We set a high bar for our six-lesson Gokhale Method Foundations course. We expect our students will
- Sit, stand, walk, lie, and bend in new (old!) and better ways
- Experience significantly less pain and
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I’ve been in Orissa for the past week, the last of my three-week stay in India. I'm observing village and tribal people in their everyday activities, learning what I can in a short stay, and looking for nuggets of body wisdom to bring home to my students. This visit has been a rich experience indeed! Orissa has more distinct tribes (62) than any other state in India; inland Orissa is off the tourist track and entirely new to me though I was raised and well-travelled in India.
Sharing bananas with some pottery vendors at the Kakirigumma tribal / village market.
Myth #1
Posture is a trivial thing my mother used to pester me about only so that I would look presentable.
Actually, posture is key to optimal health. Just as a building needs a solid foundation and