Links

Teachers

USA and CANADA

To learn more and find a teacher in your area check this website: http://backpainsolution.org/find-a-teacher/

FRANCE

Aplomb Institute

The Aplomb Institute (Institut Superieur d’Aplomb) in Paris, France is the place where it all began. Its founder, Noëlle Perez-Christiaens, is the researcher who developed the technique of Aplomb – called Balance or Spinefulness in the US. www.isaplomb.org

For workshops in Europe, see the above web site.

Call Thea for more information 408/489-9436.

Articles of Interest

A study of Kenyan women as they walked while carrying heavy loads. The women could carry 20% of their body weight with no additional exertion. “There wasn’t even a blip in their oxygen usage.” Improving the way humans walk the walk

A technical article from Pacific Medical Training about the delicate balance and interdependence of all the systems that affect movement and posture. Muscular System

YouTube Videos of interest

• Balance in Action

The power of Balance in carrying is demonstrated in this video of loading bricks in Bangladesh.
Youtube - original stacking bricks in bangladesh (no dropping)

• Balance is Ageless!

Watch James Cagney and Bob Hope in a great dance routine.
Youtube - Great Dance Routine: James Cagney and Bob Hope