Podcast appearances and mentions of mary bond

How can subtle changes in your physical awareness dramatically improve your performance and well-being? Today on the Mental Training Lab, I'm thrilled to welcome Mary Bond—renowned author, Structural Integration practitioner, and expert in physical intelligence—to discuss the power of posture and embodied movement. Forget the stiff, uncomfortable posture teachings of the past. Mary helps us reframe posture not as rigid alignment but as dynamic, playful, and deeply connected to our internal sensations and external environment.In our insightful conversation, Mary reveals how you can leverage simple sensory practices to reconnect with your body, enhance your physical intelligence, and ultimately boost your overall performance. We explore groundbreaking concepts like tensegrity, grounding, fascia's role in sensory feedback, and how integrating these subtle shifts can significantly impact your movement, resilience, and adaptability.Join us and learn how becoming attuned to your body's subtle signals can unlock more effortless performance, reduce tension, and provide a richer experience of embodiment in everything you do.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Learn more about The Mental Training LabConnect with Pete on Instagram | LinkedIn | WebsiteSubscribe to the podcast on Apple | Spotify This show is produced and edited by the team at Palm Tree Pod Co.

In this episode we speak to the incredible founder of the sustainable period care company, Hello Period. In 2017, Robyn McLean founded Hello Period with her best friend Mary Bond, out of the need for sustainable period products that provide women with confidence. We chat to Robyn about her journey as a founder, the importance of breaking down the taboo around periods, why education for every one is so important and to give us the insights of her incredible products - of which we personally use and love!!Check out Hello PeriodHead to Hello Period of IGHead to Femmi on IG

Returning to the show is movement specialist, author, and Structural Integrationist, Mary Bond! Most known for her contributions to the world of Rolfing Movement practice with her books, 'New Rules of Posture' and 'Body Mandala'; Mary has gone on to establish herself as a pioneer in reimagining the relationship between perception, sensation, and posture. In this conversation we discuss how to become more embodied in the modern age; we explore the role of fascia in creating our perceptions, how to make an unbreakable connection to the body's midline, and how the energies of earth and space help us maintain our authenticity in trying times.  If you wish to plug into Mary's work more thoroughly, check out her online workshops or order her books over at:  healyourposture.com Show Topics - What is Embodiment? - Fascia is a Sensory Organ - What is Disembodiment?  - Cultivating Intereoception - Posture Change is Perceptual and Not Forced - Exploring the Body's Midline - Connecting to the Quality of Earth and Space - Falling out of Sync with the Midline - Sitting Tensegrity Practice - Exploring the Core - Space and Trust

Mary Bond trained directly with Dr. Ida Rolf, the originator of Structural Integration, a manual therapy that resolves physical imbalances that cause pain and poor posture, restores freedom of movement and transforms lives. After 40 years in private practice as a Structural Integration practitioner, Mary now offers somatic movement coaching for individuals and mentoring for professionals, sharing her skill in identifying and resolving body patterns that inhibit people from their full expression of aliveness. Her three books based on Rolf's philosophy of gravity as a healing force for human transformation have been translated into five languages.

For Beyond 50's "Natural Healing" talks, listen to an interview with Mary Bond. She has a master's degree in dance and trained by Dr. Ida P. Rolf as a Structural Integration practitioner. Bond teaches how to unlock you body's inner guidance, called somatic wisdom by looking at the role of the fascial system in transmitting bodily perception, showing how fascia functions as the preeminent organ of embodiment and mind-body connection. Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and sustainable lifestyle. Visit https://www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.

Support the show on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/21stcenturyvitalism Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/21stcenturyvitalism Structural Integrationist, Author, and Movement Enthusiast, Mary Bond, joins the show to help us explore her newest book and embodiment program, The Body Mandala. TBM is a comprehensive set of practices which help the practitioner develop stronger relationships between how they hold their body, where they place their attention, and the quality of their presence. SHOW TOPICS - Origin of the Body Mandala - What is a Mandala? - The Four Gates of the Mandala - Connecting to Ground - Connecting to Space - Chronic Pain - Intereoception and Intuition - Guided Practice - Tensegrity - Sagittal Plane Living - Panoramic Awareness - Peripersonal Space LINKS healyourposture.com

Mary Bond is a former dancer, a Structural Integration practitioner and former Chair of the Rolf Movement® faculty of the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration. In addition to running movement workshops, she has authored many articles and two books: "The New Rules Of Posture" and "Your Body Mandala: Posture as a Path to Presence". Drawing on current anatomy research and neuroscience, Mary discusses how her work empowers people to change the way they inhabit their body. She shares foundational sensory perceptions that, when practiced mindfully, can radically change how you sit, stand and move. Originally published in September of 2017. Visit http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/Posture to watch the video.

