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 On our website, the top searches include, "glutes," "walking," and "butt." So I thought I'd take this chance to say a few words on the subject.
"Callipygian" is an English word of Greek origin. It means “of, pertaining to or having beautiful buttocks”. The word, (pronounced kal-uh-PIDGE-ee-uhn), is derived from the Greek word “kalli” meaning beautiful and “pyge” from the Greek word for rump or buttock.
Perceptions of beauty also vary over time. In Classical art, and also in the Renaissance aesthetic, the standard of female beauty included a wide posterior and hips. In recent decades, there's been an emphasis on very thin physiques, though this preference seems to be waning.
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 Continuing Education for Professionals in California
We are excited to announce that we now offer Continuing Education for Professionals in California! For more information about the program, click here.
New Teacher in Victoria, BC, Canada: Sheelagh Tobin
 Sheelagh has had a life-long interest in posture and gravitated toward history and anthropology at the University of Victoria where she completed her BA in History. After a year travelling, she returned to Canada to complete the 3,000 hour Massage Therapy Programme in Victoria, BC.
Read more about Sheelagh here.
New Teacher in Tappenbeck, Germany: Esther Pohl
 Esther Pohl came to the Gokhale Method after years of back pain and a disc herniation after the birth of her child. Left feeling powerless by academic medicine, she became highly motivated to cultivate her own posture and form an entirely new sense of kinesthesia through the Gokhale Method.
Read more about Esther here.
Stretchsit Cushions and Head Cushions are back in stock!
 Our Head Cushions and Stretchsit Cushions are back in stock, just in time for the holidays, so we decided to run a Holiday Bundle this year.
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In the News
Your Desk Job is Killing you and your Posture Sucks by Donn Felker
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SUCCESS STORY OF THE MONTH
Recent alumni of Amy Smith's Gokhale Method Foundations Course. (Nicole Tucci, Domenico Testa, Jay Dizon RN, Amie Fluker, Sonia Hilde, Shanra Heede-Hassol)
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