Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Introduction 1
Part I Welcome To Your Body
Chapter 1 Stand Up for Yourself-Posture and Personality 7
Chapter 2 Rigidity Tends to Break-Play May Save Your Brain and Body 26
Chapter 3 Tools and Techniques to Align Your Body 36
Part II 5 Daily Movements to Align Yourself
Chapter 4 Floor Sitting: Your Foundation for Self-Care 51
Chapter 5 Nasal Breathing: Tuning Your Engine 69
Chapter 6 Hip Hinging: Give Me Leverage and I'll Move the World 82
Chapter 7 Hanging: The Power of Decompression 99
Chapter 8 Walking: Circulating Your Mind and Body 108
Part III Your Environment Forms Your Mind and Body
Chapter 9 Clothing-If the Shoe Fits 125
Chapter 10 Align Your Home for Optimal Health and Creativity 134
Chapter 11 Aligning Your Office for Better Movement 142
Chapter 12 Therapeutic Movement for Driving and Travel 152
Chapter 13 The Aligned Morning-How to Start Your Day Upright 166
Chapter 14 The Aligned Evening-Accessing the Superpowers of Sleep 177
Part IV Moving Your Senses
Chapter 15 Near Sight-Your Eyes Need Movement Too! 193
Chapter 16 Finding Your Voice-the Way Sound Moves Us 209
Chapter 17 Out of Touch 224
Chapter 18 Mindfulness-Tidy Up Your Mind to Stand Taller 232
Conclusion 245
Notes 249
Index 265