Mary Bond and Robyn McLean have been best friends since they were kids. In 2017, they launched Hello Cup, a fun, comfortable, hypoallergenic, recyclable menstrual cup, made here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then, their company Hello Period has gone from strength to strength, growing internationally, and launching a range of new period products. Mary and Robyn are also passionate about being a business that makes a positive impact on our planet. Since launching, Hello Cup has saved over 200 million single use tampons and pads from going to landfill. In terms of career backgrounds, Mary has been a nurse for over 20 years, with her most recent years as a palliative care nurse at a hospice. Robyn started her career as a journalist before moving into Communications, PR and Marketing. In this episode, Mary and Robyn talk about: How they learnt to trust their instinct and commit to the things they believe in Running a profitable business while looking after the environment Bringing fun and humour into their work

Mary Bond spills the tea on her haters! Mary Bond talks with the P.A. Political Revolution Podcast. Mary lets everybody have it! If you haters want some, come get some!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/revolution409/support

Today's conversation is with Ally Gonzalez Ally was born and raised in Colombia until the age of nine. As a result of the political climate of Colombia in the early 2000's, Ally and her family fled their homeland as a result of death threats and sought out political asylum in Canada. In middle school and high school Ally engaged in sports to balance her academic workload. At the age of 16, Ally began practicing track and field and discovered that she was a very talented runner. Her love for track and field paved a path to what is now her current life.  After graduating high school, influenced by the difficulty of overcoming sport injuries and her curiosity for movement, she went on to study an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology/human kinetics from the University of Western Ontario (London, Canada). she furthered her studies at the Guild for Structural Integration in Salt Lake City, after experiencing such profound transformation with her first Structural Integration Ten-series. Ally graduated as Structural Integration practitioner in 2018, and has been in practice since. She lives, trains and holds her practice in Bogota, Colombia serving her local community. Ally's continual education focuses on understanding movement through the experiential lens of renowned Structural Integration practitioners such as Mary Bond and Judith Aston, the marriage of connective tissue through the speckles of Gil Hedley, and the metaphysical exploration of herself in elite athletics. Her desire for the future is to continue expanding her knowledge of structural integration while acquiring knowledge and putting together the bits and pieces from the puzzle in her ample inquiry for life. One of Ally's ultimate life goals is to attend the Olympic games and to be an ambassador of the Structural Integration community as she gains recognition on track. This year she is training hard in hopes of qualifying for the World Championships that will take place in Oregon, USA in the month of July; making this World championship team is a stepping- stone for Ally to achieve her ultimate goal of making the 2024 Olympic games in Paris.     In today's conversation we spoke about the backstory of what brought Ally to track and field and then to Structural Integration, SI with psychology, being a professional athlete and how SI has kept her healthy in this field, being a younger practitioner in a field of many older practitioners and more.   You can learn more about Ally at the following links Her website: https://dynamicposturesi.com
 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Dk3uFaHGQ&t=3s Instagram: NATHIAAH
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This weeks book dive is into Mary Bond's 'New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World'. This has been an incredibly useful and profound book in my body awareness explorations that began last year and I felt inspired to take some time to share some of my favorite practices found within. In this hour long video, we break down the six posture zones and share some space to practice body awareness techniques together. You'll get the most out of this dive if you take some time to do the practices as we go through them, pausing and giving each exploration some focused time. If you wish to get a copy of the book, the link is down in the description! https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-new-rules-of-posture-how-to-sit-stand-and-move-in-the-modern-world_mary-bond/351714/item/#edition=4391205&idiq=4358571 

