Rational movement and posture through conscious guidance and awareness

The body functions as a psychophysical unity, with muscles and fascia inseparably interconnected. Under subconscious guidance, the organism often engages in muscular contractions whereby one set of muscles becomes overactive in relation to another. These give rise to compensatory movements that shorten and narrow the torso. This misdirected coordination creates a collapsed structure that restricts breathing and the natural functioning of the internal organs. As feelings can be misleading, this restricted state often seems 'right' – yet only conscious control can restore true expansion and natural width.

Typical consequences include:

• The ribcage contracting and dropping downwards.
• The shoulders lift towards the ears.
• The neck slides forward and the face tilts upwards.
• The spine rounds, pushing the internal organs forward.

In order to counteract the body’s chronic tendency to shorten, the mechanism must be consciously directed towards expansion. This cannot be achieved through stretching alone, but rather through coordinated antagonistic actions – concerted movements in opposing directions that lengthen the torso and open the thoracic mechanism. This relieves the spine and joints, deepens breathing and restores mechanical advantage.

This has the following positive effects on the body:

• The ribcage widens and lifts.
• The shoulders open and lower down.
• The neck lengthens, bringing the face into a forward orientation.
• The spine decompresses and realigns, allowing the internal organs to return to their correct anatomical position.

Misuse develops through learned habits and unconscious adaptation to restrictive environments. Although these patterns may feel familiar, they cause miscoordination. Change begins when you replace felt impulses with conscious control. Through analysis, reasoned planning and mindful guidance, the mechanism can be reorganised. This establishes a clear, functional use, enabling the body to perform movements correctly and independently of old, habitual patterns.

Online postural re-education is even more effective than traditional hands-on instruction. Precise verbal instructions on how to perform movements, visual analysis and personalised feedback encourage objective self-observation. Recordings of each lesson help you recognise and consciously correct misdirected patterns. Between sessions, you can continue to work independently, fostering self-reliance and the ability to self-correct. This approach strengthens your awareness of how you use your body, leading to precise, sustainable improvements in coordination.