Esther Gokhale
February, 2021
![Esther teaching with the Gokhale™ Head Cushion](https://gokhalemethod.com/system/files/styles/large/private/210126%20Headloading%20Esther%20P7270152.png?itok=B_3-ApAw)
We Gokhale Method teachers love our head cushions! I find there is nothing better than head-loading, even with a light weight, to evoke a taller stance, help straighten out excessive neck curvature, and strengthen the deepest of our neck muscles.
The realization that head-loading must have once been a ubiquitous activity hit home in my research travels to Burkina Faso in the 1990s. I began sharing the benefits of head-loading with my students, and devised the Gokhale™ Head Cushion to make it an accessible and convenient exercise. Read more