Today's conversation is with Mary Bond  Mary Bond studied with Ida Rolf from 1969 to 1972. Emeritus Movement Faculty of the Rolf Institute, she has been involved in the development of movement education for SI from the early days with Judith Aston to the current evolution through the work of Hubert Godard.  She is the author of Balancing Your Body, the New Rules of Posture, and Your Body Mandala: Posture and Presence. She has also produced a DVD: Heal Your Posture. Since 2020, Mary has been offering online workshops for SI practitioners and other somatic educators. It is her joy to share her perspective of movement education.  In today's conversation we spoke about Mary's background as a dancer and finding the work of Ida Rolf, Rolfing and Rolf Movement History, Tensegrity and Perceptual Tensegrity, Body Mandala, how to work with Mary, and more.  You can learn more about Mary and read her blog at www.healyourposture.com. Or reach her directly: mary@healyourposture.com Her Books can be found here  Your Body Mandala: Posture as a Path to Presence https://amzn.to/3FEis9u The New Rules of Posture: How to Sit, Stand, and Move in the Modern World https://amzn.to/3xqQdZ9 If you enjoyed today's episode, we'd appreciate it if you would leave a positive review of the podcast and subscribe to it through the platform of your choice. When you do this it really helps other people find us, and we greatly appreciate your support. You can find more about Andrew at andrewrosenstock.com And more about Nikki at nikkiolsen.com Many thanks to Explorers Society for use of their song " All In" from their majestic album 'Spheres' Please check them out here https://open.spotify.com/album/1plT1lAPWEQ1oTRbWOiXm3?si=eAL08OJdT5-sJ6FwwZD50g

Robyn McLean is the co-founder of Hello Cup, a company that creates high-quality menstrual cups that last for at least 5 years, saving the user the equivalent of over 2000 single-use tampons. But Hello Cup is not only saving waste – it's changing the way people talk about periods. Their taglines include ‘bloody brilliant', ‘no strings attached' and they even have a feature on their website where you can swap the word vagina out for a fun nickname of your choice, if vagina sounds a bit too serious.The brand's cups are designed by Robyn's co-founder Mary Bond, who's a registered nurse, and they recently won a Good Design Award for, in the judge's words, ‘turning a functional product into something fashionable and joyful'. In this episode, you'll learn how to turn a side passion into a full-time gig, just how long pesky pads and tampons take to break down in landfill and how to stand out from your competitors and make your customers giggle through clever branding.To learn more about Hello Cup, check out their website.Read the full transcript of this interview and show notes here.Watch Conscious Commerce interviews in full on noissue's YouTube channel. 

In this episode revisit two conversations Mary Bond, Group Director, Seatrade Cruise had with expedition leaders - Jason Edmunds of Adventure Canada and Anja Erdmann-Rutten of Poseidon Expeditions. These conversations originally aired during Seatrade Cruise Virtual: Expedition Cruising where Mary asked each of them about how they became expedition leaders for a cruise operator, their challenges and rewards in the field and their views on where expedition cruising is headed. First, hear from Jason Edmunds who reveals how his early life growing up in an Inuit region in Canada, shaped his journey to becoming a cruise expedition leader. Then listen to the conversation with Anja Erdmann-Rutten where she provided a fascinating insight to her journey so far and how important is it to set realistic expectations for guests. For more content, don't forget to sign up for Seatrade Cruise Talks https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/seatrade-cruise-talks (https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/seatrade-cruise-talks) and never miss an episode!

Seatrade's own Mary Bond, and Mario Ferreira, the Chairman of Mystic Invest Holding discuss Mystic Cruises and Atlas Ocean Voyages's journey in the Expedition market. This session, which first aired during Seatrade Cruise Virtual: Expedition Cruising, dives into what makes them stand out in the Expedition Cruise sector. What unique challenges and opportunities have they faced? What's new and what are they doing differently? To hear more about what is going on in the cruise industry, follow this link and register for any of our upcoming events https://www.seatradecruiseevents.com/virtual/en/home.html (https://www.seatradecruiseevents.com/virtual/en/home.html) Don't forget to sign up to Seatrade Cruise Talks and never miss an episode at https://www.seatradecruise.com/seatrade-cruise-talks (https://www.seatradecruise.com/seatrade-cruise-talks)

In this episode, we chatted with Mary Bond of Hello Cups, a menstrual cup company from New Zealand.Ever been tempted to have sex while wearing a menstrual cup? Or wondered what the colour of your period blood means for your health? Then this is the episode for you!

