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Open, Grounded, Energized: An Exciting New Chapter in My Posture Journey

Emily Agnew

December, 2023

I first attended a weekend Gokhale Foundations course in 2016, to address a painfully stiff neck. I loved it. I also found it intense. To incorporate all I was learning about body mechanics, I had to concentrate so hard that I'd emerge from class feeling like my brain had overheated. On top of that, I was rather sore in unexpected places, from using my muscles in new ways. Read more

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Align Your Rib Cage and Solve Your Back Tension

Esther Gokhale

December, 2023

Hands-on know-how can evoke profound changes in your body.

Choose your remedies carefully There are many approaches to stretching tight back muscles that involve rounding the back. Though these exercises give temporary relief, we recommend against them because they threaten the spinal discs, nerves, and ligaments. They can also result in the back muscles contracting even more tightly to stabilize the area. Read more

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My Gratitude to My Teachers

Esther Gokhale

November, 2023

Thanksgiving is a time to acknowledge those who lit your way.

This Thanksgiving I would like to honor two people who profoundly influenced the development of the Gokhale Method®. Read more

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Origin story

Thanksgiving

Noëlle Perez-Christiaens

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Making Music with Healthy Posture: Part 1: Pianists

Esther Gokhale

November, 2023

Juan Zurutuza applying what he has learned with the Gokhale Method.

According to research a shocking two-thirds of professional musicians live in chronic pain. Those of you who are music makers may have felt challenged at times by the lengthy periods of sitting or standing required for practice and rehearsal. Continuously holding an instrument, maintaining a playing position, or just standing holding sheet music, can, sooner or later, trouble your neck, shoulder, or wrist. Playing can become a physical challenge rather than an activity integrated with the music making. Read more

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My Three Favorite Posture Podcasts

Esther Gokhale

October, 2023

Transformational change can start with a podcast. . .

Podcasts are one of my favorite media. It’s hard to reimagine a time when you couldn’t take your pick and enjoy their entertaining and compelling content. Over the years I have been invited to be interviewed for many podcasts about the Gokhale Method®, and for this blog post I would like to introduce you to three of my favorites, which I hope you will now enjoy if you haven’t done so already. Read more

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Hypermobility Happy Hour

Kerry Gabrielson

hypermobility

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

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The Gokhale® Executive Chair: Sitting for Success

Esther Gokhale

September, 2023

Our very successful Gokhale® Pain-Free Chair was launched ten years ago, < 2013> celebrating the philosophy that sitting is a natural, healthy activity. This office chair was designed to facilitate stretchsitting and stacksitting, two key techniques of the Gokhale Method® that transform sitting into a comfortable activity that heals you rather than hurts you. Read more

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