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Announcing SpineTracker™, the New Gokhale Method Wearable!

Esther Gokhale

November, 2017

Our new and exciting SpineTracker wearable is available for use! Our participating teachers use this technology to help you:

Store baselines of the shape of your spine in sitting, standing, and bending
Understand the connection between your movements and changes in the shape of your spine
Establish a target shape for you to aim for in training your posture
Discover techniques, exercises, and activities to help you improve your target shape
Track your changes over time, using graphics and quantitative

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“I’ve Been as Lucky as I’ve Been Unlucky:” Cynthia’s Story

Angela Häkkilä

May, 2019

“I would do anything for Esther. She’s the epitome of goodness.” Like many Gokhale Method students local to the Bay Area, Cynthia deeply values her personal relationship with Esther. Cynthia is 72 years old and a native Californian. Her husband, Charlie, is also a native Californian, and they love their home state.

Cynthia has always valued being in good shape and pursuing outdoor activities. She started backpacking after she got her undergraduate degree in Spanish. She continued backpacking while teaching Spanish, and during a backpacking trip in the Canadian Rockies, she realized she actually wanted to be a geologist. She had with her a book on local geology, and says that “the exposure of the sedimentary, folded, metamorphosed strata in the Rockies would make anyone into a geologist.” She returned to school for a geology degree... Read more

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How to Improve Your Posture in a Day

Esther Gokhale

January, 2020

Pop-up Courses ensure an excellent teacher:student ratio for lots of direct attention.

Our newly-crafted Pop-up Course fills a gap in our group class offerings. After many years of experimentation, we are excited about this format as it enables more people to benefit from the Gokhale Method.

Why a Pop-up Course?

Our highly successful Foundations Course typically takes place over 2-3 days, or longer. Some students struggle to fit its 6 lessons into their schedule. The Pop-up Course takes just one day (plus a 30-minute online private follow-up appointment), thus reducing the time required and keeping scheduling simple.
It’s easier

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Cultivating a J-Spine with Chair Pose (Utkatasana)

Cecily Frederick

February, 2020

As a student and teacher of yoga and practitioner of the Gokhale Method, I choose yoga poses that make good use of my time. “Chair pose” is well worth the time investment. In fact, it has become one of my favorite strength-building postures. It is useful for cultivating a J-shaped spine. It helps increase gluteal tone. It helps to pattern healthy hip movement. It is strengthening for the legs and spinal stabilizers. And, last but not least, it allows a yoga practitioner to smoothly transition between a standing forward fold and mountain pose — without compression of the intervertebral discs.

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