Now relax the eyes. The eyes are connected to the brain by the optic nerve, and if your eyes are rigid and fixed, this will transfer to the brain. The brain will slightly contract, and this tension will precipitate throughout the central nervous system, and thus the entire body. Eye tension may initially be under the level of awareness; if so the e

While these adjustments (chest up, shoulders back) reduce the forward-displacing loads to the spine, they don’t actually undo the curve; they just hide it. And, even worse, adjustments made to facilitate a temporary visual improvement actually introduce new curves in the opposite direction and compromise the mechanical leverage of the muscles that

Although most of us are not consciously afraid of falling as we walk or squat, there is always some degree of unconscious nervous system activity devoted to preventing a fall. This may involve excess tension and restriction of uncontrolled mobility. To the extent that a developmental position can reduce this protective activity, it can facilitate t