This is a really good article and video for those of us who spend any time at all in front of our computers or behind a desk.

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Gokhale Method: Banish Pain by Relearning Proper Posture
August 25, 2013 | 92,803 views

Dr. Mercola Interviews Esther Gokhale
54:01 Minute Video
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By Dr. Mercola

Story at-a-glance
• Proper posture and properly using your body to work against gravity is the foundation upon which everything else related to your health is built
• The Gokhale Method addresses the root cause of physical pain, which is typically caused by improper posture. The method teaches you to reclaim your primal posture, which is the way your body was designed to stand, sit, and move
• Conventional advice tells you to tuck in your pelvis to maintain an S-shaped spine, but a far more natural spine curvature is a J-spine—your back straight, your lumbar relatively flat, and your buttocks protruding slightly
• Techniques to elongate your spine, proper head and neck posture, and strengthen your midsection and back to elongate and slim your torso to help maintain primal posture are included

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There’s a big difference between developing flexibility, which would be in your muscles, and laxity, which occurs when your ligaments are no longer intact. As Esther points out, the danger of repeatedly rounding your back in one spot is that it creates ligament laxity. You really do not want your back to be curved. You want to maintain a straight spine with strong ligaments.

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Peace and Love..........John





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/25/2013 06:36PM by John Rose.

There's a bit on this in AJ Jacobs wonderful new book Drop Dead Healthy
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I tried the posture out, it sure felt weird to me.

Thanks for the Articles John, this is a very interesting topic for me .

Thanks John,

An area I need to improve drastically.