Positive Health Online

Expert Tease

by Joel Carbonnel

This column focuses on the value of ‘experts’ and their expertise. The author believes there is some truth in the saying ‘an expert is one who knows more and more about less and le...

Eyes That Feel, Hands That See

by Joel Carbonnel

Hands and eyes are the favourite organic implements of the bodyworker. 'Bodyworking' is a hands-on, eyes-on affair. But, according to their elective technique, therapists can give ...

Face Value

by Joel Carbonnel

Everybody does it! Consciously or unconsciously, everyone gives a psychological meaning to new faces, and judges character subjectively. From earliest time, the "mirror of the soul...

Flotation and Body Harmony - A unique healing experience

by Peta Knaggs

Wellspring combines the benefits of flotation therapy and Body Harmony. It is an experience which clients describe as, "exquisite", "profound", "extraordinary", "unlike anything I ...

Forward Head Posture

by Joel Carbonnel

Viewed with the naked eye, the neck of many vertebrates appears to have an oblique or horizontal orientation. A study from X-rays of the neck region of these animals revealed that ...

Getting A Wiggle On

by Joel Carbonnel

In his column this month Joel Carbonnel looks at the muscular legacy we have inherited from our distant relatives the reptiles.

Give Me Five

by Joel Carbonnel

When it comes to digits (fingers and toes), Nature has never been able to count above five. If we except a few genetic mishaps, no animal belonging to the Amniota (reptile, bird or...

Gravity: Balance of Body - Balance of Mind

by Will Johnson

Our physical relationship with gravity determines whether our journey through life will be one of buoyancy and lightness or tension and struggle.

Gravity: Friend or Foe?

by Joel Carbonnel

Would you like to live in a zero or low-gravity environment? I suspect that many, especially the posturally challenged, dream of being free from gravity's bonds. This dream is the ...

Hamstrung

by Joel Carbonnel

According to the dictionary, a hamstring "in humans, apes, etc.," consists of "each of the five tendons at the back of the knee". But who pulls the strings? It is the hamstring mus...

Heeling Power

by Joel Carbonnel

Evolution is something that happens not only to living organisms but also to physical objects, particularly those that have an intimate relationship with living things. In his colu...

Hellerwork - Excellence with Ease

by Roger Golten

Hellerwork is a Structural Integration school founded in 1978. Overall there are about 250 active and certified practitioners worldwide using the Hellerwork service mark.

Hidden Pains

by Joel Carbonnel

Unless you are a masochist, avoidance of pain is a normal reaction. Nature, in its kindness, has provided us with reflexes that allow us to escape painful stimuli. Without these me...

Hip Hope

by Joel Carbonnel

Mézières was fond of saying that the primary problem is never where it is felt (pain) or seen (deformation). It is always at some distance, in a pain-free and discretely distorted ...

Holistic Exercise Techniques for Optimum Training & Conditioning

by Jason Barlow

The author, a Holistic Physical Specialist who integrates Mind, Body and Nutrition techniques, touches on his experiences in a health club and consultation with clients and members...

How Misuse Misshapes Us

by Joel Carbonnel

To a Mézièrist, the primary cause of musculo-skeletal disorders is the departure from a normal, healthy body shape caused by the hypertonicity and shortening of some groups of musc...

How to Address and Prevent Repetitive Strain Injuries of the Body and Eyes

by Meir Schneider and Melissa Moody

RSIs are also known as overuse or cumulative trauma syndromes, and they are caused by a myriad of actions performed during daily work and leisure activities. The inflammation, numb...

Iliopsoas - The Flee/Fight Muscle for Survival

by Liz Koch

Liz Koch continues her lifelong study of the voluntary Iliopsoas muscle. Understanding the muscle to be part of our survival response provides both therapists and clients a fresh p...

In Search of a Model

by Joel Carbonnel

What is your idea of human beauty? Do you fancy giraffesque necks or chipped teeth? Or do you prefer huge and bulky buttocks and droopy breasts? If scarred and tattooed skin, stret...

In Your Face

by Joel Carbonnel

In the last column I went into the theoretical aspect of Morphopsychology. Now I am going to give you hints on how to decipher faces. Faces are everywhere, so you have plenty of op...