywork following Ida P. Rolf's original ten-session protocol to release the body's structure from lifelong patterns of tension.
Hakomi Therapy
Body-centered, somatic psychotherapy addressing the hidden core beliefs that shape relationships, self-image, and life directions.
Hellerwork Structural Integration
Enhanced body consciousness through structural bodywork, movement education, and dialogue on emotional themes.
Holistic Dentists
This is an association for dental care as it relates to the health of the whole person.
International Association for Structural Integrators
A professional association whose membership is open to practitioners trained at any of fourteen schools that espouse the teachings and philosophy of Ida Rolf. The website has a list of certified SI practitioners.
ISMETA
The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association maintains a professional registry of practitioners of various somatic movement disciplines.
RolfingŠ Structural Integration
Structural alignment through bodywork and movement education following principles inherent in Ida P. Rolf's original teachings.
Somatic Experiencing
A naturalistic approach to the healing of trauma, SE works with the neurological mechanisms that are overridden when survival behavior does not adequately discharge the high levels of energy aroused during traumatic events.
PRODUCTS TO FACILITATE HEALTHY POSTURE
Airex Balance Pad
This product enhances balance and instills the sensation of being grounded through the feet. The website has a selection of large exercise balls and many other products for improving body conditioning and posture.
The Balans Chair
This "kneeling chair" seats the pelvis at the correct angle but puts pressure on the knees. Although this chair fosters a neutral lumbar curve, it leaves the feet ungrounded and can be awkward to get in and out of.
Bucky Natural Comfort
A buckwheat cushion called "Baxter" is great for adjusting your sitting position in car seats and elsewhere.
The Swopper Chair
The design of this chair, which was developed in Germany by an osteopath and an engineer, promotes an open angle at the hip and an appropriate lumbar curve. Its unique spring system allows the body to move while seated.
The ZackBack Chair
Developed by a physical therapist, this chair with an adjustable back support promotes diaphragmatic breathing, stabilizes the sacrum, and allows the lumbar spine to lengthen.
Nike Free Running and Walking Shoes
The foot bed design and flexible soles of this line of Nike shoes elicit the foot's natural mechanics and foster healthy use of foot and leg muscles.
Posture Control Insoles
These slim shoe inserts are designed to evoke a muscular response that corrects posture. Feet and body are strengthened by the improved mechanics of the feet rather than weakened by restricted motion, as can be the case with conventional orthotic devices and arch supports.
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