Weightlifting and the Gokhale Method

I took a Gokhale Method course and finally found a path to relief. Instead of getting weaker as I've gotten older, I've experienced surprising strength, flexibility, and balance. Whenever the inevitable happens, and I bend or lift or sit or move in a way that tweaks a muscle or joint, I have the tools to recover using Gokhale principles that have become a way of life. For several years now, I've made it a priority to attend the daily online offerings including posture reminders, fitness training, and music and dance. The lovely community of participants and teachers from around the world...read more

I’ve used the Gokhale Method before personally and I refer patients to it, too. It involves improving your posture with various stretches and techniques. I like it because the goal is to have your spine in ideal alignment as much as possible — while sitting, standing, walking and so on."

Esther Gokhale is incredibly patient in helping people in pain unlearn decades of bad habits and move from bad posture to body awareness. She brings her students a wealth of knowledge from decades of close observation of walking, standing, sitting, and lifting patterns (in contemporary populations all over the globe, as well as in books and art that point to a more aligned past). She also offers graduates access to regular online training and a library of helpful resources. Gokhale training is not just for people in pain, but for anyone with questions and curiosity about human movement.

Over the years I have been seeing my physiotherapist when in great back pain and referral pain.  Last year I took a very bad fall landing on concrete with no time to protect myself. 

After several days, giving time for inflammation to decrease, I did see my Physio. He was amazed that I was still in good alignment. I only needed a couple of minor adjustments 

I do my Gokhale stretchlying every night while in bed.  It had made a great difference on how I feel, especially first thing in the morning.

To know now that I can align myself anytime I feel the need is so powerful.

Thank you Gokhale.

"Esther Gokhale helped me resolve a five-year injury after nothing else had worked. Her work is unique and thorough."

"Esther's technique for treating chronic back pain is totally unique and her research really backs it up. This is a great tool for all of us."

Logically based, compelling, and expertly delivered….I would like to see this approach become a part of standard care. Early access to this kind of intervention could have saved me a lot of pain and grief.

Thanks to the Gokhale Method, I was able to endure a 4000 km/2500 mile drive through the US and Canada with my husband. Previously I could not sit in the car for longer than 10 minutes without my sciatica acting up. Now I can sit for hours with little to no pain. I thought I would never travel again!