Dr. Alan Ruth, author / journalist James Nestor and author Mary Bond are all referenced in this little clip about breathing better.

Physical pain is often the reason people seek out body work, and it can also be the catalyst that leads them to greater body awareness.As we discuss with author and certified Rolfing expert Mary Bond, body awareness is useful in learning your limits and capacities. By slowing down and learning to be present in yourself through your body, you give yourself time for more feedback to take place. We talk with Mary about our movement starved bodies in this digital age, and how our tunnel of awareness narrows with our constant connection to screens. We also get into everything from dancing and aging to somatic resilience and boxing with Parkinson’s.It’s easy to constantly judge ourselves for what our bodies can’t do. But if we remained curious and interested, celebrating our movement capacity right now?Mentioned in Today’s Episode:The Breathing Book by Donna FarhiMary’s booksMary’s websiteMary on IG

On Episode 89, we welcomed back hydro colon therapist, actress and our Synchronicity correspondent Mary Bond Davis. We discussed the New World Order, the Red Tide and apple cider vinegar. Enjoy!

Robyn McLean and Mary Bond are two friends who always dreamed of going into business together. When Robyn made the switch to menstrual cups to manage her painful periods what that business could be became crystal clear: The Hello Cup, a sustainable menstrual cup manufactured in New Zealand. In this episode: What sparked the idea to create the Hello Cup  How the conversation around menstruation has become more positive  The environmental benefits of using reusable menstrual products Why Mary and Robyn insist on having The Hello Cups manufactured in New Zealand  The challenges of global growth and exporting What it’s like to have the support of a group of women entrepreneurs to ask for advice and help along the way Doing business with friends We invite you to become a SheEO Activator or apply to be a Venture at www.SheEO.World

I will miss you every day, Big Cat. Please consider donating to this fundraiser on behalf of Mary Bond: https://bit.ly/2QBpx3Q

Join us on episode #3 as we spend time with Mary Bond, teacher, author and movement legend. Subjects include how Ida Rolf altered her life and direction, how history and gravity has changed the body and how being “present” in the world can assist us in our body’s journey.   Mary gives advice to Pilates teachers and movement specialists and reveals a future change.     Check out the show notes on the Restoring Cores website for additional information for Mary Bond.         

