Natural Posture for Pain-Free Living by Porter, Kathleen -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Image Title Page Dedication Epigraph Acknowledgments Table of Contents Foreword by Jean Couch Preface Introduction Part One: A Body of Knowledge

Chapter 1: Design for Life

THE NORMALIZATION OF PAIN HOW CULTURE AFFECTS THE PHYSICAL EACH SPECIES WITH ITS OWN DESIGN HUMANS ADAPT BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN AS TEACHERS OF ALIGNMENT REMEMBERING WHAT NATURAL LOOKS LIKE

Chapter 2: Architecture in Flesh and Bone

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BONES SCAFFOLDING AS FRAMEWORK THE TRUNK OF THE TREE AND SO MUCH MORE SAD DOG, TENSE DOG, HAPPY DOG

Chapter 3: The Core of Well-Being

A PARTNERSHIP OF MUSCLES AND BONES FOR EVERY ACTION, AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION BREATHING LIFE INTO STRUCTURE ONLY ONE WAY TO BREATHE—NATURALLY TURNING ON THE POWER BUTTON DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING SO AS THE PSOAS, SO IS THE PELVIS

Chapter 4: Meet Your Feet

THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE FOOT FROM ALIGNED TO MISALIGNED A TALE OF TWO FEET

Chapter 5: Wheels, Bells, and Puppet Strings

THREE WHEELS OF ALIGNMENT TURNING THE PELVIC WHEEL TURNING THE RIB CAGE WHEEL TURNING THE HEAD WHEEL RINGING THE BELLS OF ALIGNMENT PELVIC FLOOR HAMMOCKS THE BELL ON TOP SHOULDERING WEIGHT WITH EASE PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS

Chapter 6: An Exploding Crisis in Children’s Health

COMMAND CENTRAL RUN AMOK STAYING CONNECTED BACK TO FRONT CRAWLING, WALKING, AND SQUATTING GROWING TREND TOWARD UNHEALTHY SITTING PROMISING THERAPIES TO COMBAT THE RISE OF AUTISM DISORDERS WHAT CAN BE DONE CHILDREN HEALING THEMSELVES

Chapter 7: Amazing Grace Chapter 8: Pregnant with Possibilities

POSTPARTUM NOTES

Chapter 9: In Fitness or in Health?

TRADITIONAL DANCE AS AN EXPRESSION OF ALIGNMENT IT’S QUITE A STRETCH FITNESS VS. HEALTH ORDERLINESS VS. “DIS-ORDERS” OSTEOARTHRITIS AND HERNIATED DISCS OSTEOPOROSIS THE RELATION OF SKELETAL ALIGNMENT TO SPINAL DISORDERS BREATHING AND STRESS KEEPING AN OPEN FLOW TO THE BRAIN

Chapter 10: Beyond the Physical

HOW MEDITATION CAN HELP OPENING CHANNELS BODY AS METAPHOR A MIDDLE WAY OF BEING BALANCE IN THE BELLY

Part Two: Putting It All Together

Chapter 11: Down to Basics

HOW TO SIT HOW TO LEAN BACK ON A BACKREST HOW TO STAND HOW TO WALK TAKE YOURSELF FOR A WALK HOW TO BEND SITTING DOWN AND BENDING TO SIT GETTING UP FROM A CHAIR OR SIT TO STAND SITTING TO MEDITATE LYING ON YOUR SIDE SLEEPING AND RESTING ON YOUR BACK THE ULTIMATE IN RELAXATION

Chapter 12: Yoga on the Axis

CHAIR POSE TREE POSE TRIANGLE POSE (MODIFIED) WARRIOR II GARDEN GATE POSE PLANK POSE SPHINX POSE HEAD-TO-KNEE POSE SEATED SPINAL TWIST RELAXATION—CORPSE POSE

A Few Parting Thoughts Resources

TEACHERS OF NATURAL ALIGNMENT YOGA TAUGHT IN NATURAL ALIGNMENT COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES AND MODALITIES USEFUL TOOLS

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