Loss of kinesthetic tradition
Influence of the fashion industry
Gently curved, elongated spine
Every bone in its natural place
Using muscles more than joints
Muscles fully relaxed when not working
Breathing as a therapeutic exercise
Understand how the lesson are organized
Unable to stretch the spine
Discomfort at point of contact
Lesson 2. Stretchlying on your back
Feeling pain or discomfort in the low back
Feeling pain or discomfort in the neck
Feeling discomfort at a point of contact with the bed
Distinction between tipping the pelvis and swaying the back
Lesson 4. Stretchlying on your side
Your body doesn't hold the position through the night
You are uncomfortable in this position
What to do with your legs
Lesson 5. Using your inner corset
Lengthening by contracting
Unable to contract the foot arch
Difficulty shifting weight onto heels
Problems aligning the shoulders
Inability to sense your vertical axis
Natural arches of the feet
Comparing different bending styles
The groove in your low back disappears as you bend
The groove in your low back gets deeper as you bend
Bending for extended periods
Hip-hinging for athletic advantage
Training children to hip-hinge
Feeling that you are leaning forward
Tendency to tuck or lead with the pelvis
Unable to coordinate buttock contraction and forward thrust
Difficulty leaving back heel on the floor
Losing track of your posture
Cannot coordinate all the elements of glidewalking
Getting extra power in your stride
Appendix 1. Optional exercises
Strengthening the torso muscles
Muscles in the shoulder area
Key muscles that connect the torso and legs
External hip rotator muscles
Key muscles used in walking