Welcome to episode 2 on Obesity and Diastasis Recti. Most people know what obesity is, but you may not know about an abdominal condition called Diastasis Recti. Today we explore both and discover the commonalities of excessive fat and the gap!  Diastasis Recti, what is it? It’s often pronounced Diastasis and the word means “separation” and the word Recti is making reference to a pair of abdominal muscles that run down from your breast bone to your pubic bone. It’s the separation of these two abdominal muscles down the front of you that creates a gap that’s caused by abdominal pressure that’s not controlled that pushes out the connective tissue in-between the two muscles. It creates a gap! 100% of pregnant women get this because of their gravitational pull, pressure issues from a growing fetus and hormones. 60% of postnatal women seal and heal naturally while 40% do not – they are the ones we often refer to as having “mummy tummies” or a pooch. The part of a women abdominals that never tightens up and is soft and squishy, many women refer to as bread dough. Like pregnant women, many obese people have the same abdominal complications because they too are dealing with gravitational pulls, pressure issues caused by excessive fat and hormone imbalances that weaken connective tissue. Connective tissue is like your cellular glue that gives your body its shape. It keeps your joints and ligaments in their correct place so your muscles can do their job.  Imagine putting your hand in a rubber glove and your hand getting bigger and pushing out over a time; then you take the glove off – it causes the glove to be thinned and stretched out. It loses its elasticity, it’s buoyancy, it’s tension. That’s what happens when you have a diastasis. This gap threatens your support system for loading and lifting, and it compromises abdominal strength and stability, threatens spine health and creates pain in the back and hips, and pelvic floor issues can evolve from this! It makes it difficult to develop a powerhouse corset. Other people get this pressure issue like weightlifters, giving birth, those who are advancing in aging, sedentary lifestyles, genetics, rapid fluid in the abdominals or those with core dysfunction. You can see DRa in premature children, stroke victims and even athletes that are you think are fit. My mentor, Joseph Pilates, had Diastasis Recti which widened as he aged. He had what is referred to as a functional diastasis. Diastasis Recti, just like obesity, has many paths.  A diastasis is seen in repetitive sports like golf and hockey and in jobs that perform the same repetitive task, like my UPS man who for 20 years moved boxes in the same pattern-twisting way, not mindful of his twisting. He created a diastasis from repetitive movement. Then it snowballed into back and hip pain. He gained weight and he gained it in his abs. The number of people who have a diastasis is rising just like obesity! If you’ve had a diastasis for some times you gain weight in abdominals. That’s common. Being obese will most of the time create a diastasis. You might have a diastasis? Not trying to frighten you but consider a few things? Do you use your core? Has it changed? Do you gain weight in your abdominals? Do you have coning or doming? (An area that pops out, up or in when you lift, bend, or in flexion, breath, or move)? Do you find that no matter what you do, that your core does not move or activate, (carry the load)? Learn the Rec Check. An assessment often used in testing DRa. This is an insurance developed assessment using your fingers. Nonetheless it’s what we use as a detector of DRa until a doctor’s confirmation, measuring the width, length and depth and the consistency of the connective tissue line. Seek out confirmation from your doctor. When a diastasis is created, it becomes a weak link or a fault line of your body that creates other issues over time. You move less, while movement becomes less of a priority. Less movement equates to a shorter, more painful life span. Obesity causes you to have weak links or fault lines of the body as well, from physical ailments, diseases, movement issues, and a ton of conditions that shorten your life. When we are discovering why you have a diastasis there is usually more than one reason and when you are heavy, your obesity is due to more that one reason – usually a combination of genetics, or sedentary lifestyle/movement issues or unhealthy eating patterns. Obesity is soaring! 3 million plus reported each year! Obesity in our children is rising. Ages 2 to 5 has doubled and teens ages 13 to 19 has quadruples. If you are obese as a child, you have a 50% chance of becoming an obese adult. Obese at 19 years of age means a 90% chance of being obese as an adult! DRa is growing as well. It’s more common in adults, but children are now being identified with DRa. In other words, obesity and DRa does not discriminate. Nutrition plays a huge part in both obesity and DRa. If 90% of obese people get DRa it is a connective tissue issue or fascia and what you feed your body does impact fascia and muscle development, hormone production and overall health. Our children’s nutrition is declining in the US. If you haven’t visited a public school lunchroom. I challenge you to go for 5 consecutive days. The food we are giving our children and it’s lack of nutritional value is contributing to our country’s biggest epidemic. We start there at school and condition our children’s bodies to eat poor quality food, then add a family’s stress level, hectic lifestyle, with both parents working due to economics all equates to a serious health issue. That in itself will contribute to problems in health, connective tissue and obesity. A commonality that I’m beginning to see in the movement and Pilates field is the connection between obesity and Diastasis Recti and their connection is very much like the concept of the chicken and egg, because we can’t determine which one came first. DRa and the lack of connection and pain it causes can evolve in you becoming obese and being obese will most of the time cause a diastasis. Another commonality that both share is thata people generally learn to live with obesity and DRa. Sad, but true. Those that give up and take an “I’ll live with it” attitude suffer and regret not making better choices. We have a tendency to focus on the effects of these two issue – like the diseases that obesity creates and the pain and biomechanical problems that DRa creates, but obesity and DRa are similar in hope in finding ways. Fight fat and the gap. There is science, research and education that are becoming more geared to finding the causes of both as opposed to researching the effects so diligently. This is in order to better understand the preventive sides of both. Which is brining hope to the table. Hope of better health and fitness. This can be through… Discovering Preventative Paths – in finding ways to better balance in your body and world. You end up treating and finding answers to the cause as opposed to putting time and money into the effects of both obesity and DRa. There is a study of medicine called Obesity Medicine. They are a group that are like body detectives in finding all the keys so your body is better balanced, reduce weight and keep it off. They are the ones that produced research that says consistent movement is what assists you at keeping weight maintained. I thought movement helped you primarily to reduce weight. Don’t get me wrong, movement at any time is beneficial when it’s the correct movement. If you are obese, these doctors create paths for success. Obesity Medicine Association is one. The same thing exists with Diastasis Recti. More and more people are discovering that they have diastasis through information and DRa can be successfully treated through finding the BODY’S balance through correct movement. There are discoveries that is closing the gap too (Dr. Kathryn Debroinow). One being Emsculpt. Emsculpt is a body contouring device that cuts fat and strengthens muscles and seals DRa in 28% of its clientele. Science is moving. We are establishing more talented doctors and physical therapists who are paving a movement path, finding the missing keys that teaches us how to find overall balance in the body – that equals success. Awareness – Science also reveals that AWARENESS is becoming a vital part of the keys to successfully winning the battle over excessive fat and the gap. Research shows that when you participate in awareness groups or support groups you can increase your changes significantly in keeping the weight off and the gap closed and maintained. Become aware of how to better your body and by eating better, move smarter and focus on health more. Ability to remain CONSISTENT in your change and awareness. To be successful from beginning to end – research shows that stepping up to the plate literally every day in making change, making better choices, in lifestyles, diet and movement. Not being consistent has strong results of going back of being heavier and moving less.   When you make change, keeping it can sometimes be another battle, but winning the war is what it’s all about. Thanks for joining me today. What can you do to make change to better you today? If you are wondering if you might have DRa, check out our pdf, Diastasis Recti Protocol Guide or contact Restoring Cores. We can help you find a trained movement specialists or physical therapist to seal and maintain your DRa. It’s what Restoring Cores does! Join us next week when we have Mary Bond, a movement legend, with us discussing Everyday Movement and Parental Posture!  

