February 6, 2023
Ergonomics and Its Discontents
Although the word ergonomics joined the English language less than 100 years ago, the idea…
December 22, 2022
Better Balance
Balance is simply how our spines and limbs dance with gravity. But really balance is…
July 20, 2022
Your Back Pain Isn’t In Your Back
Your Back Pain Isn’t In Your Back Pain is a universal experience, the result of…
April 5, 2022
Better Posture
Posture is a seemingly uncomplicated attribute of our every moment. It is simply the habitual…
March 24, 2022
Posture, Good and Bad: We know it when we see it
Posture is simply how we arrange ourselves in response to gravity, so it seems a…
January 8, 2022
Why does my office chair hurt my back?
If you’ve ever shopped for an office chair you’ve likely noticed that all the designs…
December 28, 2021
Unnecessary “ergonomic” chair parts
Why do office chairs have so many parts? People searching for the “best ergonomic office…
February 21, 2021
The Feldenkrais Approach to Healing Back Pain
Uwe Mester is a Certified Feldenkrais Teacher, and Member of the Feldenkrais Guild of America.…
January 27, 2021
Back Pain: The Feldenkrais Perspective
A Guest Blog by Uwe Mester, Certified Feldenkrais Teacher, Member of the Feldenkrais Guild of…
April 24, 2020
Squatting in the 21 Century
We force kids to abandon squatting so as adults, the position is nearly impossible and…
September 11, 2019
Head Horns? (Pt. 1)
Image Source: The Telegraph Recently, news emerged about a troubling finding: young people growing a…
June 2, 2019
Your personal posture coach
“This is supposed to make my posture better, isn’t it?” Typically, this is the very…
February 4, 2019
Lumbar Support
Sounds great, doesn’t it? A little scientific, even medical (“lumbar” from the Latin lumbus, meaning…
March 26, 2018
Is your office chair actually causing your back pain?
Is your office chair actually causing your back pain? Probably. Do you already know your…
January 7, 2018
Comfortable Chairs and the Purpose of Sitting
No one wants to be uncomfortable, and especially not for long periods of time. So…
November 19, 2017
Why “Ergonomic” chairs are bad for your posture.
Posture is response of the body to gravity. It is the moment to moment conversation…