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
Mary Bond has a Master’s degree in dance from UCLA and trained with Dr. Ida P. Rolf as a Structural Integration practitioner. She is a movement instructor at the Rolf Institute and teaches movement workshops nationally. The author of Balancing Your Body, she has also published articles in numerous health and fitness magazines. She lives in California.
“Few things are as overlooked and yet absolutely critical to our
health and well being as our posture. Mary Bond offers information,
stories and tools for learning how to stand and move with ease and
elegance.”
*Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D, PT, author of 30 Essential Yoga
Poses*
“The New Rules of Posture is a good adjunct to bodywork of all
kinds, from chiropractic and osteopathy to Pilates and yoga. Read
it thoroughly, let it soak into your experience--your body will
thank you.”
*Thomas Myers, author of Anatomy Trains*
“Mary Bond’s talent and expertise extended my professional dance
career until age 52! Anyone who suffers from body dysfunction and
pain must read her book. Actually, it should be mandatory reading
for all institutions offering anatomy, kinesiology, and medical
courses.”
*Bonnie Oda Homsey, Former member of the Martha Graham Dance
Company, and Artistic Director of Americ*
“I have long searched for a book that addresses the human body as a
whole, and with clarity, guidance, and completeness. This book is a
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how to become a better occupant of their body.”
*Marie-José Blom-Lawrence, Pilates Specialist and Professor of
Anatomy and Physiology, Departmen*
“At last, at any level of knowledge of the body and movement,
everyone will have the joy of a discovery that can profoundly
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of the world.”
*Hubert Godard, Ph.D., Professor of Movement and Research,
University of Paris*
"Recommended for anyone interested in the anatomical and emotional
aspects of the movement of one’s body."
*Dede Archer, Library Journal, Feb 15, 2007*
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