On Episode 37, we welcomed Colon Hydrotherapist and actress Mary Bond Davis. We discussed colon hydrotherapy, all realms of the Quantum Field, and her COMING TO AMERICA audition. Enjoy! You can find Mary and her practice at www.colonrollin.net

It is my great good fortune for this to be my second interview with Mary Bond. Mary has an MA in Dance from UCLA, and studied with, and was certified by, Dr. Ida Rolf, the originator of Rolfing Structural Integration. Mary is currently Chair of the Movement Faculty of The Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration in Boulder, CO. She also teaches workshops online and in person tailored to the movement needs and interests of various groups such as runners, dancers, Pilates and yoga instructors, and massage therapists. Mary is also a prolific writer whose articles have appeared in numerous magazines and she has written several books. You may know her best for her book The New Rules of Posture, and in today’s conversation we’re talking about her forthcoming book: Your Body Mandala: Posture, Perception, and Prescence. And her mission, which, much to my delight, is to contribute to humanity’s deeper embodiment.

Mary Bond is a world-renowned movement teacher, an original student of Ida Rolf, accomplished dancer and brings 73 years of wisdom to the discussion of how and why move well. We dive into specific tips on how to develop your felt body sense, how our perception affects our movement and how to break away from a mechanistic mind and body. A true pleasure having the opportunity to have such a wise soul on the show!

We rarely think of our feet as the amazing complex multi-boned platforms that allow us to walk upright. And in fact they are sensory organs with a deep affinity for balance, movement and listening to the environment.  This is an encore interview with our guest Mary Bond, who joined us on EAP020 for a discussion of Presence and Movement. We'd planned to talk about feet, but got delightfully sidetracked with breathing and how that opens the spine.  Today's show not only takes deep look into foot function and movement, but also touches on neuroplasticity and how expanding the movement in our feet not only helps with balance and comfort, but expands the neural maps of the body in the brain.   

"Your posture is determined by the moment before you move..."   How often do we think of posture as something that is fixed, static, out of awareness and somehow outside of us?   In this show Mary Bond explores with us subtle motions in the body that can lead to a vast opening of awareness, movement and ease.    Listen in as we explore breath, the gentle spacious moment that proceeds movement and a curious ease that comes from dropping our "efforting."      While many of our interviews make for good company while driving or otherwise engaging in activities of the world, today's episode invites a turn inward. Give yourself some quiet unfettered space to engage it. 

Mary Bond, author of The New Rules of Posture, talks about how and why the word “posture” is problematic, how poor posture becomes chronic, what muscular armoring is and how it interferes with our functioning, the distinction between support and stabilization, the relationship between facial and spinal tension, and what it means to be a tongue gripper and how that affects people.

Dr. Perry interviews Mary Bond about her awesome book The New Rules of Posture. Discover answers to improving posture, body awareness, breathing, core, and vitality. One of the best books you will ever read. Mary studied with Ida Rolf, originator