Balancing Your Body: A Self-Help Approach to Rolfing Movement (Paperback)

by Mary Bond (Author)
Key Phrases: internal saddle, pelvic roll, push your weight, Gravity Game, The Gravity Gang, Rolfing Movement (more...)

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From Scientific American
One of the most interesting and useful self-help books available.

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A do-it-yourself program of balancing the body through a series of structural awareness exercises that focus on balance in how we walk, breathe, sit, and do simple movements, taking us on a fascinating and vital journey into the blueprint of our structure. -- Yoga Journal

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Healing Arts Press (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892816422
• ISBN-13: 978-0892816422
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #334,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply a brilliant guide on how to move ones body, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

Having read about and tried a lot of psycho-body-therapy techniques, I was very impressed to find something this different and efficient. Using relaxation as the primary vehicle of exploration, amazing results occur - fx improving movement flexibility more that "hardcore" streching. Mary Bond guides one to experience ones body in a new, more rich and subtle way. Unlike many related books, this one offers lots of concrete knowledge and advice, Mary Bond is not afraid to share her insights. I cannot recommend this book highly enough - it's simply brilliant.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Companion to Rolfing Bodywork, March 4, 2003

By	Anonymous "wisher" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Balancing Your Body: A Self-Help Approach to Rolfing Movement (Audio Cassette)

The exercises on this tape focus on connecting with one's body, then re-educating one's body to move as nature intended, using gravity as an ally rather than a foe in attaining good balance. First one learns to breath deeply, fully, and effortlessly--which in itself can have a profound impact on every facet of one's life--but that's just the beginning! Gradually one works through the entire body, using one's newfound breath as a tool to attain both deep relaxation and efficient movement (one is not possible without the other). While the exercises themselves are short and simple, you'll begin noticing changes in the way you feel and move almost immediately. There is nothing "New Age" about this tape: It is based on sound anatomical and physiological principals. Yet, in a manner of speaking, it ties together many ideas & techniques popularized by the New Age movement . . only here you see how the fit together and make logical, practical sense, such as the visualization exercises alluded to by the last reviewer. An excellent tape all around!

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A way of life!, August 8, 1999

By	John D. Daniels (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

MY REVIEW IS FOR THE BOOK ONLY!

Some Tai-Chi masters say that you should strive to do Tai-Chi so well that you don't do it anymore. Mary Bond's book BALANCING YOUR BODY is a western approach to this ideal. This is a method of exploration, discovery and action to achieve dynamic balance and harmony in a constantly changing internal/external environment. My personal situation precludes formal exercise in definite locations or with groups. Of the extensive search that I've made, her methods are the most interesting and potentially the most useful. However it goes in practice, I will always thank her for educating me to the difference between symmetry and balance.