Our ability to move is governed by non-conscious stimulus-response patterns called reflexes. Although some of the responses are learned, there is a vast amount of involuntary, automatic engagement of our bodies in our actions. As we do not...
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The mission of manual and movement therapies is to improve the functional/structural performance of the human (or other animal) body. Often these modalities orient to alleviating pain, but goals including enhanced athletic performance are...
SafetyFeeling secure is fundamentally opposed to feeling endangered. Without the presence of potential dangers, our sense of security would be meaningless. Protective instincts have evolved to a point where the responsibility for being alert to...
Understanding the complexity of the mechanics involved in Tensegrity structures, which appear similar to mechanical principles employed in nature, is challenging. In this post, a simple, reduced tensegrity structure is mathematically modeled to...
INTRODUCTIONThis post collates materials not directly associated with the focus of this blog – materials clarifying manual and movement therapy outlines and guidelines. Deviating from this theme, this post presents developments and...
Inhabiting a sphere mostly covered by water makes prime real estate something of an issue. One method we have utilized to address this constraint is adding additional stories to our structures. Initially, we transitioned between levels using...
Our sense of self rests upon a multilayered morphology that evolved from a single-celled organism into a potentially multi-planetary species. Each more complex evolutionary layer rests upon and is supported by an underlying more ancient...
When I started doing bodywork it didn’t take long before I began to realize that there was a significant correlation between how my clients sit, stand, and move and their complaints. Early in my practice, educating clients on stance and...
Although I have always maintained some form of conceptual understanding of stance and gait dynamics going back to my original training over 40 years ago, this understanding did not engender an experience of integration and holism in my...
Urban children grow up in engineered surroundings established on a constrained mathematical framework. This framework is limited by the pliability of the materials used, the energy budget, regulations, and other factors. It is now widely...