Born to Walk: Myofascial Efficiency and the Body in Movement

The three principles of movement and restoration (Ch. 8) are based on how formation, deformation and reformation are happening constantly in what appears as fractal chaos under the skin.

Gracovetsky emphasises that the human form is entirely designed for mobility, not for stability. His spinal engine theory (see also notes and further reading) is like water in the overheated arguments of a dry biomechanical desert.

Imagine your body is made of clay, with each type and frequency of movement shaping the physical outcome. Take your imaginary body-ball-of-clay through your personal movement timeline, considering your early development, favorite activities, accidents or sports injuries, footwear habits, the desks at school, your favorite couch, and driving posture

Your tissues will be healthy and hydrated, and the surfaces between your tissues will slide and glide rather than stick like Velcro. Your joints will be in their proper positions. Normal range of motion will be restored so that your ankles, knees, and hips work the way they are designed to, unleashing your full power and minimizing the destructive

with Tom Myers, in Structural Integration and Anatomy Trains, had not prepared me for seeing muscles so intimately interwoven and continuous in longitudinal, lateral and layered relationships with all our parts and forms. They are anything but discrete units, even in cadavers. They are completely connected to each other and surrounded. Not even a s