Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
Touch skills are an essential part of teaching a physical movement form, if only because they occur in the same kinaesthetic language as the movements. Nevertheless, adjustment is a domain in which the power differential comes in to play and this is a hot topic for debate in manual therapy.
Joanne Avison • Yoga: Fascia, Anatomy and Movement: Fascia, Form and Functional Movement
Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength
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what Moshe Feldenkrais called parasitic tension — unwanted and unnecessary muscle contractions in many other areas (e.g. the shoulders, neck, or jaw). We could make similar observations about other activities we do all day long such as reaching, breathing, walking, sitting or standing. Excess tension in these activities is unlikely to cause any dis
... See moreTodd Hargrove • A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill and Less Pain
The postures are a concentration of mind and movement in which the breath undoes the stiffness and tensions of the body, strengthening its weaknesses and restoring health.
Peter Blackaby • Intelligent Yoga: Listening to the Body’s Innate Wisdom
